Dean’s Faculty Program
The Dean's Faculty program actively recruits volunteers to assist with the School of Dentistry's research, service and teaching activities. Members of this vital program include alumni, community practitioners and recently retired dental professionals. Volunteer faculty allows the sharing of knowledge and practical experience with aspiring dentists and dental hygienists. Their most valuable gifts, however, may come in the form of wisdom, empathy, and practical know-how gained through years of patient care.
The University of Maryland School of Dentistry greatly appreciates the professionals who generously volunteer as members of the Dean’s Faculty, offering their time, energy, and expertise to the next generation of oral health leaders.
How to Apply
If you would like to become a member of the Dean’s Faculty, please submit the online Dean’s Faculty Application. If you have additional questions, please email the Office of Continuing Education and Dean’s Faculty or call at 410-706-2282.
Dean’s Faculty, effective July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026
The University of Maryland School of Dentistry would like to thank the professionals who generously volunteer as members of the Dean’s Faculty, offering their time, energy, and expertise to the next generation of oral health leaders. The Dean’s Faculty has grown from about 40 volunteers a year to more than 200.
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Abdula-Lessing, Sunia, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Division of Endodontics
Ackerman, Ronald I., DDS, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Dentistry
Agrawal, Priyanka, MSc, Clinical Instructor, Division of Prosthodontics
Akinrefon, Oluwayemisi Titilayo, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Division of Pediatric Dentistry
Aldahmash, Sara, BDS, MS, Didactic Instructor, Division of Endodontics
Alexander, Guy, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Dental Public Health
Atapour, Roghieh, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
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Barron, Thomas, DDS, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Orthodontics
Becker, Steven, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Dental Public Health
Beheshti, Reza, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Division of Pediatric Dentistry
Behnia, Ali, DMD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Endodontics
Benavent, Harry, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
Berman, Louis, DDS, Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Endodontics
Blasi, Ignacio, DDS, Lecturer, Division of Orthodontics
Blasi-Berlain, Gonzalo, DDS, Instructor, Division of Periodontics
Boenning, Keith, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
Bolding, Lauren, DDs, Clinical Instructor, Department of Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery
Brenchley, Laurie, RDH, Clinical Instructor, Division of Dental Hygiene
Brill, Warren, DMD, Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Dentistry
Brotman, Sol, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Neural Pain Sciences
Brown, Ashley, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
Burk, Saul, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Division of Orthodontics
Burgette, Jacqueline, DMD, PhD, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Dental Public Health
Byrd, Kevin, DDS, Lecturer, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
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Cartee, Deborah, RDH, Clinical Associate Professor, Dental Hygiene
Casper, Jerome, DMD, Clinical Instructor, Division of Pediatric Dentistry
Chalmers, Natalia, DDS, Lecturer, Division of Pediatric Dentistry
Chang, Richard, DMD, Clinical Instructor, Division of Orthodontics
Charnowitz, Neil, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery
Chen, Charles, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Division of Periodontics
Cohen, Harvey, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
Colangelo, Gary, DDS, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Dental Public Health
Coll, James, DMD, Clinical Professor, Division of Pediatric Dentistry
Corcoran, Paul, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
Cylus, Grant, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
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Dancykier, Nathaniel, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Division of Prosthodontics
Daulat, Wendy, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Division of Pediatric Dentistry
Davis, Nneka, DMD, Clinical Instructor, Division of Pediatric Dentistry
Davis, Ronald, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Dental Public Health
Dianat, Seyed Omid, DDS, Didactic Instructor, Division of Endodontics
Diaz, Richard, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
Doring, Charles, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
Drewyer, Douglas, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
D'Souza, Rena, DDS, MS, PhD, Clinical Professor, Department of Advanced Oral Sciences and Therapeutics
Dunphy, Shannon, RDH, Clinical Instructor, Division of Dental Hygiene
Dye, Bruce, DDS, Instructor, Division of Pediatric Dentistry
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Elrafei, Karim, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Division of Pediatric Dentistry
Elyassi, Ali, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery
Eyoma, Ekpa, DDS, MPH, Clinical Instructor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
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Fakhari, Fazel, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Division of Endodontics
Faraone, Karen, DDS, Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Prosthodontics
Feldman, Sylvan, DDS, Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Periodontics
Freundlich, Howard, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
Foroughi, Max, PhD, Research Associate Professor, Division of Endodontics
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Garner, James, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
Ghane, Farnaz, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
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Harmon, David, DDS, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Orthodontics
Hartman, Michael, DMD, MD, Clinical Instructor, Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery
Hayden, Curtis, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Division of Orthodontics
Hershko, Gal, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry
Hirsch, Edna, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Division of Prosthodontics
Hoch, Daniel, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
Horner, Robert "Mark", DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Dental Public Health
