Ms. Casey Hein BSDH, RDH, MBA

Casey Hein is an internationally- recognized speaker and extensively-published author with over 40 years’ experience as a dental hygienist in private practice, public health, education, and government. She first began speaking about periodontal-systemic links in 2003 and founded the first publication on oral-systemic science, called Grand Rounds in Oral-Systemic Medicine. She is a pioneer in implementation of periodontal-systemic science, building medical-dental collaboration, and implementing point-of-care medical testing in dentistry. As an Assistant Clinical Professor in Periodontics and Director of Education (retired) of the International Centre for Oral-Systemic Health at the University of Manitoba, she led the development of the first comprehensive curriculum about oral health for non-dental healthcare providers, winning for the University the prestigious William J. Gies Award for Outstanding Innovation. She was accepted into the National Speakers’ Association in 2008, she has been continuously voted among Dentistry Today’s Top 100 Clinicians/Consultants and a Denobi Award finalist. She is a commissioned scientific writer, a consultant to the dental industry, a member of a number of advisory boards and enjoys speaking at major conferences. Casey lives in the woods of West Virginia and spends much of her time near the Chesapeake Bay where she road bikes and cherishes spending time with grandchildren in nature.