Dentistry Faculty
Expertise, Leadership and Dedication
At Creighton School of Dentistry, our faculty members are exceptional teachers dedicated to our mission and vision. They approach student education with a spirit of collaboration that creates a cohesive learning experience.
Our faculty has expertise in all of the specialty areas of dentistry; 93 percent of our specialists are board certified. All instructors are dedicated practitioners and many are cutting-edge researchers, who are eager to inspire students. Creighton embraces the principle that leading by example instills the values that are the hallmarks of Creighton dentists: competence, care, and compassion.
Full-Time Faculty Directory
We’ve organized our full-time faculty members’ information by department and, in addition, listed each of them below alphabetically. All part-time faculty information can be found within the departments.

Anne S. Aiello, BS, DMD, MS
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.5047
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Ashley Nicole Aubry, RDH, MA
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.5041
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Laura C. Barritt, BS, PhD
- Chair, Department of Oral Biology
- 402.280.5212
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Thomas J. Beeson, DDS
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.5089
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Thomas Patrick Berry, BS, DDS
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.5103
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Joseph Michael Bolil, DDS
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.4237
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Laura Elizabeth Brown, DDS, MS
- Chair, Department of Periodontics
- 402.280.1159
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Michael J. Carlisle, DDS
- Adjunct Assistant Professor
- 402.280.5621
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William G. Carney, DDS
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.4179
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W. Thomas Cavel, DDS
- Special Professor
- 402.280.5078
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D. Roselyn Cerutis, BS, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.5033
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Patricia Ann Cherney, RDH, BA
- Adjunct Instructor
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Jeff Farritor Clarke, DDS
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.4352
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Stephani Jo Dale, DDS
- Co-Leader, Department of Prosthodontics
- 402.280.4519
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Gregory L. Davis, BA, DDS
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.3406
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Michelle Doughty, RDH, BS
- Adjunct Instructor
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Timothy M. Durham, BS, DDS, MPA
- Senior Associate Dean, School of Dentistry - Senior Associate Dean/Vice Dean
- 402.280.5023
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Najmeh Sadat Esmaeilnejadganji, DMD
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.5113
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Mark David Essner, BS, DDS
- Assistant Professor
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Jodi R. Fleissner, RDH, BS
- Adjunct Instructor
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Joseph V. Franco, BA, DDS
- Assistant Dean, Assistant Dean for Clinics and Chief Dental Officer
- 402.280.5124
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Kelly A. Gould, MPH, RDH
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.5006
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Jerome F. Gradoville, DDS
- Assistant Professor
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Barbara M. Harris, MSW, PhD
- Adjunct Associate Professor
- 402.280.2081
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Laura Elizabeth Harris-Vieyra, BS, DDS
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.5053
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Jennifer Anne Hasslen, BA, DDS
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.5279
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Ashley L. Hauger, DDS
- Assistant Professor
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Jose L. Ibarrola, CD, MS, DDS
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.5008
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Christine Keith, DDS
- Assistant Professor
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James Aaron Kelly, DDS, MS, MBA, MPH
- Chair, Prosthodontics
- 402.280.3404
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Michael E. Knauss, DDS
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.5121
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Tod A. Knopik, DDS
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.5922
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Christine S. Knudson, RDH, BS
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.5085
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Hyuk Sang Kwon, DDS, MS
- Assistant Professor
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Melissa S. Lang, BS, MS, DDS
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.5085
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Terry F. Lanphier, BS, DDS, MBA
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Chair, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department - Chair
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department
Creighton University School of Dentistry - 402.280.5614
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Mark A. Latta, DMD, MS
- Professor
- 402.280.5061
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Kelly M. Leonard, RDH
- Adjunct Instructor
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Jared Reed Little, BA, DDS
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.5643
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Douglas J. MacDougall, DMD
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.4073
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Mark D. Markham, BA, DDS
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.4840
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Luke F. Matranga, DDS, MS
- Adjunct Associate Professor
- 402.280.4556
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Kirstin T. McCarville, DDS, MS
- Adjunct Associate Professor
- 402.280.5602
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Archana Palakkal Meethil, BDS, MDS, MDSc
- Assistant Professor
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Thomas R. Meng, BA, DDS
- Chair, Creighton University School of Dentistry, Strategic Planning and Assessment Committee
- 402.280.5083
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Carol M. Murdock, BA, MBA, DDS
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.5271
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Neil S. Norton, BA, PhD
- Associate Dean, Admissions
- 402.280.5002
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James Donald O'Meara, BA, DDS
- Director, Creighton University School of Dentistry, ILAC Dental Director
- 402.280.3420
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Colette O'Meara-McKinney
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.2006
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Niranzena Panneer Selvam, MDS
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.5043
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Randi Peterson, RDH
- Adjunct Instructor
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John Henry Purk, DDS, MS, PhD
- Chair, Chair - Department of Diagnostic Sciences
- 402.280.4579
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Scott Michael Radniecki, BS, DDS
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.5069
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Todd M. Rajchel, DDS
- Assistant Professor
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Sonia Maria Rocha-Sanchez, BS, MS, PhD, MBA
- Associate Dean, School of Dentistry Research - Dean of Research
- 402.280.5098
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Cynthia C. Russell, BS, DDS
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.5642
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Greg S. Samuelson, DDS
- Associate Professor
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Donal Dwyer Scheidel, DDS
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.5229
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Teryn B. Sedillo, DDS
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.5001
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R. Scott Shaddy, DDS
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.5226
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James L. Sheets, BA, DDS
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.5635
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Kimberly A. Simmen-Hiipakka, DDS
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.5042
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Nikita Sinha, BDS, MDS, MS
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.5604
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Frank Scott Sleder, DDS
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.5184
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Joseph V. Sullivan, DDS
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.4574
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Mark H. Taylor, BA, DDS
- Chair, Department of Pediatric Dentistry
- 402.280.5040
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Jon D. Wagner, MD, DDS, FACS
- Professor
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Timothy F. Walker, BS, MS, DDS
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Director, Creighton University School of Dentistry, Oral Maxillofacial Radiology - Director
Oral Maxillofacial Radiology
Creighton University School of Dentistry - 402.280.5954
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Jillian Wallen, BDS, MS
- Dean, School of Dentistry
- 402.280.5061
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Michael D. Weston, MA, PhD
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.5030
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Charles W. Wilcox, DDS, MS
- Special Professor
- 402.280.5080
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Jessica Wulf, RDH
- Adjunct Instructor
- 402.280.5012
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