Full-Time Faculty
Ramzi Abou-Arraj
Professor
SDB 412
(205) 934-4984Research 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
Manika Arora
Assistant Professor
SDB 617
(205) 934-1038
Hussein Basma
Assistant Professor
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
Assistant Professor
RWUH B50
(205) 934-4178
Jon Bowie
Assistant Professor
SDB 412E
(205) 934-4506 Research Interests: Surgical and nonsurgical therapies for treatment of periodontitis; Management of medical emergencies and systemic health in clinical settings
Edward Bradford
Associate Professor
SDB 171
(205) 996-5326 Research Interests: Caries Control; Fluoridation; Operative Dentistry materials; Dental simulation teaching
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network
Kimberly Carr
Associate Professor
SDB 804
(205) 934-7016Research Interests: Oral microbiological disease and its association with systemic disease, and special care dentistry
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network
Jaime Castro-Núñez
Assistant Professor
SDB 408L
(205) 934-3374Research Interests: Maxillofacial trauma and the response of cystic lesions to active negative pressure
Rama Kiran Chavali
Associate Professor
SDB 604
(205) 934-9722 Research Interests: Dental Implants; Dental Biomaterials; HIV/AIDS in Dentistry; Prosthodontics
Eros Chaves
Associate Professor
SDB 412
(205) 934-4506 Research Interests: Longitudinal management of patients with periodontal disease; Pedagogical factors influencing optimal learning and application of periodontal diagnostic and treatment principles; Risk factors influencing periodontal and peri-implant disease initiation and progression
Po-Hsu Chen
Associate Professor
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
Associate Professor
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)
Shandra Coble
Associate Professor
SDB 607
(205) 934-4122Research Interests: Outcomes of Endodontic Treatment; Rotary Instrumentation
Joana Cunha-Cruz
Professor
SDB 117
(205) 996-5298Research Interests: Dental-practice based research; Community-based research; Implementation Sciences; Behavioral Sciences; Oral Epidemiology; Health Inequities and Disparities
Elyse Dengler
Assistant Professor
SDB 506
(205) 934-1863
Farahnaz Fahimipour
Assistant Professor
SDB 412
(205) 934-4506 Research Interests: Regenerative dentistry, stem cell therapy and tissue engineering
Ashraf F. Fouad
Professor
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.
Chin-Chuan Fu
Professor
Thomas P. Hinman Dental Meeting Endowed Professorship in Comprehensive Dentistry
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
Professor
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
Dean, School of Dentistry
Weatherford/Palcanis Endowed Professor
Dental Alumni-Joseph F. Volker Chair of Clinical Dentistry
SDB 406
(205) 934-4720 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
Distinguished Professor
James R. Rosen Chair of Dental Research
MT402-K
(205) 934-5423Research Interests: Practice-Based Research Networks; Oral Epidemiology; Dental Behavioral Science
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network Bibliography
Daniel Allen Givan
Professor
University of Alabama School of Dentistry Alumni Association Endowed Professorship
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
Fang Gu
Assistant Professor
SDB 610
(205) 975-8604Research Interests: Clinical Outcomes and Implementation Science; Oral Cancer and Bone Marrow Microenvironment; Oral Microbiology Infection and Host Response
Snigdha Gummadi
Assistant Professor
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
Professor
SDB 707
(205) 975-3020 Research Interests: Craniofacial Development; Genetics
Jeff Hill
Professor
SDB 510
(205) 934-3000
Yung-Tsung Hsu
Professor
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
Professor
SDB 304
(205) 934-7016Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network
Amjad Javed
Professor
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
Marina Kaizer
Associate Professor
SDB 617
(205) 934-1022Research Interests: Dental Materials, Esthetic Dentistry, Operative Dentistry, Tooth Preservation, Digital Dentistry
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network
Michael Kase
Associate Professor
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
Professor
Don Speed Endowed Professorship for Orthodontics
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
Associate Professor
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
Mohamed Khass
Assistant Professor
SDB 708
(205) 975-1043Research Interests: Osteoimmunology (interactions between B cells and the skeleton system), B cell, T cell, osteoporosis, arthritis, vaccines, immunogenetics, autoimmunity, immunoglobulin repertoire development and function, cancer biology, stem cell biology.
