Denise Muesch Helm, RDH, EdD, is a professor of dental hygiene and affiliated faculty in the Center for Health Equity Research at Northern Arizona University (NAU) in Flagstaff. A dental hygienist and dental hygiene educator for more than 34 years, she currently teaches oral health research in the NAU Dental Hygiene Bachelor Completion Program. She is also the principal investigator (PI) for the First Things First Navajo Apache Regional Council Children’s Health Systems Change project, PI for Scholarship for Disadvantaged Students- Dental Hygiene, and co-PI for Scholarship for Disadvantaged Students- Occupational Therapy.