Pamela R. Overman, EdD, MS, RDH, is a professor and associate dean for academic affairs at University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry. She is a member of Dimensions of Dental Hygiene's Editorial Advisory Board and the 2016 recipient of Dimensions' The Esther Wilkins Lifetime Achievement Award.
The ADHA is working toward ensuring the growth, health, and vitality of the profession but the destiny of dental hygiene rests with hygienists themselves.