Pam Hughes, RDH, BS, MS(c), has lectured internationally and throughout the United States on such topics as oral risk assessment, advances in therapeutic oral care products, and oral manifestations from cancer therapy. She is president of the California Dental Hygiene Educators’ Association and a past president of the California Dental Hygienists’ Association. She has 26 years of clinical practice experience in general and periodontal practice settings in Southern California and is a faculty member in the Dental Hygiene Program at Oxnard College. Hughes is a current candidate for a Master’s of Science degree in Gerontology.