Department of Pediatric Dentistry
The Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the School of Dentistry, located in Dallas, provides didactic and clinical instruction on preventive and therapeutic oral health care for infants and children. This instruction is provided for dental hygiene, dental, and graduate students in the pediatric dentistry specialty program.
Undergraduate Teaching
Full- and part-time faculty are involved in the didactic training of the dental hygiene students, and the second-, third-, and fourth-year dental students. This is accomplished using a small group format. In addition, they are responsible for clinical instruction of dental and dental hygiene students on campus and off-campus at outside community clinics.
Pediatric Dentistry Department Affiliations
The Department has affiliations with other institutions that offer experiences outside the School of Dentistry, including:
- Children’s Medical Center of Dallas,
- Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children,
- Agape Clinic,
- North Dallas Shared Ministries,
- Urban Intertribal Council, and
- Healing Hands Ministry.
Alvarez, Martha H, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Pediatric Dentistry
DDS, Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud (CES), Medellin, Colombia, 1997
Borovoy Hofman, Nilly, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Pediatric Dentistry
DDS, Universidad Tecnologica de Mexico, 2006
Burch, Dan, Clinical Associate Professor
Pediatric Dentistry
DDS, University of Tennessee, 2013
Deck, Jennifer P, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Pediatric Dentistry
DDS, Texas A&M University, 2009
Ettelbrick, Kelli L, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Pediatric Dentistry
DDS, University of Iowa, 1996
Harding, Sorcha, Clinical Assistant Professor
Pediatric Dentistry
BDS, University College Cork, 2014
Harris, Joseph A, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Pediatric Dentistry
DDS, Baylor College of Dentistry, 1972
Hill, Sharon, Clinical Assistant Professor
Pediatric Dentistry
DDS, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 1986
Hinze, Erin S, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Pediatric Dentistry
DDS, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, 2008
Kainthla, Priyanka, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Pediatric Dentistry
DDS, University of Oklahoma, 2014
Kerins, Carolyn A, Associate Professor
Pediatric Dentistry
PHD, Baylor College of Dentistry, 2004
DDS, Baylor College of Dentistry, 2002
King, Silvia R, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Pediatric Dentistry
DDS, Catholic University of Minas, Brazil, 1981
Layton, James S, Clinical Assistant Professor
Pediatric Dentistry
DDS, Baylor College of Dentistry, 1977
Lin, Ko-Yu W, Clinical Assistant Professor
Pediatric Dentistry
DDS, Kaohsiung Medical College, Taiwan, 1985
Marr, Karina W, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Pediatric Dentistry
DDS, Baylor College of Dentistry, 2005
McWhorter, Alton G, Clinical Professor
Pediatric Dentistry
DDS, University of Tennessee, 1979
Pace, Kathleen A, Clinical Assistant Professor
Pediatric Dentistry
DDS, University of Buffalo - The State University of New York, 1977
Patel, Rupande, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Pediatric Dentistry
DDS, Baylor College of Dentistry, 1991
Plunk, Michael D, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Pediatric Dentistry
DDS, Baylor College of Dentistry, 1974
Ray, Nina, Clinical Assistant Professor
Pediatric Dentistry
DDS, Howard University, 2007
Reddy, Anil K, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Pediatric Dentistry
DDS, Columbia University, 1994
Seo, Anna H, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Pediatric Dentistry
DDS, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, 1991
Simpson II, Harold V, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Pediatric Dentistry
DDS, The University of Texas Health Science Center, 1977
MSD, Baylor University Waco, 1979
Tanur, Monique, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Pediatric Dentistry
DDS, Universidad Tecnologica de Mexico, 1989
Williamson, Robert, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Pediatric Dentistry
DDS, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 2005
Wong, Lolo, Clinical Assistant Professor
Pediatric Dentistry
DDS, Creighton University, 1990
Yazhari, Yasamin, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Pediatric Dentistry
DDS, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 2011