Dr. Karen Y. Petty has been practicing dentistry for over 20 years. She graduated with a B.S. degree in Dental hygiene from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She continued her education to become a doctor by attending dental school at Howard University in Washington, D.C. There, her scholastic success led to being inducted into Omicron Kappa Epsilon, an honorary academic dental society reserved for the top students in each graduating class.