Kelly Lemke is an assistant professor in the Department of Developmental Dentistry at UT Health San Antonio (UTHSA). She leads the Introduction to Patient Care curriculum track and is course director for evidence-based practice classes in both the School of Dentistry and School of Health Professions. She completed a general practice residency at Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital and has practiced dentistry in private practice and public health settings. She earned an MS in Clinical Investigations from the UTHSA Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in 2017. She is an Associate Editor of the Journal of the American Dental Association.