Megan Reutter, DHSc, MSDH, RDH, is an adjunct faculty member at Parkland College in Champaign, Illinois, and the executive director of the Illinois Oral Health Coalition. She is a member of the Illinois Dental Hygienists’ Association and chair of the National Network of Healthcare Hygienists’ Advisory Group. Reutter can be reached at [mreutterrdh@gmail.com](mailto:mreutterrdh@gmail.com).
Despite the high rate of oral complications during cancer treatment, many patients receive little to no oral health guidance, highlighting the urgent need for dental hygienists to join oncology teams.