Pediatric Dental Faculty

Sean W. McLaren, DDS, MS
Associate Professor in Dentistry and Pediatrics (joint), Chair of Pediatric Dentistry

Expertise/Areas of Interests: Teledentistry, Hospital Dentistry

Cynthia L. Wong, DMD, MS
Associate Professor of Dentistry and Pediatrics (joint), Program Director

Area of Interest/Expertise: Cariology and Disease Management, Special Health Care Needs

Ritu M. Shah, DMD
Assistant Professor, Assistant Residency Program Director

Area of interest/expertise: Behavior Guidance, Resident Education, Pediatric Oral Trauma, Advocacy

Erin Shope, DMD, MS
Associate Professor of Clinical Dentistry and Surgery (joint), Director of Interdisciplinary Care

Areas of Interest/Expertise: Cleft and Craniofacial Care, Resident Education, Advocacy, Special Health Care Needs

Isamar Rivera-Ramos, DMD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Dentistry and Center for Oral Biology (joint), Clinical Site Director for School 17 Community Dentistry Clinic

Areas of Interest/Expertise: Special Health Care Needs, Community Dentistry, Microbiology

Mitra Heidari Mohammad Abadi, DMD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Dentistry

Areas of Interest/Expertise: Community Dentistry

​Dr. Maria Aslani-Breit, DDS​
Adjunct Professor

​Dr. Robert Berkowitz, DDS
Professor Emeritus

Area of Interest/Expertise: Cariology and Microbiology

Lisa DeLucia, DDS, FAAPD
Associate Professor of Clinical Dentistry, Discipline Coordinator for Pediatric Dentistry, Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) fellowship

Areas of interest/Expertise: Intellectual and developmental disabilities across the lifespan

Virginia Yanez Fontenla, DDS
Assistant Professor of Clinical Dentistry

Areas of Interest/Expertise: Community Dentistry, Cleft and Craniofacial Care

Alison Harding, DDS, MS
Assistant Professor of Clinical Dentistry

Dr. Martha Ann Keels, DDS, PhD
Adjunct Professor

Area of Interest/Expertise: dental caries risk assessment, dental acid erosion and genetic expression of dental findings

Doron Kochman, DDS, FAAPD, ABPD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry

Areas of Interest/Expertise: Behavior Guidance, Hypnosis, Therapy Dogs

David Levy, DMD, MS
Professor of Clinical Dentistry and Pediatrics (joint), Medical Director (Article 28, Eastman Dental Center), Chief Quality, Compliance & Safety Officer for Dentistry

Oriana Ly-Mapes, DDS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Clinical Dentistry

Areas of Interest/Expertise: Perinatal Oral Health, Special Health Care Needs

Dimitrios Mihelogiannakis, D.D.S., M.S.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Dentistry

Areas of Interest/Expertise: Orthodontics

Gerald Rosen, DDS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry

Areas of interest/Expertise: Practice Management, Behavior Guidance