Mar 28, 2024  
2022-2023 Academic Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Woody L. Hunt School of Dental Medicine Faculty


Richard C. Black, D.D.S., M.S.
Dean of Woody L. Hunt School of Dental Medicine
Professor, Orthodontics
richard.black@ttuhsc.edu

Wendy Woodall, D.D.S., M.A.G.D.
Associate Academic Dean
Professor, General Dentistry
wendy.woodall@ttuhsc.edu

Fady F. Faddoul, D.D.S., M.S.D.
Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs
Professor, General Dentistry
fady.faddoul@ttuhsc.edu

AnaKarina Mascarenhas, B.D.S, M.P.H., Dr.P.H.
Associate Dean of Research
Professor, Community Oral Health
AnaKarina.mascarenhas@ttuhsc.edu

Rhonda J. Everett, D.D.S., M.P.H.
Interim Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
Professor, General Dentistry
rhonda.everett@ttuhsc.edu

Farzana Alam, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Pharmacology 
Farzana.Alam@ttuhsc.edu

Samuel A. Allen, D.D.S..
Associate Professor, Oral Maxillofacial Surgery
samuel.a.allen@ttuhsc.edu

Santiago Batres, D.D.S., M.A.G.D.
Assistant Professor, General Dentistry
santiago.batres@ttuhsc.edu

Angela Chi, D.M.D.
Professor, Oral Maxillofacial Pathology
angela.chi@ttuhsc.edu

Robert A. Danforth, D.D.S.
Professor, Oral Maxillofacial Radiology
robert.danforth@ttuhsc.edu

Salma Elwazeer, B.D.S., M.D.S., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor, Public Health/Dental Public Health
salma.elwazeer@ttuhsc.edu

Harry Gill, D.D.S.

Clinical Instructor

harry.gill@ttuhsc.edu

Alex Gonzalez, D.D.S., MAGD
Assistant Professor, General Dentistry
dr.alex.gonzalez@ttuhsc.edu

Angel “JR” Gonzalez, D.D.S.

Assistant Professor, General Dentistry

jr.gonzalez@ttuhsc.edu

Geoffrey Guttmann, Ph.D.
Professor, Anatomy
goeffrey.guttmann@ttuhsc.edu

Bo-Young Hong, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Microbiology/Immunology
bo-young.hong@ttuhsc.edu

Bernard Hurlbut, D.D.S.
Associate Professor, General Dentistry
bernard.hurlbut@ttuhsc.edu

Carlos A. Jurado, D.D.S., M.S.
Associate Professor, Prosthodontics
carlos.jurado@ttuhsc.edu

Umadevi Kandalam, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Physiology
umadevi.kandalam@ttuhsc.edu

Wilma Luquis-Aponte, D.M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, General Dentistry
wilma.luquis-aponte@ttuhsc.edu

Tanya Sue Maestas, D.D.S.

Clinical Instructor, General Dentistry

tmaestas@ttuhsc.edu

Salwa Mekled, B.D.S, D.M.D.
Assistant Professor, General Dentistry
salwa.mekled@ttuhsc.edu

Marcos Ortega, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biochemistry
marcos.ortega@ttuhsc.edu

Praveen Parachuru, B.D.S, M.S. Ph.D, M.S.D.
Associate Professor, Periodontics
praveen.parachuru@ttuhsc.edu

Todd Parco, D.D.S., M.S.D.
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Dentistry
todd.parco@ttuhsc.edu

Paul S. Ro, D.D.S., M.S. 

Clinical Instructor, General Dentistry

pro@ttuhsc.edu

Cheryl Samaniego, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Microanatomy and Cellular Biology
cheryl.samaniego@ttuhsc.edu

Wenlian Zhou, D.M.D., D.D.S., Ph.D., M.P.H.
Professor, General Dentistry
wenlian.zhou@ttuhsc.edu