Stacey McKinney, RDH, MSEd, is an assistant professor and senior clinic coordinator in the Dental Hygiene Program at Southern Illinois University (SIU) Carbondale. Her teaching responsibilities focus on preventive oral care, teaching methodologies, and advanced periodontics. McKinney has more than 10 years of clinical dental hygiene experience in community-based and general practice. A member of the American Dental Hygienists' Association and American Dental Education Association, she can be reached at: smckinney8@siu.edu.