Departments & Faculty
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Administration
Saulius E. Drukteinis, Dean
R. Duane Douglas, Associate Dean for Faculty
Kenneth W. Holbert, Associate Dean, Executive Director for Administration, Finance and Operations
Kathy Shafer, Assistant Dean for Clinical Affairs
Department Chairs
Robert L. Blackwell, Chair of the Department of Graduate Education
Randall Duncan, Chair of the Department of Restorative Dentistry
M. Nathalia Garcia, Chair of the Department of Applied Dental Medicine
Jessica Hinz, Interim Chair of the Department of Growth, Development & Structure
Daniel E. Ketteman, Interim Chair of the Department of Clinical Dentistry
Faculty Directors
Keith W. Dickey, Director of Continuing Education & Alumni Services
Katherine Hanser, Director of Advanced Education in General Dentistry
M. Nathalia Garcia, Interim Director of Research
Daniel Ketteman, Director of the International Advanced Placement Program
Kathryn Kosten, Director of Community Dentistry
Mohamed T. Omran, Director of Implant Dentistry
Marvin Leigh Speer, Director of Graduate Endodontics
Achint Utreja, Director of Graduate Orthodontics
Administration
Office of the Dean
- Drukteinis, Saulius - Professor - Dean
- Daniels, Christina - Administrative Aide
- Christlieb, Rita - Office Support Specialist
Office of Alumni Services, Continuing Education and Development
- Dickey, Keith - Emeritus Associate Professor - Director of Alumni Services and Continuing Education
- Schaus, Stephen - Senior Director of Development
- Skipper, Nikki - Office Support Specialist
Office of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
- Drukteinis, Saulius E. - Professor - Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
- Jones, Rachel - Administrative Aide
- Wadlow, Michelle - Stores Supervisor
Office of the Associate Dean for Faculty
- Douglas, R. Duane - Professor - Associate Dean for Faculty
Office of Clinical Affairs
- Shafer, Kathy - Clinical Assistant Professor - Assistant Dean for Clinical Affairs
- Forrester, Derek - Director of Clinic Operations
- Probst, Melissa - Dental Hygientist Supervisor
- Savoca, Dennis - Adjunct Emeritus Associate Professor
Office of Admissions and Student Services
- Pritchett, Angela - Admissions & Records Supervisor-Director of Admissions and Student Services
- Arnold, Earleen - Financial Aid Manager
- Bell, Mikal - Diversity Recruitment & Retention
- Moulton, Andrea - Admissions & Records Representative
- Steinkuehler, Kellie - Admissions & Records Officer
Office of Business Affairs
- Holbert, Ken - Associate Dean - Executive Director for Administration, Finance & Operations
- Edward, Kristen - Departmental Information Supervisor
- Landers, Lisa - Account Technician III
- Phelps, Elizabeth - Accounting Associate - Business Manager
- Skipper, Nikki - Office Support Specialist
- Wing, Lesa - Account Technician II
Office of Dental Information Technology
- Anderson, Margaret - IT Tech Associate
- Carroll, Dallas - IT Tech Associate
- Chace, Daniel - Director of Network and Systems Infrastructure
- Frazier, Raymond - Microcomputer Support Specialist II
- Green, Steven - ITSA Client Support Specialist III
- Judge, Lisa - ITMA, axiUM Application Manager
- Mayo, Zackery - IT Support Associate
- Pulley, Michael - ITMA, Associate Director
- Runnels, Jesse - Microcomputer Support Specialist II
- Smith, William - ITTA, Database Systems Programmer
- Vacant - ITMA, Director, Dental Database Administration
- Vacant-ITMA, Director, Dental Computing
Office of Research
- Garcia, M. Nathalia - Associate Professor - Interim Director of Research
- Carter, Kathryn - Instructor
- Reed, Donald - Instructor
- Shatto, Michelle - Office Support Specialist
- Vacant - Research Technologist Manager
Biomedical Library
- Oettle, Susanna - Library Specialist
Technical Services
- Grimes, Shawn - Equipment Specialist III
- Inlow, Brian - Equipment Specialist III
- Bowles, Kayleigh - Office Support Specialist
- Vacant - Supervisor, Technical Services
