American Indian and Alaska Natives experience the highest burden of oral health issues among populations. Therefore, researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry are partnering with the SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium to help better understand and improve oral health among geriatric and pediatric populations in Southeast Alaska. Older Alaska Native adults have almost three times as much untreated decay compared to United States white adults 34 46 percent vs. 16 percent.