Deborah L. Cartee RDH, MS

Ms. Deborah L. Cartee, RDH, MS, is Clinical Associate Professor, Division Chief, and Junior Clinical Coordinator in the Dental Hygiene Program at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry. She earned her M.S. in Management (Health Care Administration Track) at the University of Maryland, University College, her B.S. degree in dental hygiene at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry (UMSOD), and an A.A. degree in dental hygiene at Baltimore City Community College (BCCC). Ms. Cartee has over 35 years of clinical experience and has been teaching full-time for the last 14 years.

She has been the course coordinator for numerous didactic courses, including Prevention and Control of Oral Disease I, II, Fundamentals of General Pathology, Oral Radiology, Dental Materials, Oral Histology & Embryology, Head and Neck Anatomy, Ethics, Introduction to Oral Health Research, and Co-Director of Dental Pain Management and Sedation. She was awarded Teacher of the Year by the Junior Class: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 & 2015. Ms. Cartee is the course director for Nitrous Oxide Administration and Monitoring by the Dental Hygienist, and she also teaches the laboratory component of the Local Anesthesia for Dental Hygienists CEU.