Associate Professor

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Dentistry

Department:

Dental Hygiene

Classification:

Faculty

• BSDH, Old Dominion University
• MSDH, Old Dominion University

Contributor 

Oral Health, Oral Cancer, HPV Oropharyngeal Cancer and Vaccine Information, "West Virginia State Cancer Plan 2021-2025

2012 J Whisenhunt, E Puette, A Saylor.  Caring for Patients with Oral Cancer. Dimensions of Dental Hygiene. September 2012; 10(9): 54-59

2013 E Puette.  Providing Daily Mouth Care for Loved Ones.  Contributor to the www.ToothWisdom.org program. Oral Health America, Chicago Il
http://www.toothwisdom.org/resources/entry/providing-daily-mouth-care-for-loved-ones

Refereed Journal Articles

2006 E Southern, G McCombs, L Tolle, K Marinak.   The Comparative Effects of 0.12% Chlorhexidine and an Herbal Oral Rinse on Dental Plaque-Induced Gingivitis.  Journal of Dental Hygiene.  Vol. 80, No. 1.

2005 Old Dominion University Health Sciences Research Day, Lindsay L. Rettie Research Day Best Alumni Poster Award

Licensure and Certifications

Tobacco Cessation Treatment Specialist, WVU School of Dentistry

General Supervision Permit, West Virginia Board of Dental Examiners

Application of Bleaching Agents, West Virginia Board of Dental Examiners

Monitor Nitrous Oxide, West Virginia Board of Dental Examiners

Dental Hygiene License:  West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina

Professional Memberships

American Dental Education Association            

West Virginia Dental Hygienists' Association

American Dental Hygienists' Association

Elizabeth Southern Puette, RDH, MSDH, CTTS, is an assistant professor who teaches both clinical and didactic courses in West Virginia University School of Dentistry, Department of Dental Hygiene. Puette received her BS and MS degree from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.  She is a member of the WV Mountains of Hope Cancer Coalition and is Chair-elect of the Mountains of Hope Early Detection Subcommittee.  She is involved in multiple initiatives to increase oral health advocacy in medical settings and in high caries risk patient populations such as oncology patients.  She is passionate about reducing the burden of oral and oropharyngeal cancers in WV, which includes educating the community and healthcare professionals on the relationship between HPV and cancer.   Her previous work history includes serving as a registered dental hygienist in private practice, Monongalia County Health Department Dentistry and public health volunteer opportunities, and a dental hygiene educator. In her free time Puette enjoys traveling with her son and family, spending winter doing all activities snow related and summers on the water.