Wendy St. Cyr, RDH, BS, has served as a periodontal therapist and dental hygiene educator for more than 35 years. She is a former president of the Northern Nevada Sigma Phi Alpha National Dental Hygiene Honor Society and has served on the American Dental HygienistsÕ Association Council of Member Services and Governance Committee. St. Cyr currently practices clinically and provides microbiological and genetic testing consultation services at Synergy Dental Group in Sonoma, California.