Editor’s Note: Our best and brightest dental and dental hygiene students have an opportunity to actively participate in the design and development of important patient education materials. This not only enhances students’ educational experiences but it also provides them with useful publication skills so that they can become the next generation of journal contributors and effective advocates for the clinically applied mission of Grand Rounds. The honor of being selected as the student author of patient education materials is offered to students at all dental and dental hygiene schools. We encourage faculties who work with promising students to submit their names for consideration for this honorary invitation to contribute to the editorial mission of Grand Rounds.

Dr. Terri Tilliss (left) with senior dental hygiene student Kristin Haun.

In this issue of Grand Rounds, we are happy to recognize Kristin Haun, senior dental hygiene student at the University of Colorado (with oversight from faculty mentor Dr. Terri Tilliss), for her excellent work in preparing the patient education tool for implementation entitled “The Compromised Immune System and Your Mouth”. Thank you, Kristin. - CH