Aamna Nayyar, Speaker

Dr. Aamna Nayyar earned her doctorate degree in dentistry from Liaquat University of Medical and Health Science in Jamshoro, Pakistan with a silver medal for highest honors. She has served as the Director of the Department of Dental Health at Santa Fe Community College in New Mexico since 2002 and presents at various seminars and conferences at the regional, state, national, and international levels. She is a leadership graduate from the SFCC Leadership Academy and the American Dental Education Association (ADEA). Dr. Nayyar is also a member of American Dental Education Association. She is a recipient of SFCC’s Staff Excellence Award, SFCC’s 2024 Innovative Assessment Award, National Institute of Staff and Organization Development (NISOD) Staff Excellence Award, and Quality Matters (QM) Excellence Award for “making a difference in students.” She volunteers for many non-profit projects, such as ICNM Sisters Food Project, and serves as a board member of a not-for-profit school and Villa Therese Catholic Charities (VTCC) Santa Fe. She has been an active member of the Diversity Committee at SFCC since 2002 and has served twice as the chair of that committee. She has also served as the chair and the co-chair of the New Mexico Oral Health Coalition (NMOHC). She has authored and contributed to allied dental textbooks and authored Continuing Education courses. She is a reviewer of many dental textbooks. She has co-authored an interfaith prayer book, Three Paths, One God: Traditional Scriptures and New Prayers. She loves cooking, baking, crocheting, stitching, embroidery, and much more. She is happily married, a mother, and a learner by nature.