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General Practice and Dental Public Health

The Department of General Practice and Dental Public Health at UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry unites general dentists, public health specialists, and interdisciplinary faculty committed to advancing individual and community oral health.

Our Mission

To support UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry in the treatment, cure, and prevention of disease now and in the future by:

  • Educating outstanding oral health professionals
  • Discovering, integrating, and translating advances in social, biomedical, and clinical sciences
  • Delivering best practices in patient care and community service

Our Vision

We share the vision of UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry: “Improving Oral Health…Improving Overall Health.” 

General Practice and Dental Public Health Chair

 Gary Frey
DDS
Professor
Chair for Department of General Practice & Dental Public Health

General Practice and Dental Public Health Faculty

 Elham Abbassi
DDS, D.ABDSM
Assistant Professor
Group Practice Director
 Shawn Adibi
DDS, MEd
Professor
 Dragana Angelova
DDS
Assistant Professor
 Dianna Arriaga
DDS, MEd
Assistant Professor
 Behshid Bahraini
DDS, MS
Assistant Professor
 Richard Bebermeyer
DDS
Professor Emeritus
 Dan Bentley
DDS
Associate Professor
Group Practice Director
 Douglas Bogan
DDS
Adjunct Assistant Professor
 G. Brady
DMD
Assistant Professor
 Ashley Brown
DDS
Adjunct Assistant Professor
 Shelley Canada
DDS, FICD, FACD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
 Ana Candia Solari Neumann
DDS, MPH, PhD
Professor
Director for Dental Public Health
 Sepideh Carvounis
DDS
Assistant Professor
 Michael Chan
DDS
Professor
Director for Advanced Education General Dentistry & General Practice Residency
 Robert Clitheroe
DDS, P.C.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
 Richard Collins
DDS
Adjunct Assistant Professor
 Ralph Cooley
DDS
Professor
Assistant Dean for Admissions & Student Services
 Clifton Crandell
DDS, MS
Professor Emeritus
 Hae Doh
DDS
Assistant Professor
 Dwayne Evans
DDS
Assistant Professor
 Deborah Franklin
DDS, MA
Professor
 David Fray
DDS, MBA
Professor
 Leslie Fullerton
DDS, MSD
Associate Professor Emeritus
 Amrita Ganguly
DDS
Adjunct Assitant Professor
 Emily Gardner
DDS
Assistant Professor
 Rosemary Garza
DDS
Adjunct Assistant Professor
 Mary George
DDS
Assistant Professor
 Kathy Gibson
DDS
Professor
 Randal Glenn
DDS
Assistant Professor
 Aaron Glick
DDS
Adjunct Assistant Professor
 Zohreh Golshani
DDS
Adjunct Assistant Professor
 Shradhdha Gordhan
DDS
Adjunct Assistant Professor
 Robert Grodner
DDS
Assistant Professor
 Thomas Harrison
DDS, MBA
Assistant Professor
 Charles Hoopingarner
DDS
Adjunct Assistant Professor
 Thomas Hujar
DDS
Adjunct Assistant Professor
 James Humphries
DDS
Assistant Professor
 Insiya Hussain
DDS
Adjunct Assistant Professor
 Kimberly Ingram
DDS
Adjunct Assistant Professor
 Arthur Jeske
DMD, PhD
Professor
Associate Dean for Strategic Planning & Continuing Dental Education
 Cleverick Johnson
DDS, MS
Professor
Vice Chair for Department of General Practice and Dental Public Health; Director for Urgent Care Clinic
 Jack Joseph
DDS
Associate Professor
 Jeff Keh
DDS
Adjunct Assistant Professor
 Sheila Koh
