Margherita Fontana, DDS, PhD, is the Clifford Nelson Endowed Professor of Dentistry in the Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics, and Director of the Global Initiatives Program in Oral and Craniofacial Health at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry (U-M). She currently is Co-chair of the Alliance for a Cavity Free Future (ACFF) Canada-US Chapter, and Vice-President of the European Organization for Caries Research (ORCA).