Khrystyna Vyprynyuk, RDH, BS, MHS, is an assistant professor in the Dental Hygiene Department at New York City College of Technology in Brooklyn. She also works as a clinical dental hygienist. Vyprynyuk’s research interests include periodontal instrumentation, oral cancer, provision of dental care to older adults and residents of long-term care facilities, and teaching methodology in dental hygiene education. She can be reached at kvyprynyuk@citytech.cuny.edu.