Periodontology
Department of Periodontology
Interim Chair: Melissa S. Lang, BS, MS, DDS
The goals for the Department of Periodontology are to provide dental students with a high quality education, cultivate their abilities to provide evidence based periodontal treatment to their patients in a friendly and professional atmosphere; and to conduct a productive research to shape the future of periodontics.

Patricia Ann Cherney, RDH, BA
- Adjunct Instructor
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Michelle Doughty, RDH, BS
- Adjunct Instructor
- 402.280.3403
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Najmeh Sadat Esmaeilnejadganji, DMD
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.5113
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Jodi R. Fleissner, RDH, BS
- Adjunct Instructor
- 402.280.3234
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Laura E. Harris-Vieyra, BS, DDS
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.5053
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Christine S. Knudson, RDH, BS
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.5085
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Melissa S. Lang, BS, MS, DDS
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.5085
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Kelly M. Leonard, AAS, RDH
- Adjunct Instructor
- 402.280.4573
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Archana Palakkal Meethil, BDS, MDS, MDSc
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.5044
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Jessica R. Wulf, RDH
- Adjunct Instructor
- 402.280.5012
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Special Faculty and Contributed Services Faculty
Mary Beth Branscombe, RDH, B.S.
Whitney Crist, RDH
Kendra Fox, RDH
Matthew R. Kelsey, B.S., DDS, M.S.
William Kelsey V, DDS, M.S.
Nancy S.M. Mellott, B.S., RDH