Erin C. Knoerl, MPH, is a public health specialist at the New York State Department of Health Bureau of Dental Health. Knoerl manages the department's oral health workforce grant from the United States Health Resources and Services Administration, where she works with various stakeholders to increase recruitment and retention of dental providers to underserved areas, strives to increase awareness and knowledge about community water fluoridation among the dental community, and promotes best practices on early childhood caries management through a learning collaborative. In addition, Knoerl serves as the program manager for the department's water fluoridation program.