Dr. Nancy Burkhart

Background & Education

Dr. Nancy W. Burkhart is an adjunct professor at Texas A&M College of Dentistry in Dallas, Texas, where she has been a faculty member since 1997, and served on the World Workshop 2022 / Oral Medicine VIII as a consultant.

She earned her Doctor of Education degree in Adult Education/Interdisciplinary and her Master of Education in Occupational Health Education from North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Dr. Burkhart focused on oral pathology education during a one-year postdoctoral fellowship in the Section of Oral Pathology at the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry in Chapel Hill. She was a faculty member at the University of North Carolina from 1989 to 1999.

Oral Pathology & Patient Support

Dr. Burkhart is the co-founder and faculty co-host of the International Oral Lichen Planus Support Group, established in 1997 through Texas A&M College of Dentistry. She directs the support group and provides continuing education courses through the college.

Publications & Professional Service

Nancy is co-author of General and Oral Pathology for the Dental Hygienist, now in its third edition. She has written 30 chapters across the three editions.

From 2007 to 2021, she wrote a bimonthly column for RDH magazine on oral pathology and oral medicine topics, contributing more than 170 columns.

She has also served as a reviewer for Dimensions and as a representative on the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations for Dental Hygiene from 2014 to 2018. She is chair of the American Academy of Oral Medicine Affiliate Fellows.

Human Trafficking Awareness & Outreach

Dr. Burkhart is a member of the South Carolina State Task Force on Human Trafficking Healthcare Subcommittee. Since 2020, she has served as chair of Dental Outreach for the Tri-County Human Trafficking Task Force’s Healthcare Subcommittee in Charleston, South Carolina.