Faculty, staff, and residents from the orthodontics department.

Our goal is to help excellent, ethical and compassionate dentists become versatile, well-trained practitioners in the art and science of orthodontics. Our team practices in a facility with newly equipped four-handed dentistry operatories, laboratory, computer/video imaging room, digital radiology equipment, two state of the art CBCT Imaging Systems, a 3dMD Surface Imaging System, and both intra-oral/extra-oral digital impression scanning technologies. In addition to providing an excellent clinical foundation, our programs provide a basis for graduates wishing to pursue an academic career.

Faculty & Staff

Faculty

Faculty

Staff

Staff

Residents

Ahu Topkara

Ahu Topkara

D.D.S., Ph.D.

2026 Resident

University of Alabama at Birmingham, D.M.D.
Selcuk University, Turkiye, Ph.D. (Ortho)
Istanbul University, Turkiye, D.D.S.

Ahmed Abumustafa

Ahmed Abumustafa

D.D.S., M.S.

2025 Resident

Misr University for Science and Technology, Egypt, D.D.S.
Manila Central University, Philippines, M.S. in Orthodontics

Pierpont Brown

Pierpont Brown

D.M.D.

2025 Resident

The Dental College of Georgia, D.M.D.
NYU Langone (AEGD)

Hassan Chihab

Hassan Chihab

M.S.

2025 Resident

University of Minnesota, M.S. in Prosthodontics

Tanner Godfrey

Tanner Godfrey

D.M.D., Ph.D.

2025 Resident

University of Alabama at Birmingham, D.M.D., Ph.D.

Gina Liu

Gina Liu

D.D.S.

2025 Resident

Virginia Commonwealth University, D.D.S.

Nathan Hoffman

Nathan Hoffman

D.M.D.

2024 Resident

Roseman University, D.M.D.

Adriana Morales Buendia

Adriana Morales Buendia

D.D.S., M.S.

2024 Resident

Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, D.D.S., M.S. in Endodontics

Shannon Rea

Shannon Rea

D.D.S.

2024 Resident

University of Iowa, D.D.S.

Shubham Sharma

Shubham Sharma

B.D.S., M.P.H.

2024 Resident

Himachal Pradesh University, B.D.S.
Nova Southeastern University, M.P.H.

Trey Spillers

Trey Spillers

D.M.D.

2024 Resident

The Dental College of Georgia, D.M.D.

Gabrielle Coe

Gabrielle Coe

D.M.D.

2023 Resident

Southern Illinois University, D.M.D.

Ishita Johal

Ishita Johal

D.M.D.

2023 Resident

University of Alabama at Birmingham, D.M.D.

Rawan Oueis

Rawan Oueis

D.D.S.

2023 Resident

Ajman University, UAE, D.D.S.

Naurine Shah

Naurine Shah

B.D.S.

2023 Resident

University of Karachi, B.D.S.

Lauren Sharp

Lauren Sharp

D.M.D.

2023 Resident

University of Alabama at Birmingham, D.M.D.