Full-Time Faculty

Hope Amm
Ph.D.Assistant Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 702
(205) 934-5405 Research Interests: Non-invasive imaging of ameloblastoma; Genetics and therapy of odontogenic tumors; Oral cancer biology and therapy; Oral microenvironment and cancer

Ramzi Abou-Arraj
D.D.S., M.S.Associate Professor
Director, Graduate Periodontology Clinic
Assistant Director, Advanced Education in Periodontology This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 412
(205) 934-4984 Research Interests: Mucogingival surgical therapy around teeth and implants; Periodontal regeneration; Site development for endosseous dental implants; Implant surface modification techniques
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network

Celin Arce Urena
D.D.S.Assistant Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 506
(205) 976-9591 Research Interests: Dental Implants; Ceramics; CAD-CAM technology; Esthetics; Biomaterials

Warren Arrasmith
D.M.D.Associate Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 419
(205) 934-4345Research Interests: PBRN affiliate; Local anesthesia; Clinical curriculum design
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network

Hussein Basma
D.D.S., M.S.Assistant Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 412
(205) 934-4506 Research Interests: Soft and hard tissue augmentation in preparation for endosseous dental implants; Digital technologies to enhance dental implant surgical treatment plan; Integration of digital dental implant planning into dental education

Christine Blass
D.M.D.Assistant Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
RWUH B50
(205) 934-4178

Edward Bradford
D.D.S., M.P.H.Associate Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 171
(205) 996-5326 Research Interests: Caries Control; Fluoridation; Operative Dentistry materials; Dental simulation teaching
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network

Rama Kiran Chavali
B.D.S., M.S.Associate Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 604
(205) 934-9722 Research Interests: Dental Implants; Dental Biomaterials; HIV/AIDS in Dentistry; Prosthodontics

Po-Hsu Chen
D.D.S., M.S., M.P.H.Assistant Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 524D
(205) 975-0692Research Interests: Prosthodontics, maxillofacial prosthetics, dental materials, digital dentistry, public health dentistry.
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network

Kyounga Cheon
D.M.D., M.S.Associate Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 802
(205) 975-4303Research Interests: Regenerative Dental Research - to develop a highly innovative injectable nitric oxide releasing biomimetic nanomatrix gel targeting root canal disinfection and pulp-dentin complex regeneration with multidisciplinary team approach (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Endodontics, and Biomedical Engineering at UAB)

Terpsithea (Teti) Christou
D.D.S., M.S.Assistant Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 314
(205) 934-4547Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network

Shandra Coble
D.M.D.Assistant Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 607
(205) 934-4122Research Interests: Outcomes of Endodontic Treatment; Rotary Instrumentation

Ashraf F. Fouad
D.D.S., M.S.Professor/Chair This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 609
(205) 934-5373 or (205) 975-5067Research Interests: Pathogenesis of pulpal and periapical disease, association of systemic disease with apical periodontitis and with outcomes of endodontic treatment, dental pulp regeneration, vital pulp therapy, antibiotic resistance in endodontic infections and effectiveness of antimicrobial therapies in endodontics.

Joana Cunha-Cruz
M.P.H., D.D.S., Ph.D.Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 117
(205) 996-5298Research Interests: Dental-practice based research; Community-based research; Implementation Sciences; Behavioral Sciences; Oral Epidemiology; Health Inequities and Disparities

Chin-Chuan Fu
D.D.S., M.S.Associate Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 617
(205) 996-5110 Research Interests: Dental Implants; Dental Materials with special focus in dental ceramics and dental cements; Oral Microbiology; CAD/CAM dental prostheses; Dental education

Mia Geisinger
D.D.S., M.S.Professor
Program Director, Advanced Education in Periodontology This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 412
(205) 934-4984 Research Interests: Periodontal-systemic interactions related to periodontal infection and immuno-inflammatory response in patients with diabetes, pregnancy outcomes, rheumatoid arthritis, obesity, and dementia; Plaque control in special populations to improve oral and systemic health; Nonsurgical intervention for periodontal and peri-implant diseases; Periodontal hard and soft tissue regenerative materials and techniques
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network

Nicolaas Geurs
D.D.S., M.S.Weatherford/Palcanis Endowed Professor and Chair This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 412
(205) 934-1074 Research Interests: Community outcomes of implant therapy; Clinical translation research of periodontal therapies; Regenerative medicine; Oral disease system health relationship
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network

Gregg Gilbert
D.D.S., M.B.A., F.A.A.H.D., F.A.C.D., F.I.C.DDistinguished Professor/Chair This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 109
(205) 934-5423Research Interests: Practice-Based Research Networks; Oral Epidemiology; Dental Behavioral Science
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network Bibliography

