Lara Ozcan is a secondary education student at the University of Alberta and aspiring dentist with a commitment to advancing equity in oral health. Her own experience with limited access to dental services due to financial constraints established an early awareness of the relationship between socioeconomic circumstances and oral health outcomes. Raised by immigrant parents whose first language was not English, she also witnessed the challenges that language barriers and limited knowledge of local services can present when navigating health systems. These experiences informed her volunteer work with newcomers and children from lower-income communities, where she gained direct insight into the varied social and structural barriers that can affect access to oral health services. Drawing on both personal experience and sustained community involvement, Lara founded The Dental Equity Project to lead initiatives that address disparities in oral health access and advance her commitment through community action.