Community Dentistry & Behavioral Science
Emily J Bartley PhD
Assistant Professor, Director of Communication and Outreach (PRICE)
Email:
ebartley@dental.ufl.edu
Yenisel Cruz-Almeida MSPH, PhD
Associate Professor & Associate Director, Pain Research & Intervention Center Of Excellence
Email:
cryeni@ufl.edu
Olga S Ensz DMD, MPH
Clinical Assistant Professor, Director of Community-Based Outreach
Email:
olga.ensz@ufl.edu
Research Interests:
- Access to care
- Health disparities and Social determinants of health
- Interprofessional Education (IPE)
Roger B Fillingim PhD
Associate Dean Of Planning And Institutional Effectiveness, Distinguished Professor, Director Of PRICE
Email:
rfilling@ufl.edu
Pedro A Valdes Hernandez Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Research Interests:
- Aging
- Artificial Intelligence
- Chronic Pain
- MRI
- Neuroimaging
Endodontics
Roberta Pileggi DDS, MS
Senior Executive Associate Dean; Chair, Program Director & Professor of Endodontics; Associate Dean for Advanced & Graduate Education; Director, School of Advanced Dental Sciences
Email:
rpileggi@dental.ufl.edu
Oral Biology
L J Brady
Professor & Director Of Graduate And Postdoctoral Research Training And Career Development
Email:
jbrady@dental.ufl.edu
Ana Duran-Pinedo PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Email:
apinedo@ufl.edu
Research Interests:
- Education
- Microbiology
- Microbiome
Jorge Frias-Lopez PhD
Associate Professor
Email:
jfrias-lopez@dental.ufl.edu
Research Interests:
- Metatranscriptome
- Microbiome
- Oral cancer
- Periodontal disease
- Systems biology
Frank Gibson Ph.D.
Professor, DMD/PhD Program Coordinator
Email:
fgibson@dental.ufl.edu
Research Interests:
- Bacterial pathogenesis
- Host-pathogen interaction
- Infection and systemic disease
- Inflammation
Nadeem Khan Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Email:
nkhan2@dental.ufl.edu
Research Interests:
- Host-pathogen interaction
- Lung mucosal immunology
- Regenerative medicine
- Respiratory polymicrobial infections
- Vaccine immunology
Kaylie L.N. Lam Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Email:
llam1@ufl.edu
Research Interests:
- Clinical Microbiology
- Gut Microbiome
- Host-pathogen interaction
- Immunotherapy
- Molecular genetics and biology of pathogenic bacteria and their drug resistance
Jose A Lemos PhD
Professor
Email:
jlemos@dental.ufl.edu
Research Interests:
- Bacterial pathogenesis
- Bacterial physiology
- Biofilm
- Dental caries
- Enterococcus
- Streptococcus
- Stress responses
Luis R Martinez PhD, MS, MBA
Associate Professor
Email:
lmartinez@dental.ufl.edu
Research Interests:
- Central nervous system fungal infections
- Fungal biofilms
- Fungal pathogenesis and immunology
Shannon M Wallet PhD
Chair And Professor, Department Of Oral Biology | Louis And Marge Atkins Endowed Professor
Email:
swallet@dental.ufl.edu
Lin Zeng PhD
Associate Professor
Email:
lzeng@dental.ufl.edu
Research Interests:
- Bacterial genetics
- Bacterial pathogenesis
- Bacterial physiology
- Biofilm
- Carbohydrate metabolism
- Dental caries
- Microbiome
Oral & Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences
Indraneel Bhattacharyya DDS, MSD
Professor & Division Director, Oral And Maxillofacial Pathology
Email:
neelanu@ufl.edu
Clinical Interests:
- Lichen planus
- Mouth ulcers
Research Interests:
- Surgical pathology
Seunghee Cha DDS, PhD
Professor
Email:
scha@dental.ufl.edu
Clinical Interests:
- Head and Neck Cancer
- Salivary gland disorders
- Sjögren syndrome
Research Interests:
- Autoimmune Disease
- Clinical outcomes studies
- Clinical therapeutic studies
- Clustering and classification
- biomarker discovery
Anita Gohel BDS, PhD
Chair & Clinical Professor, Oral & Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences; Program Director, Advanced Education in Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology
Email:
agohel@ufl.edu
Research Interests:
- Advanced diagnostic imaging
