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Recently Hired Faculty

Members of the Penn Dental Medicine full-time faculty in the Standing and Associated Faculty who have joined the School since 2017.

Dr. Alonso Carrasco-Labra

Associate Professor Department of Preventive and Restorative Sciences

Dr. Joseph Foote

Assistant Professor of Clinical Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery/Pharmacology

Dr. Michael Glick

Professor of Clinical Restorative Dentistry

Dr. Katherine Theken

Assistant Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery/Pharmacology

Dr. Marco Tizzano

Associate Professor Department of Basic and Translational Sciences

Dr. Kyle Vining

Assistant Professor Department of Preventive & Restorative Sciences

Dr. Joanie Jean

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Division of Pediatric Dentistry

Dr. John Lankalis

Assistant Professor of Clinical Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Pharmacology, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery / Pharmacology

Dr. Myra Laird

Assistant Professor, Department of Basic & Translational Sciences

Dr. Sean Meehan

Assistant Dean and Chief Dental Officer, Professor of Clinical Oral Medicine

Dr. James Gates

Assistant Professor of Clinical Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery & Pharmacology Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Pharmacology

Dr. Robert Frare

Assistant Professor of Clinical Resotrative Dentistry Division of Restorative Dentistry

Dr. David Nepa

Clinical Associate Division of Restorative Dentistry

Dr. Modupe Coker

Assistant Dean of Clinical and Translational Research, Associate Professor of Basic and Translational Sciences

Dr. Elizabeth Powell

Assistant Professor of Community Oral Health and Pediatric Dentistry, Assistant Director of Community Oral Health

Dr. Roopali Kulkarni

Assistant Professor of Oral Medicine

Dr. Tien-hsin Chang

Assistant Professor of Clinical Periodontics

Dr. Meeta Chawla

Assistant Professor of Clinical Restorative Dentistry

Dr. Nupur Patel

Assistant Professor of Clinical Restorative Dentistry, Director of Post-Graduate Prosthodontics Program

Dr. Rupali Gaindh

Assistant Professor of Clinical Restorative Dentistry and Primary Care Unit Director

Dr. Shaun Lavalle

Assistant Professor of Clinical Restorative Dentistry, Primary Care Unit Director

Dr. Kari Hexem

Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive and Restorative Sciences