Department of Orthodontics

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Joe Gibson Jr., DDS, MS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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