School of Dentistry Faculty and Staff
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Maha Ahmad
Associate Professor
313-494-6884
ahmadmk1@udmercy.edu
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Mert Aksu
Dean, School of Dentistry
Professor
313-494-6621
aksumn@udmercy.edu
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Reem Al-Abbousi
Clinical Associate Professor
313-494-6638
alabborh@udmercy.edu
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Riyad Al-Qawasmi
Associate Professor
Director, Graduate Education
Program Director - Graduate Orthodontics
313-494-6606
alqawara@udmercy.edu
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Yvonne Antczak
Clinical Assistant Professor
313-494-6949
snyderyv@udmercy.edu
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Mazin Askar
Clinical Associate Professor
313-494-6687
askarma@udmercy.edu
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Salwa Atwan
Associate Professor
Chief of Pediatric Services
313-494-6791
atwansm@udmercy.edu
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Cindy Bauer
Director, Axium Integration
Clinical Associate Professor
313-494-6770
bauercg@udmercy.edu
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Gary Bonior
Clinical Assistant Professor
313-494-6780
boniorgm@udmercy.edu
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Divesh Byrappagari
Associate Professor
Director, Dental Public Health & Outreach
313-494-6898
byrappdi@udmercy.edu
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Sanjay Chand
Clinical Professor
Director, Infection Control and Safety
313-494-6824
chandsp@udmercy.edu
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Steven Chang
Director of Admissions at the School of Dentistry
313-494-6654
changst@udmercy.edu
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Curles Colbert
Clinical Assistant Professor
313-494-6861
colbercc@udmercy.edu
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Celeste Cornell
Assistant Clinical Professor
DS3 Clinic Lead Group 3
810-577-1843
cornelcr@udmercy.edu
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Barbara Cox
Clinical Assistant Professor
313-494-6695
coxbd@udmercy.edu
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Marinele de Campos
Clinical Assistant Professor
ahmadmk1@udmercy.edu
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Ahmad M. Fard
Associate Professor
Director of Faculty Success Program
313.494.6684
fardam@udmercy.edu
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Joel Felsenfeld
Clinical Associate Professor
313-494-6857
felsenjl@udmercy.edu
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David Fischer
Director of Biomedical Sciences
Assistant Professor
313-494-6668
fischedd@udmercy.edu
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Ivonna Floare
Clinical Track Assistant Professor
floareia@udmercy.edu
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James Geist
Professor
313-494-6675
geistjr@udmercy.edu
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Shin-Mey Rose Yin Geist
Associate Professor
313-494-6673
geistsh@udmercy.edu
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Vernice Griffin
Adjunct Instructor
859-270-4823
griffivm1@udmercy.edu
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Aman Gupta
Assistant Professor
313-494-6677
guptaak@udmercy.edu
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Anish Gupta
Adjunct Instructor
248-422-1555
guptaan@gmail.com
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Dincer Gurun
Clinical Associate Professor
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Chairperson
Division Director of Clinical Dentistry
313-494-6780
gurundi@udmercy.edu
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Ana Janic
Clinical Associate Professor
313-494-6666
janican@udmercy.edu
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Dant茅 Jones
Procurement and Materials Management
313-494-6918
jonesdl8@udmercy.edu
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Judith Jones
Adjunct Professor
987-808-8270
jonesja16@udmercy.edu
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Karen Jones
Clinical Assistant Professor
313-494-6826
gillkj@udmercy.edu
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J. Bradley Juday
Clinical Assistant Professor
313-494-6730
judaybr@udmercy.edu
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David Kacir
Clinical Assistant Professor
Co-Director, Division of Clinical Essentials and Simulations
313-494-6679
kacirda@udmercy.edu
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Nahid Kashani
Clinical Associate Professor
313-494-6632
kashanin@udmercy.edu
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Bassam M. Kinaia
Associate Professor
(313) 494-6660
kinaiabm@udmercy.edu
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April Kotermanski
Clinical Instructor & Mobile Program Manager
Dental Hygiene Clinic Coordinator, Division of Dental Hygiene
313-494-6645
kotermaa@udmercy.edu
Eric Krukonis
Associate Professor
Assistant Director of Research
313-494-6851
krukones@udmercy.edu
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Judy Kwapis-Jaeger
Full-Time Instructor
313-494-6692
kwajaeja@udmercy.edu
