A perfect kickoff for the podcast series “Newly Erupted”.  Hear from AAPD President Dr. Jessica Lee.  Dr. Lee is an accomplished leader, practitioner, scientist, and advocate for our specialty.   There is no better way to learn about the exciting future ahead for all who embrace the opportunities in our profession.  Listen in and get ready to be motivated!  Dr. Jessica Y. Lee Dr. Lee has been very active in national leadership positions for over 20 years and currently serves as the President for the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) She is the Demeritt Distinguished Professor of Pediatric Dentistry and Chair of the Division of Pediatric and Public Health at the University of North Carolina. She is also a Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management in the Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Lee received her MPH and DDS degrees from Columbia University and her Certificate in Pediatric Dentistry and Ph.D. in Health Policy and Management from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she was also an NIDCR National Research Service Award recipient. She is a board-certified Pediatric Dentist and an active member of the medical staff at UNC Hospitals and practices in the Dental Faculty Practice in the School of Dentistry. She has authored over 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts. She is involved in teaching, clinical practice, and research. Her primary research interests are in health literacy, access to dental care for young children, and health disparities. She is the recipient of numerous teaching and research awards including the 2008 AAPD Jerome Miller “For the Kids” Award. In 2010, she received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientist and Engineers from President Barack Obama. In 2011, Dr. Lee was named the ‘Pediatric Dentist of the Year” by the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. About the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry The mission of the AAPD is to advocate policies, guidelines and programs that promote optimal oral health and oral health care for children. The AAPD serves and represents its membership in the areas of professional development and governmental and legislative activities. The AAPD has over 10,000 members. Learn more about the AAPD at aapd.org. About Newly Erupted’s Host: Joel H. Berg is a consultant in the dental industry and practices Pediatric Dentistry part-time in the Phoenix, AZ area. He is Professor Emeritus and former Dean at the University of Washington. Dr. Berg is a board-certified pediatric dentist and is a Past-President of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, and Past-President of the AAPD Foundation. He is an editor of the book Early Childhood Oral Health and has published extensively on subjects including dental restorative materials for children, and medical management of dental caries. His current research interests include the development of dental caries prevention programs using risk assessment models to manage dental caries as a disease. He lectures to dental professionals regularly on "Medical Management of Dental Caries". Dr. Berg is also the host of AAPD’s other podcast, Pedo Teeth Talk! Check out AAPD’s other podcast- Pedo Teeth Talk! Looking for episodes on more clinical topics? Pedo Teeth Talk is a podcast specializing in pediatric dental topics relevant to you and your practice. Listen on iTunes, aapd.org, Spotify, Google Podcast, Stitcher, Android and more! Without our platform sponsors, this podcast would not be possible. Thank you to our platform sponsors: Cheng Crowns (https://chengcrowns.com), Denovo Dental (https://denovodental.com), Dox Pedo (https://www.doxpedo.com), Pacific Dental/My Kid’s Dentist & Orthodontics (https://www.pacificdentalservices.com/), Treloar & Heisel (https://www.treloaronline.c