Laurie Clark, RDH, BADH, AP, is an affiliated practice dental hygienist employed by Dignity Health First Teeth First Program, a grant-funded, community-based oral health program in Chandler, Arizona. She has been practicing for 36 years with an emphasis on children and community health. Clark discovered her passion for community health while working for the Arizona Department of Health Services’ School-Based Dental Sealant Program, providing sealants to second- and sixth-grade children in low-income schools.