Carolyn Ray received her dental hygiene education from the University of Mississippi Medical Center. She completed her bachelor and master’s degrees from the University of New Orleans. She has enjoyed working in alternative practice settings that include: 10 years with the National Foundation of Dentistry for the Handicapped; 2 years with implant research at LSU School of Dentistry; and in the educational settings at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Loyola University, LSU School of Dentistry, Texas Woman’s University, and the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry. She currently is a professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at OU College of Dentistry where she teaches Preventive Dentistry, Research Methods, Senior Capstone, Ethics and Jurisprudence, and clinic. Carolyn has presented at the local, state, regional, and national levels for 25 years.
