Administration
Dean
Leo E. Rouse, DDS, FACD
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Student Affairs
Cecile E. Skinner. DDS, Ph.D
Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs
Andrea D. Jackson, DDS, MS
Associate Dean for Advanced Education
Therese L. Galloucis, DMD
Associate Dean for Research
Xinbin Gu, MD, MS, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Business Affairs and Information Applications
Candace E. Mitchell, DDS, MBA
Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs
Ester L. B. Childers, DDS, MS
Directors
Director, Faculty Development
Cheryl E. Fryer, DDS, MS
Director, Facilities Management and Clinical Services Support
John R. Bailey, DDS, MSA
Director, Patient Records
Stephen A. Harden, DDS
Director, Pediatric Dentistry
Melanie Thwaites, DDS
Director, Division of Restorative Dentistry
Willie Winfree, DDS, MPA
Director, Division of Fixed Prosthodontics
Terri Matthews, DDS, MS
Director, Division of Removable Prosthodontics
Thomas Edler, DDS, MS
Director, Division of Community Dentistry
Georgetta Manning-Cox, DDS, MPH
Director, Continuing Education
Ronald Brown, DDS
Director, Assessments
Garnett Henley, MS
Director, General Practice Residency Program
Christian A. King, DDS
Director, Academic Reinforcement Program
James E. Palmer, DDS
Director, Pediatric Dentistry Postgraduate Program
George P. Thomas, DDS, MPH
Director, Division of Learning Resources
Mr. Robert Yaasi
Department Chairpersons
Chair, Orthodontics
Earl Kudlick, DDS
Chair, Department of Periodontics
Donald R. Allen, DDS, MS
Chair, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery & Hospital Affairs
Andrea Bonnick, DDS
Chair, Department of Oral Pathology
Esther L.B. Childers, DDS, MS
Chair, Department ofPediatric Dentistry
George P. Thomas, DDS, MPH
Chair, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
Langston D. Smith, DMD, MS, M.H. Ed
Chair, Department of Dental Hygiene
Donna Grant-Mills, RDS, DDS, M.Ed
Administrators
Ms. Subrinnia Mason
Administrative Officer
Deborah Nixon-Willis, M.B.A.
Admissions & Enrollment
Willie Q Cartwright, M.Ed.
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Yolonda Brown
Clinical Coordinator
Floydstyne Williams, M.Ed.
Special Assistant for Administration
Regina Payton, MSA
Profit Center Manager