Dr. Nancy W.  Burkhart

Dr. Burkhart received a Bachelor of Science degree in Dental Hygiene from Fairleigh Dickinson University College of Dentistry, a Master of Education degree from North Carolina State University in Occupational Health Education, and a Doctorate degree in Adult Education/Interdisciplinary Studies from North Carolina State University.  Her dissertation topic was “Oral Lichen Planus Commonalities: Educational and Psychological Implications.” . She completed a one-year Postdoctoral Fellowship in The Division of Oral Pathology at University of North Carolina College of Dentistry. Dr. Burkhart was the coordinator and co-investigator of “The Lichen Planus Study” from 1995-1997 at UNC School of Dentistry.

She is an Adjunct Professor in The Department of Periodontics/Stomatology Clinic at  the College of Dentistry, Texas A&M,  where she has been a faculty member since 1997. Prior to her appointment at the College of Dentistry in Dallas, she was an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina College of Dentistry for nine years teaching in both the dental hygiene and the oral diagnosis department/oral pathology division. Dr. Burkhart has held appointments at The College of Medicine and Dentistry in Newark, New Jersey, and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the Behavioral Sciences Department.  

In addition to the formation of The International Support Group for Oral Lichen Planus, Dr. Burkhart has presented seminars and webinars nationally and internationally on Oral Lichen Planus, mucosal disorders, aging/oral medicine and has published articles on the topics in national dental journals. She is a participating faculty in the World Workshop on Oral Lichen Planus through the American Academy of Oral Medicine. She has coauthored three editions of General and Oral Pathology for the Dental Hygienist. Recently, she was a contributor to the Darby Dental Hygiene Review book 2026 for the chapter on oral pathology.  The focus of her work is on oral lichen planus, life-style interventions, and oral medicine. She is co-chair of the Academic Affiliate Fellows of the American Academy of Oral Medicine. She also provides dental continuing education courses for both Advanced Continuing Education Systems (ACES) and Concord Dental Seminars on pathology and oral lichen planus.