Department of Periodontology
Faculty and Staff
Chair
![Dr. Sidney Stein headshot photo](/dentistry/educational-programs/departments/images/stein-s-1.jpg)
Sidney H. Stein, DMD, MS, PhD
Interim Chair of the Department of Periodontology, Professor
sstein@uthsc.edu
Directors
![Vrushali Abhyankar headshot photo](/dentistry/educational-programs/departments/images/abhyankar-v-1.jpg)
Vrushali Abhyankar, MDS, MS
Director, Advanced Education in Periodontics
Director, Externship Periodontics
Associate Professor
vabhyank@uthsc.edu
![Dr. Les Binkley headshot photo](/dentistry/educational-programs/departments/images/binkley-les-1s.jpg)
Les H. Binkley Jr., DDS, MS
Director, Pre-doctoral Periodontics
Associate Professor
jbinkle2@uthsc.edu
![Dr. Cimara Fortes Ferreira headshot photo](/dentistry/educational-programs/departments/images/ferreira-c-1.jpg)
Cimara Fortes Ferreira, DDS, MSc, PhD, MDS
Director, Implant Center
Associate Professor
cferreir@uthsc.edu
![Dr. Anastasios Karydis headshot photo](/dentistry/educational-programs/departments/images/karydis-a-1.jpg)
Anastasios Karydis, DDS, MS, PhD
Assistant Director, Pre-doctoral Periodontics
Associate Professor
akarydis@uthsc.edu
Faculty
![Danita Adams headshot photo](/dentistry/educational-programs/departments/images/adams-d-1.jpg)
Danita Adams, MDH, RDH, BSDH
Assistant Professor
dadams40@uthsc.edu
![Pooja AjitSankardas headshot photo](/dentistry/educational-programs/periodontics/images/ajitsankardas-p-1.jpg)
Pooja AjitSankardas, BDS, MDS, MS
Assistant Professor
pajitsan@uthsc.edu
![Dr. Paul Bland headshot photo](/dentistry/educational-programs/departments/images/bland-p-2.jpg)
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.](/images/headshots/ddixon27.jpg)
Douglas R. Dixon, DMD, MSD, PhD
Associate Dean for Research, Chair for the Department of Bioscience Research, Professor
ddixon27@uthsc.edu
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Hiram Fry, DDS
Professor Emeritus
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Jessica Hagan, DMD, MDS
Assistant Professor
jhagan5@uthsc.edu
![Rachel Hamilton headshot photo](/dentistry/educational-programs/departments/images/hamilton-r-1.jpg)
Rachel Hamilton, RDH, BS, MDH, PhD
Assistant Professor
rhamilt9@uthsc.edu
![Angela Haynes headshot photo](/dentistry/educational-programs/departments/images/ahayne15.jpg)
Angela Haynes, RDH, MS, DHA
Assistant Professor
ahayne15@uthsc.edu
![Felisa Jackson headshot photo](/dentistry/educational-programs/departments/images/jackson-f-1.jpg)
Felisa Jackson, RDH, MSAH, BSDH
Assistant Professor
fjackso3@uthsc.edu
![Dr. James Kimmelman headshot photo](/dentistry/educational-programs/departments/images/kimmelman-j-1.jpg)
James R. Kimmelman, DDS, MS
Professor Emeritus
jkimmelm@uthsc.edu
![Dr. Paul G. Luepke headshot photo](/dentistry/educational-programs/departments/images/luepke-paul-1.jpg)
Paul G. Luepke, DDS, MS, FACD
Associate Professor
pluepke@uthsc.edu
![Kay Rose headshot photo](/dentistry/educational-programs/departments/images/rose-kay-1s.jpg)
Kay Rose, BSDH, MSAH
Instructor
drose21@uthsc.edu
![Mandy Simpson](/dentistry/educational-programs/departments/images/asimps42.jpg)
Mandy Simpson, RDH, BS
Instructor
asimps42@uthsc.edu
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Jeffrey L. Wingo, DDS
Assistant Professor
jwingo1@uthsc.edu
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David Wong, DDS, MDS
Assistant Professor
dwong6@uthsc.edu
Staff
Felicia Ambrose
Graduate Dental Assistant
fjones23@uthsc.edu
Lorri Hammer
Administrative Aide
lhammer6@uthsc.edu
Rhonda Stepter-Bails
Graduate Dental Assistant
rstepter@uthsc.edu