Daniel Allen Givan
D.M.D., Ph.D.Professor/Interim Chair This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 522B
(205) 934-9809 Research Interests: 3D Printing; CAD/CAM; CBCT; Dental Implants; Dental Materials; Digital Dentistry; Optical Impressions; Milling; Prosthodontics; Virtual Implant Planning
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network

Snigdha Gummadi
B.D.S, M.S.Assistant Professor
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 555C
(205) 934-5459 Research Interests: Dental materials; Adhesion/bonding; Composites; Minimally invasive dentistry; Ceramic onlays; 3D Printing; CAD/CAM; Dental Implants; Digital Dentistry
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network

Quamarul Hassan
Ph.D.Associate Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 707
(205) 975-3020 Research Interests: Craniofacial Development; Genetics

Jeff Hill
D.M.D.Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 510
(205) 934-3000

Yung-Tsung Hsu
D.D.S., M.S., D.M.D.Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 534
(205) 975-2284 Research Interests: Outcomes of denture and partial denture treatments; Implant-retained overdenture; Hybrid denture; Dental materials; Ceramic Implants; Attachments

Janice Jackson
D.M.D.Professor/Chair This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 304
(205) 934-7016Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network

Amjad Javed
Ph.D.Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 714
(205) 996-5124 Research Interests: Craniofacial Development; Osteopenia/Osteoporosis; Genetics of Mineralized Tissue; Cartilage Development and Degeneration; Cleido Cranial Dysplasia; Mineral Metabolism; Regulation of Bone Adiposity

Michael Kase
D.M.D.Assistant Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 419
(205) 934-5334 Research Interests: Oral cancer; Prosthodontics; Implants; Dental oncology; Facial prosthetics; Obturators; Speech protheses; Sleep apnea prostheses; TMD splints

Chung H. Kau
B.D.S., M.Sc.D., M.B.A., Ph.D., M.Orth.Edin., F.D.S.Glas., F.A.M.S. (Ortho), F.F.D.Ire., F.D.S.Edin, F.A.C.D., F.I.C.D., A.B.O., Cert (Ortho)Professor/Chair This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 305
(205) 934-2782 Research Interests: 4D Jaw tracking; Juvenile idiopathic Arthritis in the TMJ; Accelerated Tooth Movement; 3D Imaging (including Cone Beam Technology and Surface Imaging); 3D modeling of surgery; Demineralization studies of teeth; Orthodontic tooth movement and Craniofacial Syndromes; Deformities and Anomalies
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network

Maninder Kaur
B.D.S., M.P.H., M.S.Assistant Professor
Predoctoral Program Director, Periodontology This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 412
(205) 934-4506 Research Interests: Periodontal disease and periodontal therapy and its effects on adverse pregnancy outcomes; Inflammatory markers in gingival and serum samples in patients with systemic diseases and conditions, including anxiety/depression, diabetes, and pregnancy; Multilineage potential of gingival mesenchymal stem cells for dental tissue regeneration; Role of growth factors for bone regeneration at extraction sites; Nonsurgical treatments of periodontal diseases

Brian Kinard
D.M.D., M.D.Assistant Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 419 Research Interests: Orthognathic surgery efficiency; Orthognathic surgery enhanced recovery after surgery; Maxillomandibular advancement for obstructive sleep apnea; Cleft orthognathic surgery

Ejvis Lamani
D.M.D., Ph.D.Assistant Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 313
(205) 994-3251 Research Interests: Dental and Craniofacial Anomalies; Genetics; Genotype-Phenotype correlations; Short Root Anomaly; Root Resorption; Tooth Agenesis

Nate Lawson
D.M.D., M.A., Ph.D.Associate Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 603
(205) 975-8302Research Interests: Laboratory testing of biomaterials including mechanical, applied, esthetic, surface and bioactive properties; Clinical testing of biomaterials including Class V retention studies, Direct restoration studies and bleaching studies
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network

Perng-Ru Liu
D.D.S., M.S., D.M.D.Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 539
(205) 934-1067 Research Interests: Clinical performance of the esthetic restorations; CAD-CAM and digital dentistry; Fiber-reinforced composite material and restorative phases of several dental implant systems

Patrick Louis
D.D.S., M.D.Professor/Chair This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 419Research Interests: Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (TMJ); Trauma; Dental Implants; Cosmetic Surgery; Orthognathic Surgery; Pathology; Reconstructive Surgery; Aesthetic Surgery
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network

Kristy L. Marker
D.D.S., M.S.Assistant Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 608
(205) 975-8604Research Interests: Diagnosis and management of acute odontogenic and non-odontogenic pain. Vital pulp therapy and pulp regeneration.
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network

Emerson Martins
D.D.S., M.S.c, Ph.D.Assistant Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 512
(205) 975-9742 Research Interests: Cariology & Preventive Dentistry - Minimally Invasive Dentistry; Biomaterials/Dental Materials for use in preventive/restorative dentistry; Biomedical engineering: corrosion, biocompatibility, assessment of the local cellular reactions following implantation of biomaterials, nanotechnologies used for surface modification; Hospital and Geriatric Dentistry; Problem based learning in dentistry; Clinical cariology and caries risk assessment; Research in Digital Dentistry
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network

