Ms. Casey Hein has a BS in dental hygiene from West Virginia University and an MBA from Loyola and has more than 30 years of experience as a dental hygienist in private practice, education, public health, and consulting. She is a member of the American Dental Hygienists' Association, Colorado Dental Hygienists' Association, American Dental Education Association, American Association of Diabetes Educators, and the National Speakers' Association, and serves on the advisory boards of several companies and as an independent consultant to the dental industry. She is an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Periodontics, and director of education of the International Centre for Oral-Systemic Health, in the Faculty of Dentistry, and an assistant professor in the Office of Continued Professional Development, and director of interprofessional development, in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba. In these positions, she is developing the first comprehensive, multimedia online curriculum specifically related to oral-systemic health for physicians, nurses, and other nondental healthcare providers. She also has a dental education company, Casey Hein & Associates (caseyhein.com) which offers accredited continuing education and other resources focusing on interprofessional collaboration in caring for patients with systemic diseases associated with oral infections and pathologies. Casey maintains a busy national and international speaking schedule, including some of the most prestigious venues where she has been recognized as an innovator in developing models of interprofessional practice that transfer evidence of oral-systemic relationships into everyday patient care.