Rebecca P. Henderson, RDH, MS, is an assistant professor in the Division of Dental Hygiene at the Ohio State University (OSU) in Columbus. She taught part-time for 13 years and worked in a periodontal and dental implant specialty private practice for 15 years before transitioning to full-time teaching in 2016. Henderson serves on the American Dental Association’s National Dental Hygiene Board Exam Test Construction Committee as a periodontal content expert. An active member of the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) and the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA), she also teaches courses in dental anatomy, periodontology, oral health and disease prevention, periodontal therapies, pain and anxiety management, and practice management.