College of ËÄÉ«AV Medicine

Whether you’re seeking to begin your educational journey in dentistry or would like to continue your dental educational in one of our residency programs, ËÄÉ«AV University of ËÄÉ«AV Sciences is committed to providing the highest quality education and clinical experiences.

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The dental programs offered by the College of ËÄÉ«AV Medicine at ËÄÉ«AV University of ËÄÉ«AV Sciences offer an unparalleled learning environment. The inseparable nature of our lifelong col­league culture and Six-Point Mastery Learning Model® is what makes us unique. Our programs strive to improve the oral health of the public with special attention to underserved individuals and families by ed­ucating dentists, conducting education and clinical research, and pro­viding community-based health services and healthcare leadership.

 

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Doctor of ËÄÉ«AV Medicine (DMD) Program

Our three-year integrated curriculum teaches students to collaborate within and lead teams, and prepares graduates for the future of healthcare.

Orthodontic (AEODO) Residency Program

A three-year postdoctoral program designed to provide an excellent and comprehensive education in orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics preparing the graduates to achieve their utmost clinical, scholarly and professional development potential.

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General Dentistry (AEGD) Residency

ËÄÉ«AV University of ËÄÉ«AV Sciences has partnered with NYU Lutheran ËÄÉ«AV Medicine to provide an Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) program.

Continuing Education

The ËÄÉ«AV University College of ËÄÉ«AV Medicine maintains its resolve to excel by employing a legacy of successful educational momentum, providing professionals with collaborative educational experiences.

College of ËÄÉ«AV Medicine Faculty & Staff

Robert Alder, BS, DDS

Director of Quality Assurance & Institutional
  • Administration
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Elizabeth Alfaro

ËÄÉ«AV Assistant
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Stephanie Alillana

Patient Experience Specialist
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Todd Allen, MS, BS

Assistant Professor
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Konstantinia Almpani, DDS, MSc

Adjunct Faculty
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Mercys Alvarez Betancourt

ËÄÉ«AV Assistant III
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Merly Alvarez Demendez

ËÄÉ«AV Assistant- Team Based
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Jordan Anderson

ËÄÉ«AV Assistant - Dispensary
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Juan Arroyo, PhD

Adjunct Faculty
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Kamran Awan, BDS, PhD

Associate Professor and Program Director, MS in Biomedical Sciences
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Alicia Baddley

Director of Admissions and Student Affairs
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Alma Batiz

ËÄÉ«AV Assistant
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Hanna Beamonte

ËÄÉ«AV Assistant
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Amanda Bear, AAS

Registered ËÄÉ«AV Hygienist
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Angela Beesley

ËÄÉ«AV Assistant II
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Kalpana Bhatt

Patient Experience Specialist I
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Prashanti Bollu, BDS, MBA, MS, DMD

Adjunct Faculty, Assistant Professor
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Todd Bowman, DMD

Assistant Professor
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Weston Boyack, BA, MBA

Director of Finance and Administration
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Duane Callahan, DDS

Assistant Professor
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William Carroll, DDS

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Associate Professor
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Kishore Chaudhry, MD

Adjunct Faculty
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Scott Chavez, DMD

Adjunct Faculty
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Trinibeth Chavez

ËÄÉ«AV Assistant - Team Based
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Joseph Checchio, BA, DDS

Adjunct Faculty
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Val Cheever, DDS, MS

Assistant Dean of Clinical Research, Associate Professor- Pediatric Dentistry
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Alice Chen, DMD

Associate Professor, Pediatric Dentist
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Elizabeth Contreras

Patient Experience Specialist
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Alma Coronado

Patient Experience Specialist
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Jason Cowden, DMD

Practicing Dentist Team-Based Educator
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Clark Dana, DDS,BA

Associate Dean of Student Progress and Curriculum
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Larilyn Dang, BS, RDH

Assistant Director for Periodontal Education
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Carly Decker

ËÄÉ«AV Assistant
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Tyler Decker

ËÄÉ«AV Assistant
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Laura Delgado

ËÄÉ«AV Assistant III
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David Densley, BS, DDS

Associate Professor
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Linda Doleshal

