Dr. Robinson is a board-certified pediatric dentist, and has maintained a full-time dental practice in Grass Valley, California for the past twenty years.  She received her certificate in pediatric dentistry from the University of Florida and her DDS degree from the University of Southern California.  She is a past president of the California Society of Pediatric Dentistry and the California Dental Association, and served as chair of the California Dental Association Foundation.  Dr. Robinson was a member of the ADA Council on Access, Prevention, and Interprofessional Relations (CAPIR) for six years, and during her tenure served as vice-chair for a year and chair for two years.  As a CAPIR member she chaired two access to care summits, one focusing on Native Americans.  Dr. Robinson has served on the National Academies’ Health Literacy Roundtable as the oral health representative for the last four years, and has earned fellowships in the American College of Dentists (ACD), the International College of Dentists, and the Pierre Fauchard Academy.  She is a member of the ACD Journal’s editorial board.  Currently Dr. Robinson serves the ADA as the Thirteenth District Trustee from California.