Faculty

McMillan, Ashley, D.D.S.  Program Director, Associate Professor (2016). B.S., University of Arkansas, 2009.  D.D.S., University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry, 2014; Certificate, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, General Practice Residency, 2016.

Hardin, Sarah, D.D.S.  Assistant Program Director, Assistant Professor (2019). B.A., Hendrix College, 2011; D.D.S., University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry, 2018; Certificate, General Practice Residency Program, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2019.

Bodenner, Dana, D.D.S.  Assistant Professor (2020). B.S., University of Arkansas, 2014; D.D.S., University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry, 2018.


Ake, Ethan, D.D.S.   Adjunct Instructor (2022). B.A., Hendrix College, 2013; D.D.S. University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry, 2017.

Alford, J. David, D.D.S.   Adjunct Instructor (2020). B.A., Hendrix College, 1973; D.D.S. University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry, 1976.

Callan, Donald, D.D.S.  Associate Professor (2014). B.S., B.A., University of Arkansas, 1966; D.D.S., University of Missouri at Kansas City, 1975; Certificate, Periodontics Residency, University of Missouri at Kansas City, 1978.

Church, L. Fred, Jr., D.D.S.  Adjunct Professor (2013).  B.S., Northeast Louisiana University, 1977.  D.D.S., Louisiana State University, 1980; Certificate in Periodontics, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, 1982.

Cloud, John, D.D.S.  Adjunct Instructor (2019). B.S., University of Arkansas, 1979; D.D.S., University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry, 1983.

Cobb, Donald, D.D.S.  Adjunct Instructor (2013). D.D.S., University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry, 1983.

Cooner, Leslie P., D.D.S.  Adjunct Instructor (2016). B.A., University of Arkansas, 1982; D.D.S., University of Tennessee, 1987.

Dozier, Alexander, D.D.S. Adjunct Instructor (2022). B.A., Arkansas State University, 2015; D.D.S. University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 2019; Certificate, General Practice Residency Program, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2020.

Duckworth, Dwight D., D.D.S.  Adjunct Instructor (2016). B.S., Arkansas State University, 1985; D.D.S., Louisiana State University, 1989.

Hiegert, Aaron, D.D.S., M.D.S. Adjunct Professor (2021). D.D.S., UMKC College of Dentistry, 2010; Certificate, University of Louisville Pediatric Dentistry, 2020.

Hiegert, Kathryn, D.D.S. Adjunct Professor (2021). D.D.S. UMKC College of Dentistry, 2012; Certificate, Children’s Hospital Colorado, 2015.

Hinson, R. Lee, D.D.S. Adjunct Instructor (2016).  D.D.S., University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry, 1983.

Howe, Laurence, D.D.S. Adjunct Professor (2020). B.S., Christian Brothers University, 1981; D.D.S. University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry, 1985.

Jines, Gene, D.D.S.  Adjunct Professor (2014). D.D.S., University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry, 1975.

Jones, John, M.D., D.M.D.  Associate Professor (2015).  B.S., Florida State University, 1978; D.M.D., University of Florida College of Dentistry, 1982; M.D., University of Texas Health Science Center, 1989; Certificate, University of Texas Health Science Center, 1990; Certificate, University of Texas Health Science Center, 1991; Certificate in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, 1992.

Kinard, Michael, D.D.S. Adjunct Instructor (2021). D.D.S., University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 2016.          

Marcantoni, Hank, D.D.S Adjunct Professor (2020). D.D.S., Georgetown University, 1989; OMFS Residency Certificate Madigan Army Medical Center, 1999.

McNeel, Dean, D.D.S. Assistant Instructor (2021). B.S., Sam Houston University; D.D.S., University of Texas Health Sciences Center in San Antonio; Certificate in Prosthodontics, Louisiana State University School of Dentistry.

Miller, Ericka, D.M.D, M.S. Adjunct Instructor (2021). B.S. University of Florida (2014); D.M.D. University of Florida College of Dentistry (2018); M.S. in Prosthodontics, Texas A&M College of Dentistry (2021); Externship, University of Florida Center of Implant Dentistry (2021).

Nichols, Tina H., D.D.S.  Adjunct Instructor (2016). B.S., University of Arkansas, 1995; D.D.S., University of Tennessee, 1999.

Orsini, Jim A., D.D.S., M.S.  Adjunct Instructor (2015).  B.S., State University of Arkansas (UCA), 1969.  M.S., University of Central Arkansas, 1977. D.D.S., University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry, 1981.

Pearson, Ken, D.D.S.  Adjunct Instructor (2015).  B.A., Hendrix College, 1979. D.D.S., Certificate in Endodontics, Louisiana State University School of Dentistry, 1985.

Phillips, Jim, D.D.S., M.S., P.A., J.D., Adjunct Instructor (2015).  B.S. University of Tennessee; M.S., Vanderbilt; D.D.S. University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 1976. Certificate in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Wilmington Medical Center, 1979.

Simmons, Kirt, D.D.S., Ph.D.  Professor (2014).  B.A., Austin College, 1976; D.D.S., University of Texas Health Science Center College of Dentistry, 1986; Ph.D., University of Texas Health Science Center, 1988; Certificate – Orthodontics, University of North Carolina, 1989.

Sinada, Naif, D.M.D., M.S. Adjunct Instructor (2021). B.S., University of Iowa; D.M.D., Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine; GPR Certificate, Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, 2014; Prosthodontics, University of Maryland Baltimore college of Dental Surgery, 2017; Maxillofacial Prosthodontics and Oncologic Dentistry Fellow, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 2018.

Slagle, William F, D.D.S., M.Ed.  Adjunct Professor (2013). B.S., University of Oklahoma and University of Central Oklahoma, 1950; D.D.S. University of Missouri at Kansas City, 1957; M.Ed., Memphis State University, 1975.

Tortorich, Anthony L., D.D.S.  Adjunct Instructor (2022).  B.S., Arkansas State University, 1979.  D.D.S., University of Tennessee College of Dentistry, 1983. Certificate in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1986.

Zaki-Sabet, Angie, D.M.D.  Assistant Professor (2018).  B.S., New Jersey Institute of Technology, 2007; D.M.D., Rutgers University, 2011; Certificate, General Practice Residency, Albert Einstein School of Medicine, 2012; Certificate, Orthodontic Residency, Albert Einstein School of Medicine, 2016.

Current Residents

Jack Guo
Jack Guo, D.D.S.
Second Year Resident
University of Missouri Kansas City
Reid Barton DDS
Reid Barton, D.D.S.
First Year Resident
University of Tennessee
Grayson Dillingham DDS
Grayson Dillingham, D.D.S.
First Year Resident
Texas A&M University
Jason Morris DDS
Jason Morris, D.D.S.
First Year Resident
University of Tennessee
Alissa Warner DMD
Alissa Warner, D.M.D.
First Year Resident
Southern Illinois University