Dr. Cherae Farmer-Dixon, an educator, has overcome barriers in race and gender, becoming the third woman to head the School of Dentistry at Meharry Medical College. Dr. Farmer Dixon has dedicated her career to teaching and training the next generation of oral health care professionals, selflessly serving the dental school for 31 years. Prior to assuming the role of dean, she was the Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs at Meharry in the School of Dentistry.
Dr. Farmer-Dixon is a graduate of Mississippi Valley State University. She received the Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) degree and Masters of Science in Public Health degree (M.S.P.H.) from Meharry Medical College, and the Masters of Business Administration from Tennessee State University. Dr. Farmer-Dixon also received the Institute of Educational Management Program Certificate from Harvard University and Boston University?s Public Health Residency Certificate. A fellow of the International College of Dentists and the American College of Dentists as well as an alumnae of the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Program (ELAM) and a the American Dental Education Association Leadership Institute. Dr. Farmer-Dixon, a trailblazer, serves on numerous councils and has received a myriad of awards from various institutions and organizations.
Dr. Farmer-Dixon immerses herself in published research activities dealing with oral health disparities, caries in low-income children, community outreach and intervention, and she works tirelessly to address disparities within minority dental school enrollment
Dr. Farmer-Dixon, a dentist and servant leader, has volunteered and provided free dental care to underserved populations on mission trips to Jamaica, Belize, the Dominican Republic, and through health initiatives throughout inner city and rural counties in middle Tennessee. For the past year, she has increased COVID testing throughout the Nashville community through mobile initiatives and served as the lead person of Meharry?s COVID-19 testing site. Dr. Farmer-Dixon serves on numerous councils, and has received a myriad of awards from students as well as local, state, and national professional memberships and organizations. She proudly serves her country as a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army Reserve.