Sheryl L. Syme, RDH, MS, is an associate professor, director of the Bachelor of Science Degree Completion Program, and director of curriculum management in the Division of Dental Hygiene of the Department of Endodontics, Prosthodontics, and Periodontology at the University
of Maryland School of Dentistry in Baltimore. She is also the education director for the Mid-Atlantic PANDA (Prevent Abuse and Neglect through Dental Awareness) Coalition and coauthor of the Abuse and Neglect chapter in Darby’s and Walsh’s Dental Hygiene Theory and Practice, 4th edition. She can be reached at ssyme@umaryland.edu.