Administration

Our team is committed to your success.

Directors

Director of Development, Health Sciences
James Jordan, Development and Alumni Relations

Continuing Education
Dexter A. Woods, D.D.S. 

General Practice Residency Program
Christian A. King, DDS

Operations and Strategy
Tanya W. Greefield, DDS

Pediatric Dentistry Postgraduate Program
LaToya Barham, DDS, FAAPD

Orthodontics Dentistry Postgraduate Program
Kathy L Marshall, DDS

Advanced Education in General Dentistry Postgraduate Program
Robert Gamble, DDS, FICD

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Dana C. Jackson, DDS

General Practice Dentistry Residency Program 
Christian A. King, DDS

Admissions, Student Activities, & Programs 
Reginald O. Salter, DDS, MBA, PhD

Department Chairpersons

Dental Hygiene
Ms. Dawn Smith, BSDH, MS
Chair

Comprehensive Care
Alison Glascoe, DDS
Chair

Endodontics
Lisa Slade, DDS, FICD 
Director

Oral Diagnosis and Radiology
Gail Cherry-Peppers, DDS
Director

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 
Dana C. Jackson, DDS
Chair

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (COD)
Alayna Smiley, MD, DMD, MPH
Director

Oral Pathology
Esther L.B. Childers, DDS
Chair

Orthodontics
Kathy L Marshall, DDS 
Chair

Pediatric Dentistry
Latoya Barham, DDS, FAAPD
Chair

Periodontics
Crystal McIntosh, DDS 
Director

Prosthodontics 
Ioana Bettios, DDS, MS, FACP, FACD, FICD
Director

Restorative Dentistry
Robert Gamble, DDS, FICD
Director

Administrators

Admissions & Enrollment
Deborah Nixon-Willis, M.B.A.

Clinical Coordinator
Yolanda Brown

Financial Aid & Scholarships
Tiffany Pearson 

Special Assistant for Administration
Floydstyne Williams, M.Ed.

Office of the Dean

Yolanda Brown

Clinical Coordinator

Office of the Dean, Dentistry

Lori B. Fenner

Program Manager, MBA

Office of the Dean, Dentistry

Cheryl E. S. Fryer

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Office of the Dean, Dentistry

Donna Grant-Mills

Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Admissions

Office of the Dean, Dentistry

Xinbin Gu

Professor & Associate Dean for Research

Office of the Dean, Dentistry

Andrea Jackson

Dean

Office of the Dean, Dentistry

Candace Mitchell

Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs

Office of the Dean, Dentistry

Floydstyne Williams

Special Assistant for Administration

Office of the Dean, Dentistry