Department of Periodontology

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hiram Fry, DDS
Professor Emeritus

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

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

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

Kay Rose, BSDH
Instructor
drose21@uthsc.edu

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

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