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Department of Periodontology

Faculty and Staff

 

Associate Dean

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

Dr. Paul G. Luepke headshot photo

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

 

Interim 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

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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

Kay Rose headshot photo

Kay Rose, BSDH
Instructor
drose21@uthsc.edu

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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

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

Lorri Hammer
Administrative Aide
lhammer6@uthsc.edu

Jul 25, 2023