Joan I. Gluch, RDH, PhD, is director of Community Health and adjunct associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia. Throughout her dental hygiene career, she has focused on expanding access to oral health promotion and clinical care in community-based settings in the greater Philadelphia region. At Penn Dental Medicine, Gluch serves as course director for four academically-based service learning community health courses, and participates in both the PennSmiles education, screening, sealant, and dental treatment program as well as the Oral Health Outreach Program for individuals who have HIV disease.