Rebecca S. Wilder, RDH, MS, is a professor and director of the graduate dental hygiene program and director of faculty development at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry. She is editor in chief of the Journal of Dental Hygiene. An internationally known speaker and author, Wilder has published more than 200 articles, abstracts and book chapters. She can be reached at rebecca_wilder@unc.edu.