Sterilization Specialist
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Aaron Doucette, BS

ËÄÉ«AV Assistant
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Vicky Drent, BS

Director, Clinic Operations and Continuing Education
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Eli Edmunds, DDS

Adjunct Faculty
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Amy Empett

ËÄÉ«AV Assistant III
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Mayra Escobar Ibarra

Insurance Billing Specialist
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Jonathan Fairbanks, BS, DDS

Assistant Dean, Clinical Education & Patient Care
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Aaron Ferguson, DMD

Assistant Dean, Institutional & Practice Outcomes and Professor
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Tonielle Ferrer, BS

ËÄÉ«AV Assistant
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Claudia Freitas, PhD

Assistant Professor and Director of Biomedical Sciences
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Christopher Funk, BS, DMD

Adjunct Faculty
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Tammy Gibson

ËÄÉ«AV Assistant
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Jeremy Godderidge, AS, DDS

Associate Dean, Clinic Affairs and Patient Care
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Norma Gonzales

ËÄÉ«AV Assistant - Orthodontics
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Janine Gonzalez Medina

ËÄÉ«AV Assistant
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Keenan Grant

ËÄÉ«AV Assistant
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McKenna Griffin

Patient Experience Specialist II
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Andrew Gross, PhD

Adjunct Faculty
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Heather Hall

Clinical Services Coordinator
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William Harman, PhD

Professor and Associate Dean for Admissions & Student Affairs
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Vanessa Hatch

Administrative Assistant
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Claudia Hernandez

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Paul Hoeft, BS, DDS, AEGD

AEGD Program Director, Associate Professor
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Annie Holden

Admissions & Student Affairs Coordinator
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Dale Hoopes, BA

Administrative Assistant to the Dean of Academic Affairs
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Sherri Housman

ËÄÉ«AV Assistant III
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David Howard, BS, DDS

Associate Professor
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Richard Hughes

Assistant Professor
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Man Hung, BA, BS, MED, MSTAT, MSIS, MBA, PhD

Senior Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Programs, CORE Director
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Madeline Johnson, BA

Patient Relations Manager
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Ryan Jones, BA, DMD

Associate Professor, Director for Faculty Development and Integrated Education
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Kimberly Jones-Rudolph, DMD, MPH, MHA, PhD(c)

Associate Professor/ Clinic Director-AEODO
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David Julian

Patient Care Leader, Assistant Professor
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Neda Khosrowmanesh

ËÄÉ«AV Assistant - AEGD
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Helpis Kyrillos, DDS

Adjunct Faculty
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Roberto Lara, DMD

Adjunct Faculty
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Jeffrey Liao, DDS

AEGD Resident - Henderson
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Roy Lovato

ËÄÉ«AV Equipment Technician
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Alma Mancera

Administrative Assistant
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Chandra Martinez

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Suzanne McGinnis

ËÄÉ«AV Assistant
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David McMillan, DDS

Associate Professor
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Anthony Mecham, DDS

Associate Professor
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Elvira Mehmedovic

ËÄÉ«AV Assistant- Team Based
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Elizabeth Metz

Registered ËÄÉ«AV Hygienist
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Charles Miller, DMD, MD

Director of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
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Ryan Moffat, DDS, MPH, CERT. PEDO

Assistant Professor, Director of Behavioral Sciences and Public ËÄÉ«AV Education
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Betty Morales

ËÄÉ«AV Patient Access Specialist
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Ruth Moreira

Simulation Lab-ËÄÉ«AV Assistant
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Diana Moreno

ËÄÉ«AV Patient Access Specialist
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Patricia Moura

ËÄÉ«AV Assistant- AEGD
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Lisa Nielsen

Patient Support Supervisor
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Zamaris Nieves

ËÄÉ«AV Assistant Supervisor
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Rachel Novak, MS, PhD

Assistant Dean, Admissions and Student Affairs and Associate Professor
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Stephen O’Tinger, AS

Shipping and Receiving Clerk
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Mariana Pavlova

Instructor
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Laila Perez

ËÄÉ«AV Patient Access Specialist
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Anthony Pitts

ËÄÉ«AV Equipment Technician
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David Prince, DDS

