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Department of Periodontology

Faculty and Staff

Chair

Dr. Sidney Stein headshot photo

Sidney H. Stein, DMD, MS, PhD
Interim Chair of the Department of Periodontology, Professor
sstein@uthsc.edu

 

Directors

Vrushali Abhyankar headshot photo

Vrushali Abhyankar, MDS, MS
Director, Advanced Education in Periodontics
Director, Externship Periodontics
Associate Professor
vabhyank@uthsc.edu

Dr. Les Binkley headshot photo

Les H. Binkley Jr., DDS, MS
Director, Pre-doctoral Periodontics
Associate Professor
jbinkle2@uthsc.edu

Dr. Cimara Fortes Ferreira headshot photo

Cimara Fortes Ferreira, DDS, MSc, PhD, MDS
Director, Implant Center
Associate Professor
cferreir@uthsc.edu

Dr. Anastasios Karydis headshot photo

Anastasios Karydis, DDS, MS, PhD
Assistant Director, Pre-doctoral Periodontics
Associate Professor
akarydis@uthsc.edu 

 

Faculty

Danita Adams headshot photo

Danita Adams, MDH, RDH, BSDH
Assistant Professor
dadams40@uthsc.edu

Pooja AjitSankardas headshot photo

Pooja AjitSankardas, BDS, MDS, MS
Assistant Professor
pajitsan@uthsc.edu

Dr. Paul Bland headshot photo

Paul S. Bland, DDS
Associate Professor
pbland@uthsc.edu

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Matthew D. Carlisle, DDS, MS
Assistant Professor
mcarlis1@uthsc.edu

Dr. Douglas Dixon headshot photo.

Douglas R. Dixon, DMD, MSD, PhD
Associate Dean for Research, Interim Chair for the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Professor
ddixon27@uthsc.edu

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Hiram Fry, DDS
Professor Emeritus

Rachel Hamilton headshot photo

Rachel Hamilton, RDH, BS, MDH
Assistant Professor
rhamilt9@uthsc.edu

Felisa Jackson headshot photo

Felisa Jackson, RDH, BSDH
Assistant Professor
fjackso3@uthsc.edu

Dr. James Kimmelman headshot photo

James R. Kimmelman, DDS, MS
Professor Emeritus
jkimmelm@uthsc.edu

Dr. Paul G. Luepke headshot photo

Paul G. Luepke, DDS, MS, FACD
Interim Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs,
Associate Professor
pluepke@uthsc.edu

Kay Rose headshot photo

Kay Rose, BSDH
Instructor
drose21@uthsc.edu

Mandy Simpson

Mandy Simpson, RDH, BS
Instructor
asimps42@uthsc.edu

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Jeffrey L. Wingo, DDS
Assistant Professor
jwingo1@uthsc.edu

 

Staff

Caroline Green
Graduate Dental Assistant
cgreen86@uthsc.edu

Lorri Hammer
Administrative Aide
lhammer6@uthsc.edu

Rhonda Stepter-Bails
Graduate Dental Assistant
rstepter@uthsc.edu

 

Mar 1, 2024