Cynthia C. Gadbury-Amyot, MSDH, EdD

Dr. Amyot is Professor Emeriti, University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC), School of Dentistry. She taught for over 30 years at UMKC, serving two years as Interim Vice Provost of Online Education, and retired as Associate Dean of Instructional Technology and Faculty Development. She has taught at all levels of the curriculum; doctoral, predoctoral, graduate and undergraduate. Dr. Amyot has received numerous distinguished teaching awards from the School of Dentistry and was the recipient of the university wide Elmer Pierson Outstanding Teaching Award. She was awarded the Pfizer/ADHA Award for Excellence in Dental Hygiene in 2004, and named the recipient of the 2007 ADEA/William J. Gies Foundation Education Fellowship. Dr. Amyot is the recipient of the 2014 Alfred C. Fones Award, a national award recognizing outstanding achievement and dedication to the profession of dental hygiene. In 2020 she was awarded the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Gies Award for Innovation – Dental Educator.In 2025 Dr. Amyot was the receipient of the ADEA Chair of the Board of Directors Citation for her work on the International Women’s Leadership Conference (ADEA IWLC).

Updated: March 2026