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

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

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

Shana Van Cleave, DDS
Director, Pre-Doctoral Program
Assistant Professor
svancle3@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

Robin T. Hobbs, DDS
Instructor
rhobbs6@uthsc.edu

Charles Hughes, DDS, MS
Assistant Professor
chughe20@uthsc.edu

Creighton Powell, DDS
Assistant Professor
cpowel20@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

Ji Min (Mina) Yochim, DDS, PhD
Assistant Professor
jyochim@uthsc.edu
Staff
Felicia Allen
Clinical Dental Assistant
fallen4@uthsc.edu
Jasmine Bradford
Med Admin Specialist
jbradf29@uthsc.edu
Kendra Coleman
Clinical Dental Assistant
kboatman@uthsc.edu
Kyvonna Davis
Administrative Clerk
kdavi178@uthsc.edu
Kathryn Foster
Administrative Secretary
Kfoste38@uthsc.edu
Jalesa Mohead
Clinical Dental Assistant
Jmohead2@uthsc.edu
Jennyfer Moreno
Sr. Admitting Staff
jmoreno7@uthsc.edu
Mesha Nichols
Clinical Dental Assistant
mnicho45@uthsc.edu
Narquala Perry
Patient Account Specialist
nperry3@uthsc.edu
Jocquelyn Wheeler
Clinical Dental Assistant
jwheel38@uthsc.edu