Horng, Andrew, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Division of Pediatric Dentistry
Hyatt, Julius, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery
Hyman, Fred, DDS, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Dental Public Health
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Jang, Jae, DMD, Clinical Instructor, Division of Prosthodontics
Jarvis, Jeffrey, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Division of Orthodontics
Ji, Chao, BDS, Clinical Instructor, Division of Periodontics
Jimenez, Beverly, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Division of Pediatric Dentistry
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Katkow, Eric, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Dental Public Health
Khang, Wahn, DMD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Periodontics
Kleinman, Dushanka, DDS, Clinical Professor, Division of Pediatric Dentistry
Kleinman, Michael, DDS, Didactic Instructor Division of Pediatric Dentistry
Kneib-Baker, Morgan, DMD, RDH, Clinical Instructor, Department of Dental Public Health
Koymen, Hakan, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Division of Pediatric Dentistry
Kravitz, Neal, DMD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Orthodontics
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Lee, Alan Wonhee, DDS, MS, Clinical Instructor, Division of Endodontics
Lee, Brandon, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Division of Endodontics
Lee, Henry, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
Leon, Lili, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Division of Dental Hygiene
Levin, Martin, DMD, Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Endodontics
Li, Xiang, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Division of Pediatric Dentistry
Liang, Christopher, DDS, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Orthodontics
Linn, Ryan, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Dental Public Health
Luk, Tammy, DMD, Clinical Instructor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
Lustman, Morris, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Dental Public Health
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Maas, William, DDS, Clinical Professor, Division of Pediatric Dentistry
Mahoney, Erin, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Division of Orthodontics
Mannan, Sauarbh, DMD, Didactic Instructor, Division of Endodontics
Markin, Philip, DDS, MS, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Orthodontics
Markova, Christiana, DMD, Lecturer, Division of Pediatric Dentistry
Mazza, David, DDS, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
McNinch, Eugene, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
Meeker, Timothy, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Neural and Pain Sciences
Meredith, John, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
Miginsky, Elaine, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
Miller, Jacob, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
Morris, Charles, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Dental Public Health
Moutsopoulos, Niki, DDS, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Periodontics
Murphy, Kevin, DDS, Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Periodontics
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Nadarajah, Sathiyanathan, DMD, Clinical Instructor, Division of Periodontics
Nicholas, Aaron DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Dental Public Health
Noguera, Angela, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Division of Endodontics
Noppinger, Robert, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Dental Public Health
Nosrat, Ali, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Division of Endodontics
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Obeid, Youssef, DDS, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Prosthodontics
Okamoto, Yutaka, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
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Paik, Kristopher, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery
Palmieri, Gilbert, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
Pawlak, Kathryn, DDS, Didactic Instructor, Division of Pediatric Dentistry
Phillips, Jane, RDH, Research Associate, Division of Periodontics
Pincus, Harold, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Division of Pediatric Dentistry
Posnick, Jeffrey, DDS, Clinical Professor, Division of Orthodontics
Powers, John, DMD, Clinical Instructor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
Preis, Frederick, DDS, Clinical Professor, Division of Orthodontics
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Quezada, Nicole, DMD, Clinical Instructor, Department of Dental Public Health
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Raderman, Michael, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
Ritter, Thomas, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
Rivera, Elias, DDS, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Prosthodontics
Rofe, Shuyan, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
Rosen, Paul, DMD, Clinical Professor, Division of Periodontics
Rosenthal, Barry, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Dental Public Health
Rostami, Arash, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Division of Periodontics
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Saini, Tarun, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Division of Orthodontics
Saini, Viney, DDS, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Orthodontics
Sawchuk, John, DDS, FAGD, Clinical Instructor, Department of Dental Public Health
Schlossberg, Richard, DMD, Clinical Professor, Department of Dental Public Health
Schneider, S. Craig, DDS, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Endodontics
Seminowicz, David, PhD, Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Neural and Pain Sciences
Serio, Francis, DMD, Clinical Professor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
Seung, Juheon, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Division of Endodontics
Shahegh, Mohammad, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
Shahry, Nahid, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
Sharif, Shohreh DDS, Clinical Instructor, Division of Pediatric Dentistry
Sheer, Stuart, DDS, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Orthodontics
Shelton, Preston, DDS, Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Dentistry
Shires, Paul, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
Sidhu, Indra, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
Siegel, Victor, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
Simon, Carl, PhD, Adjunct Professor, Division of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
