Department of Comprehensive Dentistry

Modern healthcare requires caring and competent primary care providers who place patient welfare above all other considerations. In dentistry, the general dentist fulfills that role. The traditional term “attending physician” indicates such a doctor/patient relationship and signifies the philosophy of the department that the general dentist is responsible for leading diagnostic, treatment planning, and therapeutic endeavors for all patients under their care.

The Department of Comprehensive Dentistry at the College of Dentistry, located in Dallas, Texas, provides preclinical and multidisciplinary instruction, and patient care. The Department also administers instruction in the disciplines of Dental Implants, Dental Materials, Dental Anatomy, Dental Occlusion, and Professional Ethics in a series of courses spread throughout the four years of the predoctoral dental curriculum.

Preclinical and clinical educational programs operate within the context of the simulation clinic laboratories and clinics within the dental facilities.

The Department of Comprehensive Dentistry supports the following objectives:

  • Developing a concern for the overall health of the patient.
  • Providing comprehensive care in a professional manner.
  • Practicing with a high degree of personal and professional integrity.

In addition to the undergraduate preclinical and clinical dental curriculum, the Department also offers a 35-month combined MS degree in Oral Biology with a Certificate in Prosthodontics and a one-year Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) Certificate program.

Alajlouni, Khaldoun F, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid Jordan, 1998

Alavizadeh, Ashley, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, University of Oklahoma, 2007

Appiah, Brenda, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Texas A&M University School of Dentistry, 2016

Ashraf, Fahad, Clinical Assistant Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, University of Maryland, 2006

Barrington, Jennifer J, Clinical Associate Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 1996

Baumann, Todd M, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Baylor College of Dentistry, 2002

Bayraktaroglu, Hanife Canan, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Marmara Univ. Faculty of Dentistry, 2002

Beatty, Robert C, Clinical Assistant Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, University of Buffalo - The State University of New York, 1989

Bender, Steven D, Clinical Associate Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Baylor College of Dentistry, 1986

Bergamini, Marco, Clinical Assistant Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Centro Adscrito de, 2017

Biradar, Aparna S, Clinical Assistant Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
MPH, University of Texas Health Science Center, 2010

Bitouni, Anneta, Clinical Associate Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Kapodistrian University of Athens, 2004

Brugler, Brandon, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Texas A&M HSC Baylor College of Dentistry, 2009

Bryan, Burt C, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Baylor College of Dentistry, 1979

Buie, Christine Amanda, Clinical Associate Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Baylor College of Dentistry, 2012

Burnett, Janna E, Clinical Associate Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Baylor College of Dentistry, 2009

Chau, Vonica, Clinical Assistant Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Baylor College of Dentistry, 1993

Chen, Jenn Hwan, Clinical Associate Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DMD, Temple University, 2006

Cheng, Linda L, Clinical Associate Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Baylor College of Dentistry, 1999

Chow, Jacqueline, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, UTHSC School of Dentistry, 2019

Chu, Christine, Clinical Assistant Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, University at Buffalo, 2009

Clemetson, Jonathan C, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Baylor College of Dentistry, 2002

Coseo, Lara T, Clinical Assistant Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Texas A&M University, 2004

Daniels, John T., Clinical Assistant Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Howard University, College of Dentistry, 1983

Drayer, Penelope R, Clinical Associate Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Baylor College of Dentistry, 2009

Dresser, Steven, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Baylor College of Dentistry, 1981

Dumbrigue, Herman Bernardo, Clinical Associate Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DMD, University of the Phillipines, 1989

Espinoza, Jason, Clinical Assistant Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, 2014

Farr, Gregory, Clinical Assistant Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Univ. of TX Health Science Center Dental School at San Antonio, 1984

Gannaway, Mark E, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Baylor College of Dentistry, 1981

Gonzalez, Angel, Clinical Assistant Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Baylor College of Dentistry, 1996

Goydan, David J, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
DMD, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, 1977

Guirguis, Amber, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, The Ohio State University, 2010

Hayrapetyan, Irina, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, NY University College of Dentistry, 2009

He, Howard, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Texas A&M Health Science Center, 2016

Henderson, Mark, Clinical Assistant Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Texas A&M (Baylor) College of Dentistry, 1983

Holyfield, Lavern J, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Baylor College of Dentistry, 1977