Yu Shin Kim
Professor
SDB 801
(205) 934-3421Research Interests: Chronic pain, dental and craniofacial pain, chronic itch, substance addiction mechanisms, dementia and Alzheimer's disease
Brian Kinard
Associate Professor
SDB 419 Research Interests: Orthognathic surgery efficiency; Orthognathic surgery enhanced recovery after surgery; Maxillomandibular advancement for obstructive sleep apnea; Cleft orthognathic surgery
Ejvis Lamani
Associate Professor
SDB 313
(205) 994-3251 Research Interests: Dental and Craniofacial Anomalies; Genetics; Genotype-Phenotype correlations; Short Root Anomaly; Root Resorption; Tooth Agenesis
Nate Lawson
Associate Professor
SDB 602A
(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
John Minh Le
Assistant Professor
SDB 419 Research Interests: Head and neck oncology; head and neck pathology; benign jaw tumors; microvascular reconstructive surgery; bone marrow stem cells; bone regeneration; wound healing; head and neck reconstruction; oral dysplasia
Yu-Yin Lin
Assistant Professor
SDB 310B
(205) 934-9190Research Interests: Dental public health for children; Material science; Dental traumatology
Patrick Louis
McCallum Endowed Professor
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
Emerson Martins
Assistant Professor
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
Associate Professor
SDB 106-P
(205) 996-2724 Research Interests: Dental biomaterials; Adhesion; Implants; Health outcomes and Patient services
Carly Timmons McKenzie
Associate Professor
SDB 125
(205) 996-2208Research Interests: Dental workforce needs, especially as related to rural and underserved areas; factors in professional student success; utilization and effectiveness of simulation; behavioral sciences curriculum development
Stephen Mitchell
Professor
SDB 322J
(205) 934-1136
Omar Alabd Mohamed
Assistant Professor
SDB 106B
Research Interests: Dental Implants; Digital Dentistry and workflows, Dental Biomaterials
Anthony Morlandt
Waite Endowed Professor
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
Harold Nii-Aponsah
Assistant Professor
SDB 106E
(205) 934-3265 Research Interests: Comprehensive general dentistry; cosmetic dentistry; restorative dentistry; community dentistry; dental education; public health dentistry/dental public health & community-based participatory research
Jay Ponto
Assistant Professor
SDB 415
(205) 975-3513 Research Interests: Functional outcomes in head and neck cancer surgery patients; neoadjuvant treatments in head and neck cancer; microvascular reconstruction techniques; craniomaxillofacial trauma
Kathlyn Kruger Powell
Associate Professor
Dr. Thomas W. Jones Endowed Professorship in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
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
Augusto Antonio Robles
Associate Professor
SDB 510
Research Interests: Dental materials; Adhesion/bonding; Composites; Minimally invasive dentistry; Ceramic onlays
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network
Manila Shindé
Assistant Professor
SDB 603
Research Interests: Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, CBCT, TMD
Somsak Sittitavornwong
Professor
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 Smith
Assistant Professor
SDB 112
(205) 934-1179 Research Interests: Geriatric dentistry; minimally invasive restorative techniques; biomaterials; population health
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network
Brendan Squier
Assistant Professor
SDB 419
(205) 934-5334 Research Interests: Temporomandibular Joint Disorders; Orthognathic Surgery; Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Cleft Jaw Deformity; Reconstructive Surgery; Craniomaxillofacial Trauma
Chad Taylor
Assistant Professor
SDB 506
(205) 975-2080Research Interests: Restorative Materials; Caries and Disease Prevention; Pharmacology Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network
Christos Vlachos
UAB Orthodontic Alumni Endowed Professorship / Associate Professor
SDB 307
(205) 934-4547Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network
Can Wang
Assistant Professor
SDB 608Research Interests: Single cell biophysical studies; Bacterial adhesion force sensing; Host-microbial interactions in infectious diseases; Oral biofilms
Yedeh Ying
Associate Professor
SDB 419
(205) 934-4345 Research Interests: Microvascular reconstruction outcomes; Facial trauma
Ping Zhang
Professor
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