is a 1987 Graduate of Harvard School of Dental Medicine specializing in Periodontology.

Dr. Tucker also holds a M.M.Sc. degree in Oral Biology from Harvard Medical School.  She received her D.M.D. in 1984 from The University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine.

Dr. Tucker began her dental career as a 1975 Northeastern University graduate in Dental Hygiene.She received her Dental Hygiene certificate from the Forsyth School for Dental Hygiene.  She also obtained her B.A. degree in biology from Boston University.

Dr. Tucker has received the following awards and honors: 1985 National Institute of Health National Research Service Award1983 Connecticut Academy of General Dentistry Award1982 National Institutes of Health Dental Student Research Fellowship in periodontology1982 Dental student Research Society Award, University of Connecticut of Dental medicine.

Dr. Tucker is a member of the Massachusetts Dental Society, The American Academy of Periodontology and the American Dental Association.

Dr. Tucker  resides in Andover, Massachusetts. She enjoys spending time with her husband Dr. Randall Tucker, a Prosthodontist and their two daughters Ann and  Madeline.