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 Master of Science (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

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

Biradar, Aparna S, Clinical Assistant Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
BDS, KLE Institute of Dental Sciences, 1998

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

Browning, James D, Clinical Assistant Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Texas A&M University, 2017

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

Buie, Christine Amanda, Clinical Faculty
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

Chu, Christine, Clinical Associate 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

Cramer, George H, Clinical Faculty
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Baylor College of Dentistry, 1975

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

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

Garcia, Lily, Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Texas A&M Health Sciences Center, 1984

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

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

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

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

Ighani, Elham E, Clinical Associate 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

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

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

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

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

Mukherji, Partha, Clinical Assistant Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Baylor College of Dentistry, 2001
DDS, Texas A*M University College of Dentistry, 2001

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

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 Faculty
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

Rigos, Athanasios, Clinical Assistant Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 2017

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

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

Shah, Dhwani, Clinical Assistant Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Herman Ostrow School of Dentitry of USC, 2019

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 Associate Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Texas A&M University, 2012
DDS, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, 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
PHD, University of North Carolina, 2008

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

Vargas Green, Adriana, Clinical Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry
DDS, Colegio Odontologico Colombiano, 1987

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

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

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