Adjunct Faculty, CPT Leader
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Grant Quayle, BS, DMD

Assistant Professor
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Paul Reynolds, BS, MS, PhD

Adjunct Faculty
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Evelin Ribera

ËÄÉ«AV Assistant Supervisor
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Glen Roberson, DMD

AEODO Program Director, Associate Professor
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Kelsey Robinson

Manager, Administration
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Tracey Rogan

Treatment Coordinator
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Tiffani Rogerson

Senior Manager, Business Operations
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Ehrissa Salice

ËÄÉ«AV Assistant
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Tyler Scott, DMD

Adjunct Faculty
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Ryan Sears

Adjunct Faculty
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Chelle Sharp

Administrative Assistant to the Program Directors
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Pramod Sinha, MS, DDS

Adjunct Faculty
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Karen Soter

Executive Administrative Assistant
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Brett A. Stephens, DMD

Adjunct Faculty
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Richard Stevens, DMD, MBA

Assistant Professor
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Brad Stewart, DDS

Assistant Professor/ Patient Care Leader
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Laura Stewart, DDS

Practicing Dentist Team- Based Educator
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Karthikeyan Subramani, BDS, MSc, MS

Associate Professor of ËÄÉ«AV Medicine
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Byron Tam, DDS, MBA

Adjunct Faculty
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Matthew Thacker, DMD

AEGD Program Director, Assistant Professor
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Ruedi Tillmann, BA, BA, DDS

Assistant Professor
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Rusty Tippetts

Data Analyst
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Sara Tolman

Patient Experience Specialist
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Lynn Tyler, BS, CDA

Dispensary & Sterilization Manager
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Betsy Villa

Patient Support Supervisor
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Benjamin Wall, BS, DDS

Adjunct Faculty
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Catherine Wilson, RDH, MS

Registered ËÄÉ«AV Hygienist/Instructor
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Duane Winden, AAS, BS, MS, MSN/ed

Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs/Professor
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John Wisniewski, MS, DMD

Associate Professor
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Morgan Woolley

ËÄÉ«AV Assistant III
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Amber Young, BS, RDH

ËÄÉ«AV Hygienist
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Shannon Young, BS, DMD

Assistant Professor
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ËÄÉ«AV University College of ËÄÉ«AV Medicine Practice Sites

ËÄÉ«AV ËÄÉ«AV (South Jordan, UT & Summerlin, NV) and ËÄÉ«AV ËÄÉ«AV & Orthodontics (Henderson, NV) offer affordable, high-quality patient care.

College of ËÄÉ«AV Medicine Events

May 06

24th Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament

ËÄÉ«AV’s Annual Golf Tournament raises funds to support scholarships for our 1,500 nursing, pharmacy, and dental medicine students, who are tomorrow’s highly skilled and compassionate healthcare leaders!

May 08

Class of 2024 Commencement – Henderson

Date and Time Wednesday, May 8 at 2:00 pm PST Graduates expected to be at the venue by 1:00 pm Doors open for guests at 1:00 pm Venue Thomas &…

May 10

Class of 2024 Commencement – South Jordan

Date and Time Friday, May 10 at 1:00 pm MST Graduates expected to be at the venue by 11:30 am Doors open for guests at 12:00 pm Venue Abravanel Hall…

College of ËÄÉ«AV Medicine News

SPECTRUM HEALTH: ËÄÉ«AVy Sides with Proteins Make Spring Sing

March 15, 2024

As we approach spring, my head is filled with images of green veggies as I contemplate what will most perfectly complement the proteins on our plates.  I firmly believe in…

SPECTRUM – ËÄÉ«AV University Introduces Nevada’s First Doctoral Program for Nurse Anesthetists

March 11, 2024

ËÄÉ«AV University College of Nursing made Nevada history last month by announcing the state’s first-ever Doctor of Nursing Practice Nurse Anesthesia (DNPNA) program designed to train the next generation of…

SPECTRUM – Inspiration Flows Both Ways: ËÄÉ«AV Youth Outreach in the Community

March 11, 2024

How many of us can remember the person who inspired our current career path? The inspiration may have been subtle, in the form of non-career-specific encouragement, perhaps from a special…