Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Professor
rva@uab.edu
SDB 412
(205) 934-4984Research Interests: Mucogingival surgical therapy around teeth and implants; Periodontal regeneration; Site development for endosseous dental implants; Implant surface modification techniques Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network Faculty Profile

Assistant Professor basma86@uab.edu
SDB 412
(205) 934-4506 Research Interests: Soft and hard tissue augmentation in preparation for endosseous dental implants; Digital technologies to enhance dental implant surgical treatment plan; Integration of digital dental implant planning into dental education Faculty Profile

Assistant Professor jbowie@uab.edu
SDB 412E
(205) 934-4506 Research Interests: Surgical and nonsurgical therapies for treatment of periodontitis; Management of medical emergencies and systemic health in clinical settings

Associate Professor eschaves@uab.edu
SDB 412
(205) 934-4506 Research Interests: Longitudinal management of patients with periodontal disease; Pedagogical factors influencing optimal learning and application of periodontal diagnostic and treatment principles; Risk factors influencing periodontal and peri-implant disease initiation and progression

Assistant Professor ffahimip@uab.edu
SDB 412
(205) 934-4506 Research Interests: Regenerative dentistry, stem cell therapy and tissue engineering Faculty Profile

Acting Chair, Periodontology
Professor
miagdds@uab.edu
SDB 412
(205) 934-4984 Research Interests: Periodontal-systemic interactions related to periodontal infection and immuno-inflammatory response in patients with diabetes, pregnancy outcomes, rheumatoid arthritis, obesity, and dementia; Plaque control in special populations to improve oral and systemic health; Nonsurgical intervention for periodontal and peri-implant diseases; Periodontal hard and soft tissue regenerative materials and techniques

Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network Faculty Profile

Dean, School of Dentistry
Weatherford/Palcanis Endowed Professor
Dental Alumni-Joseph F. Volker Chair of Clinical Dentistry ngeurs@uab.edu
SDB 406
(205) 934-4720 Research Interests: Community outcomes of implant therapy; Clinical translation research of periodontal therapies; Regenerative medicine; Oral disease system health relationship

Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network Faculty Profile

Associate Professor
maninder@uab.edu
SDB 412
(205) 934-4506 Research Interests: Periodontal disease and periodontal therapy and its effects on adverse pregnancy outcomes; Inflammatory markers in gingival and serum samples in patients with systemic diseases and conditions, including anxiety/depression, diabetes, and pregnancy; Multilineage potential of gingival mesenchymal stem cells for dental tissue regeneration; Role of growth factors for bone regeneration at extraction sites; Nonsurgical treatments of periodontal diseases Faculty Profile