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
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
Mert N. Aksu (DEN)
Phone:
aksumn@udmercy.edu
Careers in
Karin LaRose-Neil (DEN)
Phone:
laroseka@udmercy.edu
Community Dentistry
Laura Wright
Phone:
wrightla@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
Kathleen Neveu (DEN)
Phone:
neveukat@udmercy.edu
Kathi Shepherd (DEN)
Phone:
shephekr@udmercy.edu
Dental Hygienists
Kathleen Neveu (DEN)
Phone:
neveukat@udmercy.edu
Kathi Shepherd (DEN)
Phone:
shephekr@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
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
Pamela Zarkowski (DEN)
Phone:
zarkowp1@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
International Service Program
Laura Wright (DEN)
Phone:
wrightla@udmercy.edu
Lasers in Dentistry
Terry Myers (DEN)
Phone:
myerstd@udmercy.edu
Minorities in Dentistry
Karin LaRose-Neil (DEN)
Phone:
laroseka@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
Helena Perez (DEN)
Phone:
perezhm@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
Kathi Shepherd (DEN)
Phone:
shephekr@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
Durinda Mattana (DEN)
Phone:
mattand1@udmercy.edu
Radiation
James Geist (DEN)
Phone:
geistjr@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
Ahmed Elgeneidy (DEN)
Phone:
elgeneak@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
Kathi Shepherd (DEN)
Phone:
shephekr@udmercy.edu
Judi Luxmore (DEN)
Phone:
luxmorjs@udmercy.edu
Kathleen Neveu(DEN)
Phone:
neveukat@udmercy.edu
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