2018 Distinguished Service Award Winner
Dr. Jeannie Beauchamp practiced dental hygiene for seven years before returning to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) to pursue her doctoral degree. Upon graduation, the Oak Ridge, Tennessee, native completed a two year pediatric dentistry residency in 1993 before going on to practice in Clarksville, Tennessee, where she established Clarksville Pediatric Dentistry, PC in 1999.
Dr. Beauchamp is actively involved and dedicated to her community. Her organizational involvement includes Clarksville Sunrise Rotary Club, Clarksville Chamber of Commerce, United Way, Leadership Clarksville, Boy Scouts of America, Cumberland Bank & Trust, Clarksville Housing Authority, Customs House Museum Foundation, Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Haiti Dental Mission, Good Samaritan Dental Ministry, Head Start Advisory Committee, and the Montgomery County Health Advisory Committee.
A tireless advocate for children’s dental health, Dr. Beauchamp has served on several advisory panels for the state of Tennessee regarding dental care of children and special needs, including the TennCare Medical Care Advisory Committee. She is also very involved in local, state and national dental societies.
Dr. Beauchamp is active with the Tennessee Dental Association (TDA), currently serving as secretary and chairman of the TDA Government Affairs Committee. She is past president of the Eighth District Dental Society and past president of Tennessee Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. She served the American Dental Association as delegate to the ADA House of Delegates for 10 years. She presently serves on the Council of Government Affairs. She currently serves chairman of the American Association of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) PAC committee and chairman of the AAPD Interprofessional Relations Committee.
Dr. Beauchamp is a Fellow of the American College of Dentists, Fellow of the International College of Dentists, and a Fellow of the Pierre Fauchard Academy. She was voted Dentist of the Year by the Tennessee Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) in 2012.
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