ATSU Alumna to Serve as Next Dean

Posted: February 24, 2026
Edited by Dentaltown staff

Kirksville, MO—A.T. Still University of Health Sciences has named Kneka P. Smith, EdD, MPH, ’19, dean of its Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health, effective June 22, 2026.

Smith returns to ATSU from MaineHealth in Portland, Maine, where she has served as vice president for academic affairs since 2021. She previously held academic leadership roles at ATSU, including associate dean for education and positions at ATSU’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine and Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health, as well as at the University of New England College of Dental Medicine.

As dean and chief academic officer, Smith will oversee academic programs and clinical operations in Kirksville and at the St. Louis Dental Center, which partners with Affinia Healthcare.

Smith earned her doctor of education from ATSU in 2019 and her master of public health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Learn more at atsu.edu.
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