DDS
Professor Emeritus
 Shigeki Komatsu
DDS
Professor Emeritus
 Teresita Ladrillo
DDS, MPH
Adjunct Assistant Professor
 Stephen Laman
DDS
Associate Professor, Group Practice Director
 Marie Latortue
DDS, MS
Assistant Professor
 Don Le
DDS
Adjunct Assistant Professor
 Nina Leifeste
DDS
Adjunct Assistant Professor
 S. Jerry Long
DDS
Associate Professor
Co-Director for PACE Practice Consulting
 Juan Martinez
DDS
Adjunct Assistant Professor
 Ronald Masters
DDS
Assistant Professor
 Kyle McCrea
DDS
Associate Professor
 Lorena Millan
DDS
Assistant Professor
 William Morrison
BS, MS
Professor Emeritus
 Gargi Mukherji
DDS
Professor; Director, Clinical Simulation
 Ney Neshan
DDS
Assistant Professor
 C. Mark Nichols
DDS
Adjunct Assistant Professor
 Kathleen Nichols
DDS
Adjunct Assistant Professor
 Joe Piazza
DDS
Adjunct Assistant Professor
 Sam Parris
DDS
Professor Emeritus
 Gary Pillers
DDS
Assistant Professor
 Erin Potts
DDS
Associate Professor
Director for Special Patient Clinic
 Ronald Presswood
DDS
Adjunct Research Assistant Professor
 Ezinne Ogbureke
BDS, DMD
Professor
 Kathy OKeefe
DDS, MS
Adjunct Research Assistant Professor
 Ahsan Raina
DMD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
 Victor Rodriguez
DDS
Adjunct Assistant Professor
 John Rosborough
DVM, PhD
Professor Emeritus
 Kimberly Ruona
DDS
Assistant Professor
Director of Harris Health Dental Clinics
 June Sadowsky
DDS, MPH
Professor
 Stefanie Sarra
DMD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
 Thomas Servos
DDS
Professor
Chief Clinical Officer
 Douglas Simmons
DDS, MPH
Chair Emeritus
 Vinu Sista
DDS, FAGD
Associate Professor
 J. Stephen
DDS
Assistant Professor
 Debra Stewart
DDS
Assistant Professor
Coordinator for Mobile Dental Van
 Royce Strickland
DDS
Assistant Professor
 Michelle Thompson
DDS
Associate Professor
Director for Digital Dentistry
 Jason Thompson
DDS, MSD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
 Long Tran
PharmD, DDS
Associate Professor
 Ryan Vahdani
DDS, MHA, MAGD
Associate Professor
 John Valenza
DDS
Distinguished Teaching Professor
Dean
 Steven Vaughan
DDS
Associate Professor
Clinical Director for Advanced Education General Dentistry and General Practice Residency
 Victoria Vo
DDS
Assistant Professor
 Karen Walters
DDS
Adjunct Assistant Professor
 Bing Qing
DDS
Adjunct Professor
 Ben Warner
DDS, MD, MS
Professor
 Michele White
DDS
Associate Professor
 Karen Wuertz
DDS
Associate Professor
Group Practice Director
 Bonita Wynkoop
RDH, DDS, TTS
Assistant Professor
 Jingru (Ruth) Yan
DDS
Adjunct Assistant Professor
 Fabia Younus
BDS, MSD
Assistant Professor
 Lawrence Zarker
DDS, MPH
Assistant Professor

General Practice and Dental Public Health Staff

 Sesha Barefield
Patient Care Coordinator
 Yaylin Chavez
Dental Assistant I
 Emerald Daniels
CDA
Dental Assistant II
 Kathleen Henshaw
Senior Administrative Coordinator
 Ida Joiner
Dental Assistant III
 Ana Lozano
Resident & Fellowship Program Coordinator I
 Paula Murphy
Lead Patient Care Coordinator
 Mary Perera
CDA
Dental Assistant II
 LaQuietha Strambler
Administrative Assistant
 Belkys Veliz
Clinic Manager
 Trichinia Wesley
MHA
Administrative Manager
 Grace Zhao
RDH
Dental Hygienist

General Practice and Dental Public Health Residents

General Practice Residency (GPR)

Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD)