The Department of Diagnostic Services consists of three specialties of Dentistry and the research section: Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Research and Endodontics. The objective of the Department is to produce dentists with sophisticated diagnostic skills, based on the ability to critically analyze data gained from a patient’s medical history, from clinical observations and from diagnostic aids. Further, the objective of the Department is to produce dentists that appreciate the patient as a complex organism through the ability to synthesize clinical findings with knowledge of human anatomy, physiology, and pathology. The objective of the research section is to improve oral, dental and craniofacial health through research, research training and dissemination of research findings.
Department Head:
Professor and Chair Esther L.B. Childers, D.D.S.,
Professor Emeritus:
Coleman Reed Tuckson, D.D.S.
Professors:
Ronald S. Brown, D.D.S., M.S.
Barry Pass, B.Sc., M.Sc., D.D.S., Ph.D.
Nathaniel M. West, D.D.S., MPH.
Rahele Rezai, D.M.D., M.A.
Associate Professors:
Michele Coleman-Bennett, D.D.S., M.S.
Andre’ A. Farquharson, D.D.S., M.S.
Xinbin Gu. M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professors:
Derrick Eiland, D.D.S.
Henley L. Garnett. B.S., M.S.
Amir Sheikh, D.D.S.
Rajendea P. Singh, D.D.S.
Xiaowu Pang, Ph.D.
Assistant Clinical Professors:
Michael Jerry Goode, D.D.S.
Clinical Instructor:
Nasser Nazemzadeh, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Oral Diagnosis and Maxillofacial Radiology:
Clinical and didactic teaching of diagnostic imaging modalities, based on principles of physics, chemistry and biology.
Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology:
Clinical and didactic teaching of the nature, identification, and management of diseases affecting the oral and maxillofacial region, based on the causes, processes and effects of these diseases.
Research:
Research and research training in laboratory and clinical modalities, providing opportunities for students and professionals to participate in research.
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