Department of Applied Dental Medicine
- Garcia, M. Nathalia - Professor - Department Chair
- Smith, Dawn - Office Support Specialist
- Take, Jessica - Office Support Specialist
Section of Endodontics
- Evans, Keith - Clinical Assistant Professor
- Kytridou, Vasiliki (Lily) - Assistant Professor - Section Head
- Longos, Cathy E. - Clinical Assistant Professor
Section of Diagnostic Sciences
- Clark, Darlene - Clinical Assistant Professor
- Dixon, Debra - Professor - Section Head
- Highsmith, Sandra K. - Clinical Assistant Professor
- Hildebolt, Charles F. - Clinical Professor
- Lask, Michael - Clinical Assistant Professor
- Upadhyaya, Jasbir Deol - Assistant Professor
- Vacant - Assistant Professor
Section of Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery
- Gkikas, Ioannis - Assistant Professor
- Jain, Rajneesh - Clinical Associate Professor
- Misischia, Arthur J. - Clinical Associate Professor - Section Head
- Rotter, Bruce - Dean Emeritus
- Schlott, Benjamin J. - Clinical Associate Professor
- Schultz, Todd - Clinical Assistant Professor
- Vacant - Clinical Assistant Professor
Section of Periodontology
- Bitter, Robert - Clinical Associate Professor
- Drukteinis, Saulius E. - Professor
- Garcia, M. Nathalia - Professor - Section Head
- Gay, Isabel - Clinical Associate Professor
- Whitener, Sara - Clinical Associate Professor
Section of Pharmacology
- Eilerman, Abigail - Assistant Professor - Section Head
Department Adjunct Faculty
- Goebel, William M. - Adjunct Emeritus Professor - Oral Diagnostics
- Naylor, Jeffrey - Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor - Periodontology
- Poeschl, Charles - Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor - Endodontics
- Roller, Neal - Adjunct Emeritus Professor - Periodontology
Department of Clinical Dentistry
- Ketteman, Daniel E. - Clinical Associate Professor - Interim Department Chair
- Norton, Kyndal - Office Support Specialist
- Petrie, Holly - Office Support Specialist
- Emery, Morgan - Assistant Professor - Team Leader, Team 2
- Grover, Manita - Clinical Assistant Professor - Team Co-Leader, Team 3
- Gruender, Bret - Clinical Assistant Professor - Team Leader, Team 4
- Habeck, Ronald D. - Clinical Assistant Professor - Team Leader, Team 1
- Marincel, Jack - Clinical Assistant Professor
- Mathus, James - Clinical Assistant Professor
- Rapini, Vincent U. - Clinical Assistant Professor - Team Leader, Team 3
- Scanlon, Brittany L. - Clinical Assistant Professor - Team Co-Leader, Team 4
- Schmidt, James - Clinical Assistant Professor
- Seaton, William W. - Clinical Associate Professor, Team Co-Leader, Team 2
- Shafer, Kathy - Clinical Assistant Professor
- Weber, M. Katherine - Clinical Assistant Professor - Team Co-Leader, Team 1
- Wickenhauser, Alan - Clinical Assistant Professor
Section of Community/Preventive Dentistry
- Kosten, Kathryn - Clinical Assistant Professor - Section Head - Director of Community Dentistry
Section of Pediatric Dentistry
- Buerk, Bethel - Clinical Assistant Professor
- Kosten, Kathryn - Clinical Assistant Professor
- LaMay, Austin - Clinical Assistant Professor
- Schuette, Jacob - Clinical Assistant Professor
- Spivey, Valerie - Assistant Professor - Section Head
Section of Practice Management
- Emery, Morgan - Assistant Professor - Section Head
- Shafer, Kathy - Clinical Assistant Professor
Department Adjunct Faculty
- Bietsch, Scott - Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor - Shawnee
- Grote, Kaydi - Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor - SIU School of Medicine
- Harrington, Corey- Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor
- Jain, Vibha - Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor
- Molitoris, Sharon - Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor - SIU School of Medicine
- Priya, Nidhi - Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor
- Schall, Laura - Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor
- Siddaiah, Ramya - Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor
