Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Community Oral Health
Faculty and Staff
Chair

Clarice S. Law, DMD, MS
Chair
Associate Professor
ceyre@uthsc.edu
Directors

Craig Volk Vinall, DDS, MDS
Director, Graduate Pediatric Dentistry
Assistant Professor
cvinall@uthsc.edu
Community Oral Health Faculty

Nakeshi L. Dyer, EdD, NCC
Assistant Professor
Ndyer1@uthsc.edu

Liang Hong, DDS, MS, PhD
Professor
Lhong2@uthsc.edu
Pediatric Dentistry Faculty

Alka Cohen, DDS, MS
Associate Professor
avcohen@uthsc.edu

Martin E. Donaldson, DDS, MS
Associate Professor
Mdonald1@uthsc.edu

Jennifer A. Fernandez, DMD, MS, MDS
Assistant Professor
Jfernan8@uthsc.edu

Wes McCann, Jr., DDS, MS
Assistant Professor
wmccann5@uthsc.edu

Mehdi Sadeghi, DDS
Assistant Professor
msadeghi@uthsc.edu

Harry K. Sharp, DDS
Professor Emeritus
hsharp@uths.edu

Todd Smith, DDS
Assistant Professor
Tsmith63@uthsc.edu

Dr. Martha H. Wells, DDS, MS
Adjunct Professor
Chief of Dentistry, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
mwells18@uthsc.edu

Mark Wilson, DDS, MS
Assistant Professor
mwils144@uthsc.edu
Staff
Felicia Allen
Clinical Dental Assistant
fallen4@uthsc.edu
Linda Lester
Special Procedures Assistant
llester@uthsc.edu
Jalesa Mohead
Clinical Dental Assistant
Jmohead2@uthsc.edu
Jennyfer Moreno
Sr. Admitting Staff
jmoreno7@uthsc.edu
Linda Montaque
Clinical Specialist II
lmontaqu@uthsc.edu
Mesha Nichols
Clinical Dental Assistant
mnicho45@uthsc.edu
Narquala Perry
Patient Account Specialist
nperry3@uthsc.edu
Glenda Rhea
Administrative Assistant II
grhea@uthsc.edu