Dr. Overman is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Dentistry.  Her teaching background includes oral health education and health promotion, educational methods for health professional faculty, and evidence based decision making.  She currently teaches evidence based decision making methods to third year dental students and cross cultural communication to first year dental students.  Her administrative responsibilities include faculty development.  She brings to the program a wealth of experience in helping practitioners make the transition to their roles as new faculty.  Dr. Overman received her B.S. in dental hygiene from UMKC School of Dentistry, her M.S. degree from UMKC's School of Graduate Studies, and in 2001, a doctoral degree in education policy and leadership at the University of Kansas.  Her professional service has included numerous positions of national leadership including chair of the ADEA's National Dental Hygiene Directors, chair of ADEA's Council of Allied Program Directors, and American Dental Hygienist's Association Commissioner on Dental Accreditation.  She is currently chair-elect of ADEA's Section on Academic Affairs as well as a peer reviewer for the Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice, the Journal of Dental Education and the Journal of Dental Hygiene.

Email: overmanp@umkc.edu