- Wolter, Scott M. - Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor - Beverly Farms
Department of Graduate Education
- Blackwell, Robert - Clinical Professor - Department Chair
- Christlieb, Rita - Office Support Specialist
- Dawson, Patrick - Clinical Professor
- Hanser, Katherine - Assistant Professor
- Omran, Mohamed - Associate Professor
- Speer, Marvin L. - Clinical Professor
- Tsotsis, Polymnia - Assistant Professor
Section of Advanced Education in General Dentistry
- Hanser, Katherine - Assistant Professor - Director of Advanced Education in General Dentistry
- Cajigal, Steven - Clinical Assistant Professor
- Fischer, Gary - Emeritus Clinical Professor
- LeDoux, Gerard - Clinical Assistant Professor
- Akhras, Amir - Dental Resident
- Darowich, Sara - Dental Resident
- Desse, Jack - Dental Resident
- Dudar, Kelly - Dental Resident
- Kubacki, Eric - Dental Resident
- Santoro, Zachary - Dental Resident
Section of Graduate Endodontics
- Speer, Marvin L. - Clinical Professor - Director of Graduate Endodontics
- Tsotsis, Polymnia - Assistant Professor - Assistant Director of Graduate Endodontics
- Evans, Keith A. - Clinical Assistant Professor
- Kytridou, Vasiliki (Lily) - Assistant Professor - Section Head
- Longos, Cathy E. - Clinical Assistant Professor
Section of Graduate Orthodontics
- Utreja, Achint - Assistant Professor - Director of Graduate Orthodontics
Section of Implantology
- Omran, Mohamed - Associate Professor - Director of Implant Dentistry
- Blackwell, Robert - Clinical Professor
- Miley, D. Douglas - Emeritus Professor
- Chellis, Jessica - Fellow
- Cusack, Kelly - Fellow
- Egan, Eric- Fellow
Department of Growth, Development and Structure
- Hinz, Jessica - Associate Professor - Interim Department Chair
- Donahue, Valerie - Office Support Specialist
- Rieken, Susan - Clinical Associate Professor
- Schwenk, Debra M. - Adjunct Emeritus Assistant Professor
Section of Anatomy
- Carter, Kathryn - Instructor
- De Maria, Alicia - Assistant Professor
- Welch, Dan - Associate Professor - Section Head
Section of Microbiology
- McCracken, Barbara - Assistant Professor - Section Head
Section of Behavioral Science
- Emery, Hannah - Clinical Assistant Professor
- Hinz, Jessica G. - Associate Professor - Section Head
Section of Physiology
- VanPutte, Cinnamon L. - Associate Professor - Section Head
Section of Biochemistry
- Reed, Donald - Instructor - Section Head
Section of Orthodontics
- Al Khatib, Feras - Clinical Assistant Professor
- Hood-Olson, Lauren - Clinical Assistant Professor
- Utreja, Achint - Associate Professor - Section Head
- Varble, Patrick - Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
- Duncan, Randall C. - Clinical Associate Professor - Department Chair
- Tano, Miyuki - Office Support Specialist
Section of Fixed Prosthodontics
- Douglas, R. Duane - Professor - Section Head
- Froemling, Robert A. - Emeritus Clinical Associate Professor
- Knobeloch, Dennis H. - Clinical Associate Professor
- Pierson, David F. - Clinical Assistant Professor
- Verma, Minaal - Assistant Professor
Section of Operative Dentistry
- Bryant, Keith A. - Clinical Assistant Professor
- Caldieraro, John - Clinical Assistant Professor
- Emery, R. Eric - Clinical Assistant Professor
- Hopp, Christa - Associate Professor - Section Head
- Mathai, Nevin J. - Clinical Assistant Professor
- Sotiropoulos, Thomas - Clinical Assistant Professor
- Woodlock, Daniel F. - Clinical Associate Professor
Section of Removable Prosthodontics
- Back, Brian - Clinical Assistant Professor
- Banker, Jeffrey - Clinical Assistant Professor
- Brownfield, Ronald D. - Clinical Assistant Professor
- Duncan, Randall C. - Clinical Assistant Professor
- Steinhauer, Tad J. - Associate Professor - Section Head
Clinic Personnel
Alton
- Arnold, Shirlene - Dental Assistant I - Clinical
- Aud, Chelsea - Dental Unit Coordinator - Records
- Barrington, Shannon - Medical Insurance Specialist II - Business Office
- Birdsell, Brittany - Dental Hygienist - Hygiene
