Lori Hendrick, PhD, MS, RDH, CDA, CDT, has filled various roles on the dental team for more than 30 years, including certified dental assistant, certified dental lab tech, registered dental hygienist, and dental hygiene educator. She currently manages her husband’s dental office while also practicing clinical dental hygiene. Additionally, Hendrick owns a dental lab and dental continuing education business in North Carolina. She and her husband, Joe Hendrick, DDS, champion the vital role that dental hygienists play and are actively working to expand the scope of dental hygiene. Hendrick is the current dental hygiene member on the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners.