In the 12th edition of this annual feature, Dimensions of Dental Hygiene recognizes the best and the brightest in academia, clinical practice, industry, “mover and shaker,” public health, and research.

Fluoride provides a cost-effective and safe strategy to prevent decay across diverse patient populations.

Oral health professionals are in a unique position to provide screening and education based on individual risk factors to manage this public health issue.

After graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene degree from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, School of Dentistry, in 2016, Sommer Wisher, RDH, BS, went to work in clinical practice in Holly Springs and Raleigh,…