- Bollefer, Molly - Dental Assistant III - Clinical
- Brakeville, April - Dental Hygienist - Hygiene
- Carpenter, Jeannie - Medical Insurance Specialist II - Business Office
- Caulk, John - Accounting Associate - Business Office
- Chaikowsky, Janna - Dental Assistant I - Clinical
- Cowell, Cindy - Dental Clinic Clerk II - Grad Records
- Cullen, Alexis - Dental Assistant I - Clinical
- Curtis, Patty - Dental Assistant II - Clinical
- Dutko, Tina - Medical Insurance Associate - Business Office
- Eck, Deborah - Medical Insurace Associate - Business Office
- Edwards, Thomas - Dental Assistant II - Clinical
- Fry, Christina - Medical Insurance Specialist II - Business Office
- Hairston, Lavontas - Dental Assistant I - Clinical
- Johnson, Beth - Dental Clinic Clerk II - Clinical
- Johnson, Jo - Dental Clinic Clerk II - Clinical
- Jones, Amy - Dental Hygienist - Hygiene
- Jones, Denise - Dental Hygienist - Hygiene
- Kamphoefner, Christen - Dental Clinic Clerk II - Clinical
- Kuhn, Kelly - Dental Assistant II - Clinical
- Lara, Jeannette - Medical Insurance Specialist II - Business Office
- Lowe, Penny - Dental Clinic Clerk II - Clinical
- Manker, Kari - Dental Assistant III - Oral Surgery
- Mansfield, Jennifer - Dental Hygienist - Hygiene
- Marks, Kristine - Dental Assistant II - Clinical
- Martin, Jennifer - Medical Insurance Specialist I - Business Office
- Matthews, Gina - Dental Assistant I - Clinical
- Montgomery, Donna - Dental Assistant II - Clinical
- Morgan, Leah - Dental Clinic Clerk II - Records
- Moy, Lorna - Dental Clinic Clerk II - Records
- Nelson, Jaimee - Dental Assistant I - Clinical
- Novak, Amanda - Dental Unit Coordinator - Clinical
- Probst, Melissa - Dental Hygienist Supervisor - Clinical
- Ritchey, Judy - Dental Assistant III - Lab
- Robles, Trinidad - Dental Assistant II - Clinical
- Studnicki, Misty - Dental Unit Coordinator - Clinical
- Thyer, Jessica - Dental Hygienist - Hygiene
- Tipsword, Hannah - Dental Hygienist - Hygiene
- Walsh, Becky - Dental Assistant IV - Dispensing
- Warner, Nancy - Dental Clinic Clerk II - Grad Records
- Weber, Nicholas - Dental Hygienist - Hygiene
- Wegener, Beth - Medical Insurance Specialist - Business Office
- Wesley, Crystal - Dental Unit Coordinator - Clinical
- Wheeler, Grace - Dental Assistant I - Clinical
- Wilson, Bridget - Dental Clinic Clerk II - Records
- Wolff, Kristin - Dental Hygienist - Hygiene
- Wright, Katharina - Dental Clinic Clerk II - Records
- Vacant - Medical Insurance Representative - Business Office
- Vacant - Medical Insurance Specialist - Business Office
- Vacant - Dental Assistant II - Clinical
- Vacant - Dental Assistant II - Clinical
- Vacant - Dental Assistant II - Clinical
- Vacant - Dental Assistant II - Clinical
- Vacant - Dental Assistant II - Clinical
- Vacant - Dental Assistant II - Clinical
- Vacant - Dental Assistant II - Clinical
- Vacant - Dental Assistant II - Clinical
- Vacant - Dental Assistant III - Clinical
- Vacant - Dental Clinic Clerk II - Clinical, ACC
- Vacant - Hygienist - Hygiene (Alton/ESTL)
- Vacant - Hygienist - Hygiene (Alton/283)
East St. Louis
- Chasteen-Thompson, Pam - Dental Unit Coordinator - Clinical
- Wilbanks, Heather - Dental Clinic Clerk II - Clinical
- Vacant - Dental Clinic Clerk II - Clinical
- Vacant - Dental Assistant III - Clinical
Edwardsville
- Brown, Tonya - Dental Unit Coordinator - Clinical (Faculty Practice)
- Vacant - Dental Assistant II - Clinical
- Vacant - Dental Clinic Clerk II - Clinical
Emeritus Faculty
- DeClue, James W.
- Dickey, Keith W.
- Fischer, Gary
- Froemling, Robert A.
- Gillespie, M. Jane
- Goebel, William M.
- Hatton, John F.
- James, Gaylord J.
- Jenkins, David B.
- Langenwalter, Eric M.
- Maroso, Delmo J.
- Martinez, Norman P.
- Miley, D. Douglas
- Milligan, Wilbert "Bert"
- Nelson, James A.
- Otsuka, Allen F.
- Roller, Neal W.
- Rotter, Bruce - Dean Emeritus
- Savoca, Dennis E.
- Schwenk, Debra M.
- Stewart. Gregory P.
- Whitson, S. William
Revised 2-1-2023
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