Biography
Christine Nathe, RDH, MS is currently Professor and Director at the University of New Mexico, Division of Dental Hygiene. She also serves as Vice Chair of the Dental Medicine Department at UNM. She has published numerous articles in dental hygiene venues and speaks worldwide on dental public health issues. Professor Nathe has practiced in various settings around the world including private practices, nursing homes, prisons, schools, and the military, and consults for various governmental agencies and the private dental industry. Her books Dental Public Health and Research, 4th edition and Primary Preventive Dentistry, 8th edition are used throughout the world to educate hygienists on the science and practice of dental public health and primary dental care. She is an editorial reviewer of many dental hygiene periodicals worldwide.
Areas of Specialty
Dental Public Health
Primary Dental Care
Ultrasonic Instrumentation
Achievements & Awards
Professor Nathe received the Colgate/ Irene Newman Professional Achievement Award, the Johnson & Johnson/ADHA Award for Excellence in Dental Hygiene, the Excellence in Teaching Award from the UNM School of Medicine, the Distinguished Alumni Award from Old Dominion University, School of Dental Hygiene in Norfolk, Virginia, Outstanding Alumni Award from Rhodes State College in Lima, Ohio, the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Ohio Association of Community Colleges and the Distinguished Alumni Award in Dental Hygiene from the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio,Old Dominion University 40th Anniversary Outstanding Educator’s Award and the 25 Years of Excellence from the New Mexico Dental Hygienists’ Association.
Gender
Female
Courses Taught
Dental Public Health
Research Methods
Statistics in Dental Hygiene Research
Oral Medicine
Clinical Teaching