Kathryn R. Search, RDH, BSDH, MS, is in clinical dental hygiene practice in Charlottesville, Virginia. A recent graduate of the masterês degree program at ODUês Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene, she completed her thesis research on perceptions and policies relating to visible tattoos in dental hygiene education. Search is an active member of the ADHA and the Governmental Relations Council for the Pennsylvania American Dental Hygienistsê Association.