Raquel Mazer
D.M.D., M.S., M.P.H.Associate Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 115
(205) 996-2724 Research Interests: Dental biomaterials; Adhesion; Implants; Health outcomes and Patient services

Carly Timmons McKenzie
Ph.D.Associate Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 125
(205) 996-2208Research Interests: Behavioral Sciences Curriculum Development; Utilization and effectiveness of simulation; Future dental practice intentions, as related to underserved populations

Sonya Tidwell Mitchell
D.M.D., M.S.H.A.Associate Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 606
(205) 934-1062Research Interests: Practice-based research networks

Stephen Mitchell
D.M.D., M.S.Associate Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 322J
(205) 934-1136

Anthony Morlandt
D.D.S., M.D.Associate Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 419
(205) 996-2799 Research Interests: Head and neck cancer survival; Predicting cancer risk in oral premalignant lesions; Mapping of ameloblastomas using fluorescence imaging; Functional outcomes in head and neck cancer surgery; Third molar surgery; Craniomaxillofacial trauma

Kathlyn Kruger Powell
D.M.D., M.D.Assistant Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 419 Research Interests: Oral Surgery; Craniofacial and Cleft Lip/Palate Surgery; Benign Pediatric Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology; Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and TMJ; Orthognathic Surgery; Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Impacted Teeth; Dental Implants

Michelle Robinson
D.M.D., M.A.Associate Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 406
(205) 934-4720Research Interests: Organizational culture and climate; Strategic planning; Faculty development; Diversity and inclusion, student mentorship, and pipeline programs; Design, implementation, and testing of electronic record systems; Technologies for education, distance learning, and online mentoring; Gamification; Networked clinical information systems for research and teaching; Workflow analysis; Clinical e-prescribing

Augusto Antonio Robles
D.D.S., M.S., D.M.D.Associate Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 510
Research Interests: Dental materials; Adhesion/bonding; Composites; Minimally invasive dentistry; Ceramic onlays
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network

Sory Shannon
D.D.S.Associate Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 311

Somsak Sittitavornwong
D.M.D., M.S.Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 419
(205) 934-4345Research Interests: Dental Implants; Pediatric Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Clefts; Orthognathic Surgery; Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Maxillofacial Pathology; Trauma; Bone Reconstruction

Nathan R. Smith
D.M.D., M.P.H.Assistant Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 112
(205) 934-1179 Research Interests: Geriatric dentistry; minimally invasive restorative techniques; biomaterials; population health
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network

Nada Souccar
D.D.S., M.S.Associate Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 302A
(205) 934-3737

Russell Taichman
D.M.D., D.M.Sc.Professor/Dean This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 406
(205) 934-4720 Research Interests: Bone Biology; Bone Metastases; Hematology; Leadership training for oral health professionals; Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and disseminated tumor cells (DTCs) and how they home, localize and engage the bone marrow microenvironment or niche for survival, function and protection from injury
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network

Ken Tilashalski
D.M.D.Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 405
(205) 934-1185 Research Interests: Oral Pathology; Mucocutaneous Disorders; Smokeless Tobacco; Endodontic Treatment Outcomes
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network

Ahu Topkara
D.D.S., Ph.D., D.M.D.Assistant Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 144
(205) 934-7807 Research Interests: Clinical orthodontic research; Multidiscipinary treatments; Orthodontic root resorption; Adhesive systems; Craniofacial growth and development; Smile esthetics

Christos Vlachos
D.M.D., D.D.S., M.S.Associate Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 307
(205) 934-4547Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network

Terry Gene Whatley
D.M.D.Associate Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 419
(205) 987-1173 Research Interests: Orthognathic Surgery; Facial Trauma; Maxillofacial Pathology; Facial Reconstruction; Impacted Teeth

Wen-Chou Wu
D.D.S., M.S., F.A.C.P., A.F.A.A.M.P.Associate Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 534
(205) 934-1072 Research Interests: Implant restorative material; Implant prosthesis design; Implant occlusion scheme

Sufian Yassin
B.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.Assistant Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 507
(205) 934-1022 Research Interests: Occlusion; Dental Implants; Implant prosthesis; Dental Materials; Digital Dentistry, Oral Microbiology; CAD/CAM dental prostheses, restorative materials

Yedeh Ying
D.M.D., M.D.Assistant Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 419
(205) 934-4345 Research Interests: Microvascular reconstruction outcomes; Facial trauma

Ping Zhang
D.D.S., Ph.D.Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 801-A1
(205) 996-9803Research Interests: Osteoimmunology; Host/microbial interactions in the pathogenesis of periodontal disease and dental caries; Mucosal vaccines for oral infectious diseases; Adjuvant development and characterization