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Department of Orthodontics

Faculty and Staff

 Faculty

richard williams

Richard A. Williams, DDS, MS
Chair
Program Director, Professor
Orthodontics Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
rwillia9@uthsc.edu

William Bates 

William R. Bates, DMD, MS
Clinic Director, Assistant Professor
Orthodontics Education: University of Michigan
wbates1@uthsc.edu

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Ayman Al Dayeh, BDS, MSD, PhD
Associate Professor and Director of Orthodontic Research
Orthodontics Education: University of Washington
Doctorate Education: University of Washington
aaldayeh@uthsc.edu

 

Part-Time Faculty

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David E. Bell, DDS, MS
Assistant Professor
Orthodontics Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
dbell4@uthsc.edu

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Bart Benson, DDS, 
Assistant Professor
Orthodontics Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
dbell4@uthsc.edu

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Jay Burton, DDS, MS
Assistant Professor
Orthodontics Education: New York University
jburton6o@uthsc.edu

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Simon Chanin, DDS,
Assistant Professor
Orthodontics Education: Oregon Health Science University
schanin@uthsc.edu

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Wanda I. Claro, DDS, MS
Associate Professor 
Orthodontics Education: University of California
Pediatric Dentistry Education: University of California
wclaro@uthsc.edu

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David H. Crowder, DDS
Associate Professor
Orthodontics Education: Fairleigh Dickinson University
dcrowde1@uthsc.edu

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Jack C. Fisher, DMD
Assistant Professor
Orthodontics Education: Medical College of Georgia
jfishe38@uthsc.edu

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Joe Gibson Jr., DDS, MS

Assistant Professor
Orthodontics Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
jgibso44@uthsc.edu

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Brenton Glassell, DDS, MS
Assistant Professor
Orthodontic Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
bglassel@uthsc.edu

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Nathan R. Hamman, DDS, MDS
Assistant Professor
Orthodontics Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
nhamman@uthsc.edu

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Edward F. Harris, PhD
Professor Emeritus
Doctorate Education: Arizona State University
eharris@uthsc.edu

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Hunter B. Harrison, DDS, MS
Assistant Professor
Orthodontics Education: University of Louisville

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Dan Merwin, DDS, MS
Assistant Professor
Orthodontics Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center

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Preston Miller, DDS, MS
Assistant Professor
Orthodontics Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
pmiller3@uthsc.edu

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Jared Moffett, DMD, MS
Assistant Professor
Orthodontics Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Jmoffet5@uthsc.edu

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Allen H. Moffitt, DDS, MSD
Assistant Professor
Orthodontics Education: University of Washington
amoffit2@uthsc.edu

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William G. Parris, DDS, MS
Associate Professor
Orthodontics Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
wparris@uthsc.edu

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Quinton C. Robinson, III, DDS, MS
Associate Professor
Orthodontics Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
qrobinso@uthsc.edu

Chip Trammell

Chip Trammell, DDS, MS
Associate Professor
Orthodontics Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
ftrammel@uthsc.edu

Terry Trojan

Terry Trojan, DDS, MS
Professor Emeritus
Orthodontics Education: University of Michigan
ttrojan@uthsc.edu

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James L. Vaden, DDS, MS
Professor
Orthodontics Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
jvaden@uthsc.edu

 

Staff

Amy Browning, RDA
Graduate Clinic Manager
acarver@uthsc.edu

Charlene Buckley, RDA
Dental Assistant
cbuckle5@uthsc.edu

Mary Stevenson
Graduate Dental Assistant
msteve48@uthsc.edu

Elizabeth Thomas
Administrative Aide
ejackson@uthsc.edu

LaJuana Woods, RDA
Graduate Dental Assistant
lwoods2@uthsc.edu

 

Feb 25, 2025