Marija L. Cahoon, RDH, MS, EdD, is a clinical associate professor and curriculum coordinator in the Department of Dental Hygiene and Dental Assisting at New York University College of Dentistry. She is the lecture course director for principles of dental hygiene I and principles of dental hygiene II. Cahoon is a member and past president of the National Dental Hygiene Honor Society, Sigma Phi Alpha-Psi Chapter. She can be reached at mc3010@nyu.edu.