With nearly 40 years of experience in dental hygiene, general practices, specialty practices and dental education, Kathy Bassett offers unique insights on successful local anesthesia that can benefit both the patient and the dentist. She was a professor of dental hygiene at Pierce College and an affiliate professor in the Department of Oral Health Sciences at the University of Washington School of Dentistry. Kathy has presented hundreds of clinical education courses locally, nationally, and internationally on local anesthesia, restorative expanded functions, and patient assessment for myofunctional and sleep-related breathing disorders. Her work has also been recognized with a Washington Association of Vocational Administrators Outstanding Educator Award, a WDHA Educator of the Year Award and a WDHA Martha Fales Award.