Patricia Braun, M.D., M.P.H., P.A.A.P., is a Professor of Pediatrics, Public Health and Dental Medicine at the University of Colorado and has practiced pediatrics at Denver Health, a large safety net healthcare system for over 25 years. She is the immediate-past chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section of Oral Health Executive Committee and a past Santa Fe Group Policy Fellow. She is leading the evaluation of the Colorado Medical Dental Integration Project and is also the Project Director for the HRSA-funded Rocky Mountain Network for Oral Health Integration.