Katie L. Pondolfino, BSDH, RDH, MAAL, is an adjunct professor at Empire State University, where she teaches community health, leadership in health care, and health-care ethics. She is also an adjunct professor at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut, where she teaches dental practice management. Katie is a dental hygiene clinical instructor at the State University of New York (SUNY) Broome Community College, where she advises, teaches, and assists all student levels within the dental hygiene program.