Meet Our Faculty

Faculty by Department

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Adult Restorative Dentistry

General Dentistry, Biomaterials, Digital Dentistry, Operative Dentistry, Prosthodontics, Temporomandibular Disorders

Gregory Bennett, Interim Department Chair

Yoshiharu Ameku  |  Prosthodontics
Mark W. Beatty  |  Dental Materials, Biomaterials
Gregory Bennett  |  Digital Dentistry
Richard K. Bokemper  |  Comprehensive Care
Gerard Byrne  |  Prosthodontics, Implant Dentistry
Michael J. Dowd  |  Comprehensive Care
Amir Farhangpour  |  Executive Associate Dean
Upoma Guha  |  Operative Dentistry
Robin Hattervig  |  Comprehensive Care
James F. Jenkins  |  Comprehensive Care
William W. Johnson  |  Biomaterials, Operative
Gerard Kugel  |  Dean
Bradley J. Krivohlavek  |  Comprehensive Care
Adriana Lamounier  |  Comprehensive Care
Julie A. Marshall  |  Prosthodontics
Nicholas Murray  |  Comprehensive Care
Myhanh T. Phan-Rinne  |  Comprehensive Care
Renato Roperto  |  Operative Dentistry
Yun Saksena  |  Associate Dean
Makena Sundine  |  Comprehensive Care
Richard A. Williamson  |  Implant Dentistry
Amanda Ribeiro Wobido  |  Operative Dentistry
David Zalewski  |  Comprehensive Care

Part-Time Faculty

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Dental Hygiene

Gwen Hlava, Department Chair

Nicole M. Baker  |  Clinical Instructor, Gering
Jane Broekemeier  |  Clinical Instructor, Omaha
Amanda M. Dolen  |  Junior and Senior Clinic
Noni J. Henderson  |  Clinical Instructor
Gwen L. Hlava  |  Department Chair
Todd N. Junge  |  Junior and Senior Clinic
Gina L. Kissel  |  Clinical Instructor
Emily M. Lindquist  |  Clinical Instructor
Lisa J. Moravec  |  Program Coordinator, Gering
Lindsay K. Mundil  |  Junior and Senior Clinic
Jaimee D. Shropshire  |  Sealant Program Coordinator

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Growth and Development

Orthodontics, Dentofacial Orthopedics, Pediatric Dentistry, General Practice Residency, Advanced Education in General Dentistry, Oral Radiology

Sumit Yadav, Department Chair

Po-Jung Chen  |  Orthodontics
Jay D. Hansen  |  AEGD Residency Director
Zachary L. Houser  |  Pediatric Dentistry Residency Director
Claire Koukol  |  Pediatric Dentistry
Sarah G. Lowman  |  Assistant Dean
Maddison McConnaughhay  |  Pediatric Dentistry
Kavya Shankar Muttanahally  |  Oral Radiology
Kathleen A. O'Brien-Ausman  |  GPR Residency Director
Corinne M. Van Osdel  |  General Dentistry
Meenakshi (Minnie) Vishwanath  |  Orthodontics Residency Director
Daisy Wilka  |  General Dentistry
Sumit Yadav  |  Department Chair
Madelyn Zastrow  |  General Dentistry

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Oral Biology

Biomedical Sciences, Oral Pathology, Biomonitoring

James K. Wahl, Department Chair

Larry D. Crouch  |  Biochemistry, Physiology
Peter J. Giannini  |  Oral Pathology
Keith R. Johnson  |  Cellular Signaling
Benjamin H. Kwok  |  Chemical Biology and Cell Division
Dona J. McCanlies  |  Physiology
Nagamani Narayana  |  Oral Pathology
Ali Nawshad  |  Cellular Signaling
Gregory G. Oakley  |  DNA Damage and Repair
Thomas M. Petro  |  Immunology
James K. Wahl  |  Associate Dean
Shayla D. Yoachim  |  Anatomy

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Surgical Specialties

Endodontics, Oral Surgery, Periodontics, Implant Dentistry

J. Bruce Bavitz, Department Chair

J. Bruce Bavitz  |  Oral Surgery, Implant Dentistry
Matthew R. Byarlay  |  Periodontics Residency Director
Megan Christiansen  |  Periodontics
Robert D. Cline  |  Periodontics
Wayne B. Kaldahl  |  Periodontics
Amy C. Killeen  |  Periodontics
Hany M. Makkawy  |  Endodontics


Michael McNally  |  Endodontics
Jeffrey B. Payne  |  Periodontics
Richard A. Reinhardt  |  Periodontics
Gerald J. Tussing  |  Periodontics
Merlyn Vogt  |  Associate Dean
Anne E. Williamson  |  Endodontics Residency Director

Part-Time Faculty | Current Residents