Dawn Piper, BS, RDH, PHDH, CDA, has practiced compassionate patient-centered care for 20 years. She is the program coordinator for the dental assisting program and adjunct faculty for clinical dental hygiene at Prairie State College. Piper is an educator for Synapse Dental Pain Eraser, a thought leader for TeethCloud, a volunteer West Suburban Fox Valley trustee, and alternate delegate for the Illinois Dental Hygienists Association. Piper cultivates curiosity, critical thinking, and courage on her Dental Industry Insights website.