Pamela Maragliano-Muniz, DMD, was a dental hygienist before earning a DMD from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and a certificate in Advanced Prosthodontics from UCLA School of Dentistry. A board certified prosthodontist, she is editor-in-chief of Inside Dental Hygiene and serves on the Editorial Advisory Board for Inside Dentistry. In addition, she is a chief development officer for Cellerant Consulting Group and a faculty member at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, while . An international lecturer who has published extensively, Maragliano-Muniz maintains a private practice in Salem, Massachusetts, and she was awarded the 2010 Adult Preventive Care Practice of the Year by the American Dental Association.