has been a dental hygienist for 33 years and a dental hygiene educator for 20 years. Currently, Marie teaches the local anesthesia course and lab for dental hygiene students at the University of New Haven, in addition to teaching Introduction to Dental Hygiene and serving as the Dental Hygiene Program Director. Marie has presented for various professional organizations, including the American Dental Hygienists’ Association, the Connecticut Dental Association, the Commission on Dental Competency Assessments, and the American Dental Education Association. She has published in the Journal of Dental Hygiene, Access Magazine, and Dentistry IQ.