Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Faculty and Staff
Chair

Jimmy E. Albright, DDS
Professor and Interim Chair
Dental Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
OMS Education: Bethesda Naval Hospital
jalbrig3@uthsc.edu
Director

James W. Pledger, DDS
Associate Professor and Program Director
Dental Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
OMS Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
jpledger@uthsc.edu
Faculty

Jeffrey H. Brooks, DMD
Executive Associate Dean
Professor
Dental Education: University of Mississippi, DMD
OMS Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
jbrook27@uthsc.edu

James M. Christian, DDS
Professor
Dental Education: Temple University
OMS Education: University of Connecticut
jchris19@uthsc.edu

Nicholas O. Gerard, DMD, MD
Assistant Professor
Dental Education: Temple University
OMS Education: Vanderbilt University
Medical Education: University of Health Sciences Antigua
ngerard@uthsc.edu

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

J. Lawrence McRae, DDS
Associate Professor
Dental Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
OMS Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Richard D. Meekins, Jr., DDS
Assistant Professor
Dental Education: Howard University
OMS Education: Martin Luther King Jr./Charles R. Drew Medical Center
rmeekins@uthsc.edu

R. Kuhen Smith, DDS
Assistant Professor
Dental Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
OMS Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Ronald C. Staples, DDS
Assistant Professor
Dental Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
OMS Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Scott A. Weiskopf, DDS
Assistant Professor
Dental Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
OMS Education: University of Illinois - Chicago
weiskop@uthsc.edu

Micheal A. Williams, DDS, MD
Assistant Professor
Dental Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
OMS Education: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Doctorate Education: University of Alabama at Birmingham, MD

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
Beatrice Davis, BA
Administrative Secretary/Residency Coordinator
bpdavis@uthsc.edu
Felicia Davis
Patient Care Coordinator
Francis Gray
Clinical Dental Assistant
fgray5@uthsc.edu
Mamie Gray
Sr. Equipment Control Technician
mgray9@uthsc.edu
Kayla Hill
Clinical Dental Assistant
khill49@uthsc.edu
Carolyn B. Ivy
Administrative Aide
civy@uthsc.edu
Wendy Tapplin
Sr. Admitting Clerk
wjackson@uthsc.edu
Shelia Thompson
Scheduling
sthomp12@uthsc.edu
Lashynthea Williams
Clinical Dental Assistant
lwill140@uthsc.edu
Lavonne Wright
Sr. Material Control Clerk
lward@uthsc.edu