Jul 01, 2025  
2025-2026 Academic Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Academic 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 Dean of Academic Affairs
Professor, General Dentistry
wendy.woodall@ttuhsc.edu

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

Wenlian Zhou, D.M.D., D.D.S., Ph.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Dean of Clinical Education
Professor, General Dentistry
wenlian.zhou@ttuhsc.edu
 
Rosemary McPharlin, D.D.S.
Assistant Dean of Faculty Calibration and External Clinical Education
Professor, General Dentistry
 
Daryl S. Aguilar, D.D.S.
Clinical Instructor, General Dentistry
 
Jose L. Alvarez, D.D.S.
Clinical Instructor, General Dentistry
 
Kristelle N. Anaya, D.D.S.
Clinical Instructor, General Dentistry
 
Terese A. Andino, D.D.S, M.B.A
Assistant Professor, General Dentistry
 
Samuel J. Angulo, D.D.S., M.S.
Clinical Instructor, General Dentistry
 
Manuela D. Avila, D.D.S.
Clinical Instructor, General Dentistry

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

Hans C. Brockhoff, D.D.S.
Associate Professor , General Dentistry
 
Kelley L. Brooks, D.D.S.
Clinical Instructor, General Dentistry
 
Vernon P. Burke, M.D., D.M.D.
Associate Professor, Oral Surgery
 
Charles S. Caldwell, D.D.S.
Associate Professor, General Dentistry
 
Gregory R. Caldwell, D.D.S.
Associate Professor, General Dentistry
 
David Cappelli, D.D.S, D.Ph.D.
Professor, General Dentistry
 
Dennis W. Care, D.D.S.
Clinical Instructor, General Dentistry
 
Velmarie R. Care, D.D.S.
Associate Profesor, General Dentistry
 
Jessica A. Chacon, Ph.D.
Clinial Asst Professor
 
Atasi Chatterjee, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Physiology
 
Siv E. Chhay, D.D.S., MAGD
Associate Professor, General Dentistry

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

John W. Collins, D.D.S.
Clinical Instructor, General Dentistry
 
Thomas W. Connor, D.D.S.
Clinical Instructor, General Dentistry
 
Ladan A. Convey, D.D.S
Associate Professor, General Dentistry
 
David L. Cotchery, D.D.S.
Clinical Instructor, General Dentistry

Scott B. Crawford, M.D., FACEP, FSSH, CHSOS
Associate Professor
 
Robert A. Danforth, D.D.S.
Professor, Oral Maxillofacial Radiology
robert.danforth@ttuhsc.edu
 
Jatinder Dhillon, D.D.S.
Associate Professor, General Dentistry
 
Weronika Douglas, D.D.S.
Clinical Instructor
 
William J. Dunn
Clinica Professor
 
Salma Elwazeer, B.D.S., M.D.S., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor, Public Health/Dental Public Health
salma.elwazeer@ttuhsc.edu
 
Mehri Fayazi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Anatomy
 
Feuille V. Frank, D.D.S.  
Clinical Instructor, General Dentistry
 
Michael Fiala, D.D.S
Clinical Instructor, General Dentistry
 
Natasha Fürchtgott, DDS, MS, FACS
Clinical Instructor, General Dentistry
 
Gilberto Garcia, Ph.D., M.Ed., M.A. & M.B.A. Candidate
Assistant Professor, Spanish Language
 
Harry Gill, D.D.S.  
Clinical Instructor, General Dentistry

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

Michael Grant, DDS, MSD
Clinical Asst Professor, General Dentistry
 
David T. Holden, D.M.D
Clinical Asst Professor, General Dentistry
 
Lizbeth Holguin, D.D.S.
Clinical Asst Professor, General Dentistry
 
Waymon Holloway, Ph.D.
Clinical Asst Professor,
 
William G. Hovel, III, D.D.S.
Assistant Professor, General Dentistry
 
Carlus J. Hu, D.D.S
Clinical Instructor, General Dentistry
 
Bernard Hurlbut, D.D.S.
Associate Professor, General Dentistry
bernard.hurlbut@ttuhsc.edu
 
Roxanna Hurtado, D.M.D
Clinical Instructor, General Dentistry
 
Sehrish Javaid, B.D.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Pathology
 