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Stephanie Lica
Clinical Instructor
313-494-6939
licasm@udmercy.edu
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Walter Lim
Clinical Associate Professor
313-494-6782
limwc@udmercy.edu
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Mohamed Mansour
Clinical Associate Professor
313-494-6669
mansoumm@udmercy.edu
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Stewart Markofsky
Clinical Assistant Professor
313-494-6814
markofss@udmercy.edu
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Melanie Mayberry
Clinical Associate Professor
Director, Division of Practice Essentials and Interprofessional Education
313-494-6785
mayberme@udmercy.edu
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Taylor McNeill
Clinical Instructor, Co-Director of Dental Hygiene Admissions, Coordinator of Dental Hygiene Degree Completion Program
313-494-6628
mcneiltb@udmercy.edu
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Yasmin Mikail
Clinical Assistant Professor
313-494-6958
ymikail@udmercy.edu
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Mark Mortiere
Clinical Assistant Professor
Clinic Lead
313-494-6780
mortiemr1@udmercy.edu
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Anthony Neely
Associate Professor
Program Director, Graduate Periodontics
(313) 494-6664
neelya@udmercy.edu
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Junu Ojha
Associate Professor
313-494-6672
ojhaj@udmercy.edu
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Kristina Okolisan-Mulligan
Clinical Associate Professor
313-494-6852
okoliskr@udmercy.edu
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Ashish Patel
Clinical Assistant Professor
313-494-6947
patelag1@udmercy.edu
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Susan Paurazas
Clinical Professor
Program Director - Graduate Endodontics
313-494-6805
paurazsb@udmercy.edu
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Helena Perez
Clinical Associate Professor
Chief of Service, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
313-494-6870
perezhm@udmercy.edu
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Dennis Phillips
Clinical Associate Professor
313-494-6781
phillids@udmercy.edu
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Francisco Plaza Villegas
Clinical Assistant Professor
Director, Orofacial Pain Center
313-494-6635
plazavfj@udmercy.edu
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Nancy Poznick
Clinical Assistant Professor
313-494-6956
poznicna@udmercy.edu
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Michael Pyatenko
Clinical Assistant Professor
313-494-6780
pyatenmw@udmercy.edu
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Beth Rosenberg
Clinical Assistant Professor
rosenbbe1@udmercy.edu
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Jon Ryder
Associate Dean for Academic Administration
Clinical Professor
ryderjs@udmercy.edu
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Eliana Sanchez-Castano
Clinical Assistant Professor
CAD/CAM Coordinator
313-494-6780
sancheel@udmercy.edu
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Tim Saunders
Clinical Professor
313-494-6750
saundetr@udmercy.edu
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Joshua Scheys
Assistant Professor
313-494-6641
scheysjo@udmercy.edu
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Kathi R. Shepherd
Associate Professor
Assistant Dean, Educational Development and Assessment
313-494-6693
shephekr@udmercy.edu
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Tarik Shounia
Clinical Associate Professor
313-494-6683
shounity@udmercy.edu
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Naama Sleiman
Assistant Professor
313-494-6639
sleimanh@udmercy.edu
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Cristine Smoczer
Assistant Professor
313-494-6788
smoczecr@udmercy.edu
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Charles Taylor
Clinical Associate Professor
313-494-6755
taylorcd@udmercy.edu
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Tamika Thompson
Clinical Associate Professor
thompstn@udmercy.edu
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Joshua Thomson
Associate Professor
313-494-6853
thomsojo@udmercy.edu
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Emily Toupin
Affiliate Clinical Instructor
toupinet@udmercy.edu
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Jill Turner
Library Professor
turnerja1@udmercy.edu
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Christina Van Dam
Clinical Assistant Professor
313-494-6858
pitterch@udmercy.edu
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Michelle Velez
Assistant Professor
313-494-6950
velezma1@udmercy.edu
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Abed Yakan
Clinical Assistant Professor
313-494-6923
yakanab@udmercy.edu
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Zheng Zhou
Associate Professor
313-494-6667
zhouzh1@udmercy.edu
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Shelley Zolman
Clinical Assistant Professor
313-494-6952
zolmanss@udmercy.edu
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Edgardo Zuniga
Clinical Assistant Professor
(313) 494-6618
zunigaed@udmercy.edu