Nada Alkhafaji, MSDH, RDH, was a clinical and didactic instructor at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry in Richmond where she taught microbiology, dental hygiene theory, and clinical dental hygiene. Known by her students as the “Perio Queen” due to her extensive knowledge on the “2017 American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) Guidelines on Periodontal Disease Classification,” Alkhafaji is currently focused on research and applying to dental schools.