Kayla Ragosin-Miller is a University of Manitoba graduate in Dental Hygiene. She has been the Hygienist at BC Children’s Hospital for the past 18 years and is a lecturer on Special Needs Dentistry. She created the Special Smiles Dental Intervention Program for those with Autism and Related Disorders that has been highly successful and sought after in BC. Kayla partnered with CIRCA at UBC to collaborate and develop a professional development module for professionals to learn to support autistic and neurodivergent clients in the dental office. She also works as a part time instructor and has worked in the same private practice for the past 26 years.