Dr. Cynthia Adams graduated from the University Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine in 1978. Her General Practice Residency at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Pittsburgh was completed in 1979. After a brief time in private practice she returned to the VA as a staff dentist where she practiced general dentistry caring for veterans for 35 years. While at the VA she was involved with the General Practice Residency Program as director or assistant director for over 30 years. She served on a variety of hospital committees including Infection Control, Resident Oversight, Inpatient Oral Hygiene, Dysphasia, Female Veterans Care, Subcommittee on Human Studies, Nutrition and JCAHO Ambulatory Readiness Team. During her tenure on the Dysphasia and Inpatient Oral Hygiene committees procedures were established which significantly reduced the incidents of hospital acquired pneumonia. Dr. Adams developed in-house protocols for the dental care of liver transplant candidates and renal dialysis and renal transplant recipients. She also prepared and conducted the first waterline testing format used in the dental service. For six years she was a site visitor for the Commission on Dental Accreditation for General Practice Dental Residency Programs. Dr. Adams had the opportunity to participate in two research projects involving Herpes Simples Virus Sensitivity to Acyclovir and the Effects of FK506 (Tacrolimus) on gingival tissues. She conducted oral cancer screenings at numerous Veteran Health Care Outreach programs in western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio. In 1981 she began teaching at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine as a clinical instructor in Restorative. Later she also taught first year students in preclinical Dental Anatomy and Operative Dentistry. After retiring from the VA she provided dental care at several Mission of Mercy events and has continued to teach part-time at the School of Dental Medicine as clinical assistant professor.