Jessica De Bord, DDS, MSD, MA, is the associate program director of the New York University Lutheran Pediatric Dental Residency in Yakima, Washington. She also practices and teaches at Children's Village, an interdisciplinary clinic for children with special needs in Yakima. De Bord is a clinical director for Special Smiles, the oral health component of Special Olympics; an affiliate assistant professor at the University of Washington; chair of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Committee on Special Needs; and a board member of the American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry.