Author

Patty Bonasso Byrd, RDH, is a Professional Educator for Philips Oral Healthcare, makers of sonicare, and a Clinical Instructor in Dental Hygiene at the University of Louisville. As a graduate from the University of Louisville (1978) with 22 years in dental hygiene , she has done extensive consulting and lecturing nationwide on numerous topics in the dental industry. She has been actively involved in her Kentucky State Dental Hygienists' Association as vice-president, president-elect and president (1998-1999). She has also been a delegate for four years to the American Dental Hygienists' Association.