Kim Butler Perry is an associate professor and associate vice president of University Strategic Partnerships for A.T. Still University (ATSU) and a fellow in the American College of Dentists. She served as associate dean of clinical operations for ATSU-Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health, St. Louis Clinic and dental director/vice president for Affinia Healthcare (FQHC). Kim holds a master’s in Clinical and Translational Research from University of Texas Southwestern; her research area is health disparities and untreated dental caries. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry, and Immediate - 93rd Past President of the National Dental Association.