Haley J. Johnson, D.D.S
Clinical Instructor, General Dentistry
 
Arshad Kaleem, DMD, MD, FACS
Clinical Asst Professor, General Dentistry
 
Bryan P. Kalish, D.D.S., M.S
Clinical Asst Professor, General Dentistry
 
Abhinav Kalra, D.M.D.
Assistant Professor, General Dentistry

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

Mayada S. Khater, D.D.S.
Clinical Asst Professor, General Dentistry

Changhun Kim, D.D.S, M.S.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor, General Dentistry
 
Lam D. Nguyen, D.D.S.
Clinical Assistant Professor
 
Minyoung Lee, D.D.S
Clinical Instructor, General Dentistry
 
Frances Lovelady,
Assistant Professor, General Dentistry

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
 
Sunil Mankar, B.D.S., M.D.S., M.S.
Associate Professor, General Dentistry
 
Patricia E. Martin, D.D.S.
Clinical Instructor, General Dentistry
 
Jitin Mathew, B.D.S., M.D.S., M.S.
Assistant Professor, General Dentistry
 
D.C Ghislaine Mayer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
 
Robert K. McCarver, D.D.S.
Clinical Asst Proffesor, General Dentistry
 
Dale A. Miles, D.D.S.
Clinical Professor
 
William Mueller, D.D.S., MAGD
Clinical Assistant Professor, General Dentistry
 
Sathiyanathan Nadarajah, B.D.S., D.M.D.
Assistant Professor, Periodontics
 
Irabor I. Okogbo, D.D.S.
Clinical Instructor, General Dentistry
 
Karen Ortega, Pharm.D.
Assistant Professor, Pharmacology
 
Marcos E. Ortega, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biochemistry
 marcos.ortega@ttuhsc.edu
 
Todd Parco, D.D.S., M.S.D.
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Dentistry
 
James L. Parker, D.D.S.
Clinical Instructor, General Dentistry
 
Edgar L. Perales, D.D.S.
Clinical Asst. Professor, General Dentistry
 
Reo Pugao, M.D., D.D.S., F.A.C.S.,
Clinical Asst. Professor, General Dentistry

 

Mir Faeq Ali Quadri, B.D.S, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Public Health/Dental Public Health
 
Gerardo Quiñones, D.M.D., FAGD
Assistant Professor, General Dentistry
 
John W. Reynolds, D.D.S.
Assistant Professor, General Dentistry
 
Jaime Rivera, D.M.D.
Clinical Instructor, General Dentistry
 
Paul S. Ro, D.D.S., M.S. 
Clinical Instructor, General Dentistry
 
Hafeez E. Romans, D.D.S.
Clinical Instructor, General Dentistry
 
Robert D. Ruiz, D.D.S.
Clinical Instructor, General Dentistry
 
Cheryl Samaniego, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Microanatomy and Cellular Biology
cheryl.samaniego@ttuhsc.edu
 
Julianna Santos, Ph.D.
Assistant Proefssor, Microanatomy and Cellular Biology
 
David C. Schlenker, D.D.S
Assistant Professor, General Dentistry
 
Shilpa Singh, B.D.S., M.S.
Associate Professor, General Dentistry
 
Alejandro Sosa, D.M.D.
Clinical Instructor, General Dentistry
 
Abigail Sosa, D.D.S.
Clinical Asst. Professor, General Dentistry
 
Scott A. Stein, D.D.S.
Clinical Instructor, General Dentistry
 
Charles H. Stuart, D.D.S.
Clinical Asst. Professor, General Dentistry
 
Brandi Tiner, D.D.S.
Clinical Instructor, General Dentistry
 
Jeremy Veleasquez, D.D.S.
Clinical Instructor, General Dentistry
 
David J. Vigerust,  MSc, Ph.D.
Clinical Professor, General Dentistry
 
Juan A. Villafane-Hernandez, D.M.D.
Assistant Professor, General Dentistry
 
Jon D. Wagner, M.D., D.D.S, FACS
Professor, Oral Maxillofacial Surgery
 
Stephen A. Wagner, D.D.S
Clinical Professor
 
Blake Waymen, D.D.S.,M.S.
Assistant Professor, Endodontics
 
Yangpei Cao, DDS, MS
Clinical Asst. Professor, General Dentistry
 
David M. Yates, DMD, MD, FACS.
Clinical Asst. Professor, General Dentistry