Singh, Tanvir, DDS, MS, Clinical Instructor, Division of Endodontics
Sivakumar, T.P., BDS, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Dentistry
Smith, Alva, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Dental Public Health
Soleymanzadeh, Ahad, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Periodontics
Stasak, Marina, RDH, MPH, Clinical Instructor, Division of Dental Hygiene
Stern, David, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
Stiles, Dennis, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
Strassler, Howard, DMD, Professor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
Sun, Di, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery,
Sun, Jirun, PhD, Research Associate Professor, Department of Biomaterials
Suzuki, Jon, DDS, Clinical Professor, Division of Periodontics
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Talwar, Garima, DDS, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Prosthodontics
Tate, Haley, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
Thackenkary, Renju, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Dental Public Health
Tigani, Robert, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
Tigani, Stephen, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Division of Orthodontics
Tinanoff, Norman, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry
Tong, James, DDS, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Orthodontics
Torabinejad, Mahmoud, DMD, Professor, Division of Endodontics
Trattner, Bradley, DDS, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry and Division of Endodontics
Turner, Amanda, RDH, Clinical Instructor, Division of Dental Hygiene
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Van-Dinh, Kim-Thi, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Division of Periodontics
Verma, Devender, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Dental Public Health
Verma, Prashant, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Division of Endodontics
Vernon, Maya, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Division of Pediatric Dentistry
Virden, Jordan, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Division of Pediatric Dentistry
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Wagner, Mark, DDS, Professor Emeritus, Division of Pediatric Dentistry
Wahle, William, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Division of Prosthodontics
Walker, Ian, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
Wang, Sheng, DDS, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Neural Pain Sciences
Watson, Maria Rosa, DDS, MS, DrPH, Clinical Professor, Department of Dental Public Health
West, Brandon, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Division of Periodontics
Whitaker, George, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Dental Public Health
Will, Brian, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery
Williman, Robin, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Division of Dental Hygiene
Woods, Julian, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Dental Public Health
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Yang, Dan, DDS, MSD, Clinical Instructor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry
Yen, Chihwen "Alec", DMD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Periodontics
Yousefi, Raha, DDS Clinical Instructor, Division of Periodontics
Zada, Lobna, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Division of Pediatric Dentistry
Zamani, Mehdi, DDS, Clinical Instructor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
*page last updated on 5/14/2026
Dean’s Faculty Portal
The Dean's Faculty Web Portal is utilized to allow current Dean’s Faculty members to upload required forms, access required trainings, and watch clinical instruction videos developed by some of the school's clinical departments.
Note: Before using the Dean’s Faculty web portal, you must have a valid UMID and umaryland.edu email account. If you do not have a UMID, please contact the Office of Continuing Education and Dean’s Faculty or call at 410-706-2282.
Dean's Faculty Updates and Notifications
All University related correspondence should be conducted through your University of Maryland School of Dentistry (UMSOD) email account. All updates and notifications will be sent to your University email account.
Access resources and clinical treatment guidelines from the American Dental Association, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, and International Association of Dental Traumatology.
Evidence Based Dentistry Resources
The ADA defines evidence-based dentistry (EBD) as "an approach to oral healthcare that requires the judicious integration of systematic assessments of clinically relevant scientific evidence, relating to the patient’s oral and medical condition and history, with the dentist’s clinical expertise and the patient’s treatment needs and preferences.”
The resources below are meant to provide you with easy access to tools and resources that can be utilized in practicing EBD to enhance your treatment of patients.
PubMed is a database for published scientific articles. As a tool for EBD, this database can be used in finding articles to conduct systematic reviews, as well as finding individual articles referenced in already completed systematic reviews and guidelines. Singular articles alone should not be the basis of a treatment decision in EBD. To learn how to use PubMed, visit their tutorials page.
The ADA Center for EBDTM is a resource hub that explains evidence-based dentistry, provides access to systematic reviews, critical summaries, and clinical guidelines on high profile topics in dentistry, and features evidence-based dentistry experts.
The Cochrane Collaboration® provides access to a database of systematic reviews and protocols for Cochrane Reviews on a variety of health care topics. To view the reviews on dentistry and oral health care topics, choose browse by topic and choose "Dentistry & Oral Health Care."
The Trip Database is a "clinical search engine designed to allow users to quickly and easily find and use high-quality research evidence to support their practice and/or care." The database provides access to primary and secondary research, systematic reviews, guidelines, and patient information leaflets among other resources. To find out how to use Trip Database to access resources for EBD, visit their How To Use page.
The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry provides oral health policies, recommendations for clinical practice guidelines and best practices, and endorsements for clinical practices, as well as other resources pertaining to pediatric dentistry.
The International Association of Dental Traumatology provides summarized guidelines PDF for the evaluation of management and traumatic dental injuries, as well as resources for patients.
