Periodontics Program Faculty

Chair

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

Directors

• Vickie Jones, RDH, BS, MDH
  Assistant Professor
  Administrative Director
  vjones17@uthsc.edu
• James R. Kimmelman, DDS, MS
  Professor
  Director, Undergraduate Clinic
  jkimmelm@uthsc.edu

Faculty

• Vrushali Abhyankar, MDS, MS
  Assistant Professor
  vabhyank@uthsc.edu
• Danita Adams, RDH, BSDH
  Instructor
  dadams40@uthsc.edu
• Les H. Binkley Jr., DDS, MS
  Assistant Professor
  binkgrove@aol.com
• Matthew D. Carlisle, DDS, MS
  Assistant Professor
  mcarlis1@uthsc.edu
• Najib Ghadri, DDS, MDS
  Assistant Professor
  mghadri1@uthsc.edu
• Mitchel S. Godat, DDS, MS
  Assistant Professor
  Dr.Godat@perioimplantsmemphis.com
• Rachel Hamilton, RDH, BS, MDH
  Instructor
  rhamilt9@uthsc.edu
• Angela Haynes, RDH, BSDH
  Instructor
  ahayne15@uthsc.edu
• Felisa Jackson, RDH, BSDH
  Instructor
  fjackso3@uthsc.edu
• Anastasios Karydis, DDS, MS, PhD
  Associate Professor
  akarydis@uthsc.edu
• Brian Schmidt, DDS
  Assistant Professor
  bschmidt@uthsc.edu
• Sidney H. Stein, DMD, MS, PhD
  Associate Professor
  sstein@uthsc.edu
• David A. Tipton, DDS, PhD
  Professor
  dtipton@uthsc.edu
• Jeffrey L. Wingo, DDS, BS, BS
  Assistant Professor
  jwingo1@uthsc.edu

Staff

• Delma Cole
  Administrative Services Assistant
  dcole@uthsc.edu
• Rhonda Stepter-Bales
  Graduate Dental Assistant
  rstepter@uthsc.edu
• Veronica Smith
  Graduate Dental Assistant
  vsmith18@uthsc.edu