Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Faculty and Staff
Chair
![jeffrey brooks](/dentistry/educational-programs/departments/images/brooks-j-1.jpg)
Jeffrey H. Brooks, DMD
Professor and Department Chair
Dental Education: University of Mississippi
OMS Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
jbrook27@uthsc.edu
Director
![Brett Wilson](/images/headshots/bwilso85.jpg)
Brett A. Wilson, DDS
Associate Professor and Program Director
Dental Degree: University of Oklahoma
OMS Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
bwilso85@uthsc.edu
Faculty
![Jim Albright](/dentistry/educational-programs/departments/images/albright-jim-1.jpg)
Jimmy E. Albright, DDS
Professor and Former Chair
Dental Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
OMS Education: Bethesda Naval Hospital
jalbrig3@uthsc.edu
![Ashabranner](/dentistry/educational-programs/departments/images/sashabra.jpg)
![james christian](/images/headshots/jchris19.jpg)
James M. Christian, DDS
Professor
Dental Education: Temple University
OMS Education: University of Connecticut
jchris19@uthsc.edu
![Andrew Fontenot](/images/headshots/afonten4.jpg)
Andrew Fontenot, CRNA
Instructor
Education: Master of Science in Nursing, Arkansas State University
![Nicholas, Gerard, DMD, MD](/dentistry/educational-programs/departments/images/gerard-nicholas-1.jpg)
Nicholas O. Gerard, DMD, MD
Assistant Professor and Director of Predoctoral Program
Dental Education: Temple University
OMS Education: Vanderbilt University
Medical Education: University of Health Sciences Antigua
ngerard@uthsc.edu
![Gibson](/dentistry/educational-programs/departments/images/jgibso34-2.jpg)
Jill Gibson, DDS
Associate Professor
Dental Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
OMS Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
jgibso34@uthsc.edu
![Gibson](/dentistry/educational-programs/departments/images/placeholder.jpg)
Franklin Ivers, DDS
Assistant Professor
Dental Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
OMS Education: Vanderbilt Medical Center
![Bruce McCullar, DDS](/dentistry/educational-programs/departments/images/mccullar-bruce-1.jpg)
Bruce H. McCullar, DDS
Associate Professor
Dental Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
OMS Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
bmcculla@uthsc.edu
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J. Lawrence McRae, DDS
Associate Professor
Dental Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
OMS Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
![Nicholas Mechas](/images/headshots/nmechas.jpg)
Nicholas Mechas, DMD
Associate Professor
Dental Education: University of Louisville School of Dentistry
OMS Education: Temple University Hospital
Fellowship: Cleft lip, Cleft palate, and Craniofacial Surgery Fellow at Oklahoma University
Health Sciences Center
![R. Kuhen Smith, DDS](/dentistry/educational-programs/departments/images/placeholder.jpg)
Bryant A Salmon, DMD, MD
Assistant Professor
Dental Education: University of Mississippi
OMS Education: University of Kentucky
Medical Education: University of Kentucky
![R. Kuhen Smith, DDS](/dentistry/educational-programs/departments/images/smith-kuhen-1.jpg)
R. Kuhen Smith, DDS
Assistant Professor
Dental Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
OMS Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
![Ronald Staples, DDS](/dentistry/educational-programs/departments/images/staples-ronald-1.jpg)
Ronald C. Staples, DDS
Assistant Professor
Dental Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
OMS Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
![Scott Weiskopf, DDS](/dentistry/educational-programs/departments/images/weiskopf-scott-1.jpg)
Scott A. Weiskopf, DDS
Assistant Professor
Dental Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
OMS Education: University of Illinois - Chicago
weiskop@uthsc.edu
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Darren R. Williams, DDS
Assistant Professor
Dental Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
OMS Education: St. Francis Medical Center
![Trent Wilson, DDS](/dentistry/educational-programs/departments/images/wilson-trent-1.jpg)
G. Trent Wilson, DDS
Associate Professor
Dental Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
OMS Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
gwilson2@uthsc.edu
Staff
Cindy Wilkins
Practice Manager
cwilki20@uthsc.edu
Stephanie Alvarado
Clinical Dental Assistant
salvarad@uthsc.edu
Kendyl Dean
Residency Program and Hospital Case Coordinator
kendyl@uthsc.edu
Francis Gray
Clinical Dental Assistant
fgray5@uthsc.edu
Carolyn B. Ivy
Administrative Aide
civy@uthsc.edu
Alecia Reynolds
Sr. Material Control Clerk
areyno38@uthsc.edu
Shelia Thompson
Scheduling
sthomp12@uthsc.edu
Vanessa Vieyra
Clinical Dental Assistant
vvieyra@uthsc.edu
Lavonne Wright
Sr. Material Control Clerk
lward@uthsc.edu