Sandra Nagel Beebe, RDH, PhD, is a senior lecturer in the Dental Hygiene Bachelor's Degree Program and the coordinator for the Health Care Management Internship Program at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Ill. She teaches sophomore and junior clinics, serves as the department's assessment report coordinator, and monitors senior internships. Beebe's research interests include geriatrics and Baby Boomers, xylitol, smoking cessation, methamphetamine abuse, and treating patients with cancer.