Jill Malmgren has been a leader with America’s ToothFairy since its founding in 2006, rising from volunteer to executive director in 2016 and expanding the organization’s national reach and impact on children’s oral health. With a background in healthcare operations, including leadership roles at Newport Coast Oral Facial Institute and the internationally recognized Sheets, Paquette & Wu Dental Practice, she brings strategic and operational expertise to her work. A published author and national speaker, Malmgren champions large-scale prevention initiatives that deliver oral health education and care products to hundreds of thousands of children annually.
A JAMA Network Open study reveals a paradox in school-based oral health programs: the very children most likely to benefit are often the least likely to enroll, exposing how fragile consent systems, communication gaps, and caregiver…