Hui, Jason C, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, 2011

Hunsucker, Bob C, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Baylor College of Dentistry, 1989

Husain, Asfia, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, 2017

Hutson, Brent B, Clinical Associate Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Baylor College of Dentistry, 1993

Ighani, Elham E, Clinical Assistant Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Baylor College of Dentistry, 2008

Ighani, Fareed E, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, 2020

Im, Gabi Victoria, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
DMD, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2020

Ismail, Nadia, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 2019

Issa, Mariam, Clinical Assistant Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
BDS, Beirut Arab University, 2019

James, Jonathan Keith, Clinical Assistant Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Marquette University, 2000

Jing, Bob Xiang, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, UT Health School of Dentistry, 1997

Karns, Joel D, Clinical Assistant Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Baylor College of Dentistry, 2000

Kontogiorgos, Dimitrios I, Clinical Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2010
DMD, National and Capodistrian University of Athens, 2003

Koro, Muna, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Loma Linda University, 2015

Lacy, Ernestine S, Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Baylor College of Dentistry, 1994

Lawson, Keely Nichole, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, University of Texas Dental Branch, 1990

Lazaro, Alberto, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
BDS, University of Barcelona, 2019

Lewis, Shirley, Clinical Associate Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
MSD, Boston University, 2002

Lillard, Michael J, Clinical Assistant Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Baylor College of Dentistry, 1979

Lohrasbi, Hooman, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, University of Tennessee HSC, 2008

McDonald, Stephen H, Clinical Associate Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Baylor College of Dentistry, 1980

McMillan, Margaret R, Clinical Assistant Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Northwestern University Dental School, 1987

Mehra, Kaajal, Clinical Assistant Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 2009

Miles, Audrey, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, UMKC School of Dentistry, Kansas City, MO, 2016

Miller, Amp W, Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Baylor College of Dentistry, 1973

Miller, Barbara H, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Baylor College of Dentistry, 1983

Murchison, David F, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Baylor College of Dentistry, 1980

Naas, Haitem, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
DMD, Boston University School of Dental Medicine, 2018
DOC, Boston University School of Dental Medicine, 2016

Nagashima, Lucy, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
BDS, Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade de Sao Paulo (Brazil), 2002
MSD, Texas A&M College of Dentistry, 2008

Nguyen, Cung (Jeff) Luong, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, University of Southern California, 2007

Palos, Edward A, Clinical Assistant Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Texas A&M University, 2012

Parel, Stephen M, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Medical College of Virginia, 1969

Parker Allen, Sarah, Clinical Associate Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Baylor College of Dentistry, 2010

Pope, Jeffrey D, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Texas A&M University, 2009

Rajan, Sue, Clinical Assistant Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Baylor College of Dentistry, 1998

Rothman, Andrea, Clinical Associate Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Baylor College of Dentistry, 1991

Ryan, Juliana Rosa Alonso, Clinical Assistant Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 2022

Safar, John, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Texas A&M University, College Station, 1991

Safavi Amirlak, Mojan Safavi, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Texas A&M College of Dentistry, 2003

Sheikh, Emmad, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, University of Maryland School of Dentistry, 2011

Sinha, Nikita, Clinical Assistant Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
BDS, Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, 2013
MSD, Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, 2016

Sones, Amerian D, Clinical Associate Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DMD, Tufts University, 1979

Spann, Carla, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Baylor College of Dentistry, 2010

Spence, Alicia M, Clinical Assistant Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Texas A&M University, 2012

Steglich, Alan Lee, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Baylor College of Dentistry, 1986

Stooksberry, John Ross, Clinical Associate Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Baylor College of Dentistry, 1998

Tapias Perdigon, Helena, Clinical Associate Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 1993

Teixeira, Erica, Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, University of Campinas, 2000

Tran, Tien Dinh, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, UTHealth School of Dentistry, 2023

Tryon, Kerry, Clinical Assistant Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DMD, Washington University School of Dental Medicine, 1984

Welch, Brennan, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, University of Texas School of Dentistry - ouston, 2019

York, Beverly D, Clinical Associate Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Baylor College of Dentistry, 1981

Younes, Khaled M, Clinical Assistant Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, University of Science and Technology in Yemen, 2000

Zartman, Rosemarie R, Clinical Associate Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Baylor College of Dentistry, 1991