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A - C
Ameku, Yoshiharu	Baker, Nicole M. Bavitz, J. Bruce Beatty, Mark W. Bennett, Gregory Berkheim, David Bokemper, Richard K. Broekemeier, Jane Byarlay, Matthew R. Byrne, Gerard	Carritt, Darlene F. Chen, Po-Jung Christiansen, Megan Crouch, Larry D.
D - G
Dolen, Amanda M. Dowd, Michael J.	Farhangpour, Amir Fox, Jean M. Fox, Steven	Giannini, Peter J. Guha, Upoma
H - M
Hamilton. Chelsea J. 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. Koukol, Claire Krivohlavek, Bradley J. Lamounier, Adriana Lee, Mi Sook Lindquist, Emily M. Lowman, Sarah G.	McCanlies, Dona J. Makkawy, Hany M. Marshall, Julie A. McNally, Michael Moravec, Lisa J. Mundil, Lindsay K. Murray, Nicholas Muttanahally, Kavya Shankar
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Narayana, Nagamani Nawshad, Ali	Oakley, Gregory G. O'Brien-Ausman, Kathleen A. O'Meara, James	Payne, Jeffrey B. Peng, Aimin Petro, Thomas M. Phan-Rinne, Myhanh T.	Reinhardt, Richard A. Roperto, Renato
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Saksena, Yun Shropshire, Jaimee D. Skar, Bryan J. Solomon, Stacy L.	Tussing, Gerald J. Van Osdel, Corinne M. Vishwanath, Meenakshi (Minnie) Vogt, Merlyn	Wahl, James K. Williamson, Anne E. Wobido, Amanda Ribeiro Yoachim, Shayla D. Zalewski, David

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 | Assistant dean, clinic operations
Steven Fox | Comprehensive care, prosthodontics
Upoma Guha | Operative dentistry
Jay D. Hansen | AEGD residency director
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
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
Darlene F. Carritt | Senior clinical technique
Amanda M. Dolen | Junior and senior clinic
Chelsea J. Hamilton | Clinical instructor, Columbus
Noni J. Henderson | Clinical instructor

Gwen L. Hlava | Department chair
Todd N. Junge | Junior and senior clinic
Emily M. Lindquist | Clinical instructor
Lisa J. Moravec | Program coordinator, Gering
Lindsay K. Mundil | Medical emergencies, junior and senior clinic
Jaimee D. Shropshire | Sealant program coordinator

Growth and Development

Orthodontics, dentofacial orthopedics, pediatric dentistry, general practice residency

Bryan J. Skar, Interim Department Chair

Po-Jung Chen | Orthodontics
Zachary L. Houser | Pediatric dentistry residency director
Claire Koukol | Pediatric dentistry
Mi Sook Lee | Pediatric dentistry
Sarah G. Lowman | Public health

Kathleen A. O'Brien-Ausman | GPR residency director
Bryan J. Skar | Pediatric dentistry
Corinne M. Van Osdel | General dentistry
Meenakshi (Minnie) Vishwanath | Orthodontics residency director

Oral Biology

Biomedical sciences, behavioral sciences, practice management, oral pathology, biomonitoring, public health

James K. Wahl, Department Chair

Larry D. Crouch | Biochemistry, physiology
Peter J. Giannini | Oral pathology
Keith R. Johnson | Cellular signaling
Dona J. McCanlies | Physiology
Nagamani Narayana | Oral pathology
Ali Nawshad | Cellular signaling

Gregory G. Oakley | DNA damage and repair
Aimin Peng | Oral cancer and DNA 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
Jean M. Fox | Assistant dean, clinical education & quality assurance
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

Part-Time Faculty | Current Residents