Dr. Gitana Rederiene is a President of the European Dental Hygienists Federation as well as a Founder and current President of the Lithuanian Dental Hygienists Association. She is also a board member of the Odontology faculty of Lithuanian Health Science University, as well as a consultant for a few dental hygiene programs in Lithuania.  She completed her Dental Hygiene and Public Health studies at Lithuanian Health Science University in Kaunas and defended her doctoral thesis at Vilnius University Medical Faculty in Public health. Her main research topic is the greater empowerment of the professional group of dental hygienists and a clearer role in shaping the oral health policy. She is a practising dental hygienist at the University clinic as well as holds courses for continuing education on various topics nationally and internationally.  Dr. Gitana Rederiene is also a member of European Association Dental Public Health.