The Asian-American daughter of immigrants from Hong Kong, Dr. Ng is a pediatrician practicing at the Chinese Hospital Community Clinics. She cares for families of Chinese, Filipino, Caucasian, African-American and Arab descent in San Francisco and Daly City. Recently Dr. Ng became a child health advocate with CavityFree SF, a project of the San Francisco Health Improvement Partnership (SF HIP). With CavityFree SF, she helps integrate oral health education and fluoride varnish application into the daily care of pediatric patients at the level of the primary care medical home. Dr. Ng trains Chinatown private pediatricians to incorporate teaching parents and grandparents about the importance of caring for baby teeth. The project’s ultimate goal is to prevent the long-term consequences of untreated pediatric dental caries, including pain, poor nutrition, and school absences, as well as predisposition to gum disease. Dr. Ng’s efforts have focused around San Francisco’s Chinatown community because Chinatown has the city’s largest burden of dental caries; nearly 50% of kindergarteners there already have tooth decay. The reasons for this disparity are numerous and still being studied, but may include traditional myths about the temporary nature of baby teeth; families' reluctance toward drinking tap water (which, in San Francisco, contains fluoride); and the challenges of finding a dental home within a specific insurance plan who is a language match. As a Champion Fellow, Dr. Ng hopes to build upon her public health knowledge and become a stronger advocate for CavityFree SF.