Nina E. Karhinen, RDH, BSDH, has been practicing clinical dental hygiene for more than 20 years. She is a didactic and first and second year clinical lead instructor in the Dental Hygiene Department at Bellingham Technical College in Bellingham, Washington. She is a past-president of her local component and a student in the graduate dental hygiene program at Idaho State University in Pocatello.
Oral health professionals need to remain up to date on infection control protocols related to TB transmission in order to best protect themselves and their patients.