Jill Moore, RDH, EdD, MHA, BSDH, is the director of the Doctor of Health Science Program at the University of New Haven in West Haven, Connecticut. After working clinically for 13 years as a dental hygienist, she was employed by the MDHHS in the Oral Health Program for 14 years. At the MDHHS, her primary roles included implementing public health programs, managing grants, overseeing the school-based dental sealant program, and leading Basic Screening Surveys to collect oral health-related data on a variety of populations.