Since 2003 Dr. Pendurkar has been a dentist at Gardner Health Services, an FQHC in the heart of downtown San Jose. She is committed to improving access to care and the overall health of her patients, and has successfully advocated for the fluoridation of San Jose's drinking water. Dr. Pendurkar is part of the county's Coalition Against Sugar-Sweetened Beverages. She is a member of the Board of Directors at the Santa Clara County Dental Society, and a delegate to both the California Dental Association and the American Dental Association. Dr. Pendurkar supervises residents as an Adjunct Clinical Faculty at NYU's Lutheran Medical Center Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) program, and has been appointed as a site visitor for AEGD programs by the Commission on Dental Accreditation. Furthermore, as Adjunct Clinical Faculty for AT Still University, she supervises fourth-year dental students during their externship program in San Jose. Prior to completing the Certificate in Dental Education at the University of Pacific and the Academy for Academic Leadership, Dr. Pendurkar earned an MPH (specializing in International Health Epidemiology) from Emory University, after which she worked at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta. She is a member of Global Dental Ambassadors and has presented internationally on the importance of public health dentistry.