Dentistry Experts
Below is a list of UDM experts in the area of Dentistry. Feel free to contact our faculty directly. For assistance contacting faculty or arranging interviews, please call UDM's Media Relations office at 313-993-1254. Please note that the views of these experts are their own and may not reflect the views of their colleagues or the University of Detroit Mercy.
Phone area code is 313 except where noted. If you are conducting an in-person interview in the expert's office, be sure to ask faculty members on which campus they are located.
General experts
AIDS and Oral Disease
James Winkler (DEN)
Phone:
winklejr@udmercy.edu
Alumni Relations
Richard Kelley (DEN)
Phone:
kelleyrf@udmercy.edu
Amalgams, Fillings
Diane Hoelscher (DEN)
Phone:
hoelscdc@udmercy.edu
Anesthesiology
Gary Jeffers (DEN)
Phone:
jefferge@udmercy.edu
Biomedical Sciences
Nahid Kashani (DEN)
Phone:
kashanin@udmercy.edu
Bonding
Diane Hoelscher (DEN)
Phone:
hoelscdc@udmercy.edu
Business of
Steve Reynolds (DEN)
Phone:
reynolst@udmercy.edu
Careers in
Gary Jeffers (DEN)
Phone:
jefferge@udmercy.edu
Steve Reynolds (DEN)
Phone:
reynolst@udmercy.edu
Community Dentistry
Divesh Byrappagari (DEN)
Phone:
byrappdi@udmercy.edu
Crowns and Bridges
Dincer Gurun (DEN)
Phone:
gurundi@udmercy.edu
Dental Continuing Education
Kimberly Perry-Mercier (DEN)
Phone:
Mercieka@udmercy.edu
Dental Emergencies
Jan LeBow (DEN)
Phone:
lebowje@udmercy.edu
John Braud (DEN)
Phone:
braudjp@udmercy.edu
Dental Hygiene Licensing
Judy Kwapis-Jaeger (DEN)
Phone:
kwajaeja@udmercy.edu
Dental Hygienists
Judy Kwapis-Jaeger (DEN)
Phone:
kwajaeja@udmercy.edu
Margaret Coleman (DEN)
Phone:
colemame@udmercy.edu
Dental Implants
James Winkler (DEN)
Phone:
winklejr@udmercy.edu
Ahmad Fard (DEN)
Phone:
fardam@udmercy.edu
Dincer Gurun (DEN)
Phone:
gurundi@udmercy.edu
Dental Licensing
Gary Jeffers (DEN)
Phone:
jefferge@udmercy.edu
Dental Research
Michelle Wheater (DEN)
Phone:
wheatermi@udmercy.edu
Dental School—Role in the Community
Mert N. Aksu (DEN)
Phone:
aksumn@udmercy.edu
Dentures
Dincer Gurun (DEN)
Phone:
gurundi@udmercy.edu
Drugs (Pharmacology)
Choong Foong (DEN)
Phone:
foongwc@udmercy.edu
Early Orthodontic Treatment
Richard Kulbersh (DEN)
Phone:
kulbersr@udmercy.edu
Education in Endodontics
Michael Hoen (DEN)
Phone:
hoenmi@udmercy.edu
Endodontics (Root Canals)
John Braud (DEN)
Phone:
braudjp@udmercy.edu
Michael Hoen (DEN)
Phone:
hoenmi@udmercy.edu
Ethics
Robert Trombly (DEN)
Phone:
tromblrm@udmercy.edu
First Aid
Claudine Sordyl (DEN)
Phone:
sordylcm@udmercy.edu
Growth
Richard Kulbersh (DEN)
Phone:
kulbersr@udmercy.edu
Gum Disease
James Winkler (DEN)
Phone:
winklejr@udmercy.edu
Health Care Reform—Legislative Issues
Mert N. Aksu (DEN)
Phone:
aksumn@udmercy.edu
Hospital Dentistry
Mary Parise (DEN)
Phone:
parisema@udmercy.edu
Infection Control
Nahid Kashani (DEN)
Phone:
kashanin@udmercy.edu
Infectious Diseases
Nahid Kashani(DEN)
Phone:
kashanin@udmercy.edu
Lasers in Dentistry
James Winkler (DEN)
Phone:
winklejr@udmercy.edu
Multicultural Affairs
Deirdre Young
Phone:
youngdd@udmercy.edu
Oral Diseases
Jim Geist (DEN)
Phone:
gesitjr@udmercy.edu
Oral Medicine
Nahid Kashani (DEN)
Phone:
kashanin@udmercy.edu
Rose Geist (DEN)
Phone:
geistsh@udmercy.edu
Oral Surgery
Zenon Kossak (DEN)
Phone:
kossakzj@udmercy.edu
Orthodontics
Richard Kulbersh (DEN)
Phone:
kulbersr@udmercy.edu
OSHA Standards
Nahid Kashani (DEN)
Phone:
kashanin@udmercy.edu
Pain and Anxiety Control
Gary Jeffers (DEN)
Phone:
jefferge@udmercy.edu
Pediatric Dentistry
Salwa Atwan (DEN)
Phone:
atwansm@udmercy.edu
Periodontal (Gum) Disease
James Winkler (DEN)
Phone:
winklejr@udmercy.edu
Judy Kwapis-Jaeger (DEN)
Phone:
kwajaeja@udmercy.edu
Post-Cancer andamp; Congenital Defects Prostheses
Dincer Gurun (DEN)
Phone:
gurundi@udmercy.edu
Post-Graduate Dental Education
James Winkler (DEN)
Phone:
winklejr@udmercy.edu
Mert N. Aksu (DEN)
Phone:
aksumn@udmercy.edu
Preventive Dentistry
Judy Kwapis-Jaeger (DEN)
Phone:
kwajaeja@udmercy.edu
Radiation
James Geist (DEN)
Phone:
geistjr@udmercy.edu
Residency Programs
Mary Parise (DEN)
Phone:
parisema@udmercy.edu
Restorative Dentistry
Dincer Gurun (DEN)
Phone:
gurundi@udmercy.edu
Root Canals
John Braud (DEN)
Phone:
braudjp@udmercy.edu
Michael Hoen (DEN)
Phone:
hoenmi@udmercy.edu
Sedation
Gary Jeffers (DEN)
Phone:
jefferge@udmercy.edu
Student Services and External Relations
Megan Jennings (DEN)
Phone:
jenninmf@udmercy.edu
Richard Kelley (DEN)
Phone:
kellyrf@udmercy.edu
Surgical Orthodontics
Richard Kulbersh (DEN)
Phone:
kulbersr@udmercy.edu
Teeth Whiteners
Diane Hoelscher (DEN)
Phone:
hoelscdc@udmercy.edu
John Braud (DEN)
Phone:
braudjp@udmercy.edu
Temporomandibular (TMJ) Disorders
Ayman ElMaddawy (DEN)
Phone:
elmadaas@udmercy.edu
Tooth Care for Babies and Toddlers
Gail Molinari (DEN)
Phone:
molinage@udmercy.edu
Dental Hygiene experts
Careers in
Margaret Coleman (DEN)
Phone:
colemame@udmercy.edu
Dental Hygiene
Judy Kwapis-Jaeger (DEN)
Phone:
kwajaeja@udmercy.edu
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