Natalie Hagel, RDH, MS, is an assistant professor in the Department of Diagnosis and Health Promotion at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston. She has practiced dental hygiene for more than 20 years in pediatric and periodontal practices. Hagel also worked with StepUP, a city-wide project that directs key resources from some of BostonÍs top universities to Boston public schools.