Dr Miriam Wamotho Muriithi was born in Murang’a, Kenya. She holds a Bachelor of Dental Surgery Degree from the University of Nairobi, Kenya and a Master Degree in Public Health and Disaster Management from Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya. She also holds certificates on Senior Management, Health Systems Strengthening and Strategic Leadership Development Programme from the Kenya School of Government. Dr Muriithi has been working with the Ministry of Health Kenya where she has held different positions ranging from a Dental Officer to a Dental Specialist. She has also led Oral Health Services in different Government institutions before moving to the Ministry of Health headquarters in 2015 as the Head, Oral Health Services. She has contributed in coordinating the only National Oral Health Survey in Kenya that was launched in the year 2015 and is currently spearheading the development of the National Oral Health Policy, the National plan to phasedown use of Dental Amalgam and a proposal to train Nurses at the MCH clinics on basic oral health.