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A - C
Ameku, Yoshiharu	Baker, Nicole M. Bavitz, J. Bruce Beatty, Mark W. Bennett, Gregory Bokemper, Richard K. Broekemeier, Jane Byarlay, Matthew R. Byrne, Gerard	Chen, Po-Jung Christiansen, Megan Crouch, Larry D.
D - G
Dolen, Amanda M. Dowd, Michael J.	Farhangpour, Amir	Giannini, Peter J. Guha, Upoma
H - M
Hansen, Jay D. Hattervig, Robin Henderson, Noni J. Hlava, Gwen L. Houser, Zachary L.	Jenkins, James F. Johnson, Keith R. Johnson, William W. Junge, Todd N.	Kaldahl, Wayne B. Kallio, Jennifer K. Killeen, Amy C. Kissel, Gina L. Koukol, Claire Krivohlavek, Bradley J. Kwok, Benjamin H. Lamounier, Adriana Lee, Mi Sook Lindquist, Emily M. Lowman, Sarah G.	McCanlies, Dona J. Makkawy, Hany M. Marshall, Julie A. McConnaughhay, Maddison McNally, Michael Moravec, Lisa J. Mundil, Lindsay K. Murray, Nicholas Muttanahally, Kavya Shankar
N - R
Narayana, Nagamani Nawshad, Ali	Oakley, Gregory G. O'Brien-Ausman, Kathleen A. O'Meara, James	Payne, Jeffrey B. Petro, Thomas M. Phan-Rinne, Myhanh T.	Reinhardt, Richard A. Roperto, Renato
S - Z
Saksena, Yun Shropshire, Jaimee D. Solomon, Stacy L. Sundine, Makena	Tussing, Gerald J. Van Osdel, Corinne M. Vishwanath, Meenakshi (Minnie) Vogt, Merlyn	Wahl, James K. Williamson, Anne E. Williamson, Richard A. Wobido, Amanda Ribeiro Yadav, Sumit Yoachim, Shayla D. Zahid, Usman Zalewski, David Zastrow, Madelyn

Faculty by Department

Adult Restorative Dentistry

General dentistry, biomaterials, operative dentistry, prosthodontics, temporomandibular disorders, implant and digital dentistry, radiology

Renato Roperto, Department Chair

Yoshiharu Ameku | Prosthodontics
Mark W. Beatty | Dental materials, biomaterials
Gregory Bennett | Digital dentistry
Richard K. Bokemper | Comprehensive care
Gerard Byrne | Prosthodontics, implant dentistry
Michael J. Dowd | Comprehensive care
Amir Farhangpour | Associate dean, clinic operations
Upoma Guha | Operative dentistry
Robin Hattervig | Comprehensive care
James F. Jenkins | Comprehensive care
William W. Johnson | Biomaterials, operative
Jennifer K. Kallio | Comprehensive care
Bradley J. Krivohlavek | Comprehensive care

Adriana Lamounier | Comprehensive care
Julie A. Marshall | Prosthodontics
Nicholas Murray | Comprehensive care
Kavya Shankar Muttanahally | Oral radiology
James O'Meara | Practice management
Myhanh T. Phan-Rinne | Comprehensive care
Renato Roperto | Operative dentistry
Yun Saksena | Associate dean, education & DEI
Stacy L. Solomon | Comprehensive care
Makena Sundine | Comprehensive care
Richard A. Williamson | Implant dentistry
Amanda Ribeiro Wobido | Operative dentistry
David Zalewski | Comprehensive care

Part-Time Faculty

Dental Hygiene

Gwen Hlava, Department Chair

Nicole M. Baker | Clinical instructor, Gering
Jane Broekemeier | Clinical instructor, Omaha
Amanda M. Dolen | Junior and senior clinic
Noni J. Henderson | Clinical instructor
Gwen L. Hlava | Department chair
Todd N. Junge | Junior and senior clinic

Gina L. Kissel | Clinical instructor
Emily M. Lindquist | Clinical instructor
Lisa J. Moravec | Program coordinator, Gering
Lindsay K. Mundil | Junior and senior clinic
Jaimee D. Shropshire | Sealant program coordinator

Growth and Development

Orthodontics, dentofacial orthopedics, pediatric dentistry, general practice residency, advanced education in general dentistry

Sumit Yadav, Department Chair

Po-Jung Chen | Orthodontics
Jay D. Hansen | AEGD residency director
Zachary L. Houser | Pediatric dentistry residency director
Claire Koukol | Pediatric dentistry
Mi Sook Lee | Pediatric dentistry
Sarah G. Lowman | Assistant dean, admissions

Maddison McConnaughhay | Pediatric dentistry
Kathleen A. O'Brien-Ausman | GPR residency director
Corinne M. Van Osdel | General dentistry
Meenakshi (Minnie) Vishwanath | Orthodontics residency director
Sumit Yadav | Department chair
Madelyn Zastrow | General dentistry

Oral Biology

Biomedical sciences, oral pathology, biomonitoring

James K. Wahl, Department Chair

Larry D. Crouch | Biochemistry, physiology
Peter J. Giannini | Oral pathology
Keith R. Johnson | Cellular signaling
Benjamin H. Kwok | Chemical biology and cell division
Dona J. McCanlies | Physiology
Nagamani Narayana | Oral pathology

Ali Nawshad | Cellular signaling
Gregory G. Oakley | DNA damage and repair
Thomas M. Petro | Immunology
James K. Wahl | Associate dean, research
Shayla D. Yoachim | Anatomy

Surgical Specialties

Endodontics, oral surgery, periodontics, implant dentistry

J. Bruce Bavitz, Department Chair

J. Bruce Bavitz | Oral surgery, implant dentistry
Matthew R. Byarlay | Periodontics residency director
Megan Christiansen | Periodontics
Wayne B. Kaldahl | Periodontics
Amy C. Killeen | Periodontics
Hany M. Makkawy | Endodontics
Michael McNally | Endodontics

Jeffrey B. Payne | Periodontics
Richard A. Reinhardt | Periodontics
Gerald J. Tussing | Periodontics
Merlyn Vogt | Associate dean, admissions, student affairs & external relations
Anne E. Williamson | Endodontics residency director
Usman Zahid | Oral surgery

Part-Time Faculty | Current Residents