Tatiyana Trowbridge, DDS, is an assistant professor in the College of Dental Medicine at Midwestern University in Glendale, Arizona, where she also helped design and run its Expanded Function Auxiliary Program. Prior to entering academia, she owned and operated a family dental practice in North Scottsdale, Arizona. Trowbridge has also served as an adjunct faculty member in the Dental Hygiene and Dental Assisting Programs at Phoenix College in Tempe, Arizona.