- CBCT imaging applications
Mohammed N Islam BDS DDS
Clinical Professor & Residency Program Director
Email:
mnislam@ufl.edu
Clinical Interests:
- Mouth ulcers
- Oral cancer
- Salivary gland tumors
Joseph Katz DMD
Professor
Email:
jkatz@dental.ufl.edu
Clinical Interests:
- Burning Mouth Syndrome
- Lichen planus
- Mouth ulcers
- Sjögren syndrome
Pamela R Sandow DMD
Associate Dean for Admissions & Financial Aid; Clinical Professor
Email:
psandow@dental.ufl.edu
Clinical Interests:
- Head and Neck Cancer
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Basak Ayaz MSc, PhD
Research Assistant Scientist
Email:
basakdonertas@ufl.edu
Research Interests:
- Chronic Pain
- Hypertension
M F Dolwick DMD, PhD
Professor | Chair, Oral Surgery | Director Of Hospital Dentistry
Email:
fdolwick@dental.ufl.edu
Clinical Interests:
- Cleft lip and palate
William C Martin DMD, MS, FACP
Director & Clinical Professor
Email:
wmartin@dental.ufl.edu
Clinical Interests:
- Dental Implants
Orthodontics
Sarah H Abu Arqub BDS, M.Sc., M.Dent.Sc.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Email:
sabuarqub@ufl.edu
Research Interests:
- Clinical Trials Design & Analysis
- 3D Imaging
- AI in Orthodontics
- Advances in clear aligner therapy
- Biology of Orthodontic Tooth Movement
- Impacted canines
- Interactive learning in dental education
- Mini-screws Assisted Rapid Palatal Expansion
- Multidisciplinary treatment approach
- Retention and relapse in orthodontics
- Social media and Orthodontics
- Tele-Orthodontics and Dental Monitoring
- systematic reviews and meta analysis
Divakar Karanth BDS, MDS, MS, MOrth RCS
Clinical Associate Professor, College of Dentistry
Email:
dkaranth@dental.ufl.edu
Research Interests:
- 3D Printing and Biomaterials
- Application of Artificial Intelligence in Orthodontics
- Biology of Orthodontic Tooth Movement
- Bone Regeneration
Charles G Widmer D.D.S., M.S.
ASO PROFESSOR
Email:
widmer@dental.ufl.edu
Clinical Interests:
- Orofacial Pain
Xianrui Yang DMD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Email:
yang.xianrui@ufl.edu
Research Interests:
- AI in Orthodontics
- Biochemistry and Cell Biology
- Biology of Orthodontic Tooth Movement
- Bone Regeneration
- Clinical and translational science
Periodontology
Karin C Schey DMD, MS
Clinical Assistant Professor
Email:
kschey@dental.ufl.edu
Clinical Interests:
- Dental Implants
- Gum biopsy
- Periodontal Disease / Gum Disease
Research Interests:
- Dental implants
- Microbiome
- Periodontal disease
- Periodontics
Prosthodontics
Sherif Hosney BDS, MS, FACP
Clinical Assistant Professor & Program Director, Advanced Education in Prosthodontics
Email:
shosney@ufl.edu
Research Interests:
- Dental implants
- Digital Dentistry
- Prosthodontics
Restorative Dental Sciences
Alex J Delgado DDS, MS
Director Of Continuing Dental Education & Associate Professor
Email:
adelgado@dental.ufl.edu
Josephine F Esquivel-Upshaw DMD
Interim Director & Professor, Division of Prosthodontics
Email:
jesquivel@dental.ufl.edu
Clinical Interests:
- Bridges
- Dental Fillings
- Dental Implants
- Dental crowns
Valeria V Gordan DDS, MS
Associate Dean For Research & Distinguished Professor
Email:
vgordan@dental.ufl.edu
Clinical Interests:
- Dental care – adult
- Dental cavities
Margarete C Ribeiro Dasilva DDS, MS, PhD
Clinical Professor
Email:
mribeiro@dental.ufl.edu
Clinical Interests:
- Denture problems
- TMJ Disorders
- Toothaches
Mateus G Rocha DDS, MS, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor & Director, Center For Dental Biomaterials
Email:
mrocha@dental.ufl.edu
Clinical Interests:
- Dental Fillings
- Dental Implants
- Dental care – adult
- Dental cavities
- Dental crowns
Research Interests:
- Dental Materials
- Machine Learning
- Restorative Dentistry
Jean-Francois Roulet DDS, PhD
Professor & Director of the Center for Dental Biomaterials
Email:
jroulet@dental.ufl.edu
Clinical Interests:
- Dental care – adult