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 Aiello](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Aiello_Anne-web.jpg)
Anne S. Aiello, BS, DMD, MS
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.5047
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![Ashley Aubry](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/AshlyAubry.jpg)
Ashley N. Aubry, RDH, MA
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.5041
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![Sara Bailey](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Sara-Bailey_0.jpg)
Sara E. Bailey, DDS
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.5034
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![Laura Barritt](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-11/Barritt_Laura-1-web.jpg?itok=F2ucvclk)
Laura C. Barritt, BS, DDS
- Chair, Oral Biology
- 402.280.5212
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![Erica Beaty](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/erica-beaty_0.jpg)
Erica E. Beaty, DDS
- Co-Leader, Assistant Professor
- 402.280.2840
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![Thomas Beeson](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Beeson_Thomas-web.jpg)
Thomas J. Beeson, DDS
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.5089
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![Thomas Berry](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-11/Berry_Thomas-web.jpg?itok=2ju5tfus)
Thomas P. Berry, BS, DDS, MBA
- Chair, General Dentistry
- 402.280.5103
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![Erin Blankenship-Sefczek](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/erin-blankenship-sefczek.jpg)
Erin C. Blankenship-Sefczek, PhD
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.5021
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![Joseph Bolil](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Bolil.jpg)
Joseph M. Bolil, DDS, MAGD
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.4237
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![Michael Carlisle](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Michael-Carlisle.jpg)
Michael J. Carlisle, DDS
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.5621
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![William Carney](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Carney_William-web.jpg)
William G. Carney, DDS
- Adjunct Assistant Professor
- 402.280.4179
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![D. Cerutis](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Cerutis_Delie-web.jpg)
D. Roselyn Cerutis, BS, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.5033
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![Patricia Cherney](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/patricia-cherney.jpg)
Patricia Ann Cherney, RDH, BA
- Adjunct Instructor
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![Jeff Clarke](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Jeff-Clarke.jpg)
Jeff F. Clarke, DDS
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.4352
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![Geralyn Crain](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Geralyn-Crain.jpg)
Geralyn D. Crain, DDS, PhD, FNAP
- Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
- 402.280.4340
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![Stephani Dale](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Dale_Stephani-web.jpg)
Stephani J. Dale, BA, DDS
- Co-Leader, Assistant Professor
- 402.280.4519
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![Gregory Davis](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Davis_Gregory-web.jpg)
Gregory L. Davis, BA, DDS
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.3406
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![Najmeh Esmaeilnejadganji](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/najmeh.jpg)
Najmeh Sadat Esmaeilnejadganji, DMD
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.5113
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![Mark Essner](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/mes37532-Essner_Mark-web.jpg)
Mark D. Essner, BS, DDS
- Chair, Endodontics
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![Cara Fisher](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/cara-fisher.jpg)
Cara L. Fisher, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.5028
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![Jodi Fleissner](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/JodiFleissner.jpg)
Jodi R. Fleissner, RDH, BS
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.3234
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![Joseph Franco](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Franco_Joseph-web.jpg)
Joseph V. Franco, BA, DDS
- Associate Dean, Clinical Services
- 402.280.5124
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![Jerome Gradoville](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Gradoville_Jerome-web.jpg)
Jerome F. Gradoville, DDS
- Assistant Professor
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![Laura Harris-Vieyra](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Harris-Vieyra_Laura-web.jpg)
Laura E. Harris-Vieyra, BS, DDS
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.5053
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![Jennifer Hasslen](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Hasslen_Jennifer-web.jpg)
Jennifer A. Hasslen, BA, DDS
- Interim Assistant Dean, Assistant Dean for Student Progression
- 402.280.5279
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![Ashley Hauger](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/ashley-hauger.jpg)
Ashley L. Hauger, DDS
- Adjunct Assistant Professor
- 402.280.2839
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![Robert Hlavac](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Hlavac-Robert.jpg)
Robert I. Hlavac, DDS
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.5192
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![Dennis Huffman](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/dennis-hufmann.jpg)
Dennis M. Huffman, DDS
- Assistant Professor
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![Jose Ibarrola](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Ibarrola_Jose-web.jpg)
Jose L. Ibarrola, CD, MS, DDS
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.5008
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![Christine Keith](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/DrKeith_profile.jpg)
Christine A. Keith, BS, DDS
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.3391
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![William Kelsey](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Kelsey_William-web.jpg)
William P. Kelsey, DDS
- Senior Associate Dean, Special Projects
- 402.280.5093
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![Matthew Kling](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-10/directory-default.jpg?itok=qRpVPxvJ)
Matthew Kling, BS, MS, PhD
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.8750
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![Michael Knauss](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/DrKnauss_profile.jpg)
Michael E. Knauss, DDS
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.5121
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![Christine Knudson](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Knudson_Christine-web_0.jpg)
Christine S. Knudson, RDH, BS
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.5085
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![Christine Kozal](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Kozal-Christine.jpg)
Christine Kozal, DDS
- Assistant Professor
- 402.960.0034
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![Melissa Lang](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Lang_Melissa-1-web.jpg)
Melissa S. Lang, BS, MS, DDS
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.5085
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![Terry Lanphier](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Lanphier_Terry-web.jpg)
Terry F. Lanphier, BS, DDS, MBA
- Chair, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- 402.280.5614
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![Kelly Leonard](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Kelly-Leonard.jpg)
Kelly M. Leonard, AAS, RDH
- Adjunct Instructor
- 402.280.4573
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![Douglas MacDougall](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/MacDougall.jpg)
Douglas J. MacDougall, DMD
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.4073
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![Luke Matranga](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-12/Matranga_Luke-web.jpg?itok=D55NJvCU)
Luke F. Matranga, DDS, MS
- Adjunct Associate Professor
- 402.280.4556
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![Thomas Meng](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Meng_Thomas-web.jpg)
Thomas R. Meng, BA, DDS
- Chair, Creighton University School of Dentistry, Strategic Planning and Assessment Committee
- 402.280.5083
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![Katherine Meyer Vanicek](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/katherine-meyer.jpg)
Katherine A. Meyer Vanicek, DDS, MPH
- Adjunct Assistant Professor
- 402.280.5136
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![Mahum Mirza](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/mahum-mirza.jpg)
Mahum A. Mirza, BS, DDS
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.5602
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![Nicole Muelleman](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Nicole-Muelleman.jpg)
Nicole L. Muelleman, BS, DDS
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.5621
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![Carol Murdock](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Murdock_Carol-web.jpg)
Carol M. Murdock, BS, DDS, MBA
- Adjunct Associate Professor
- 402.280.5271
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![Angel Ogbeide](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Angel-Ogbeide.jpg)
Angel Ogbeide, DDS
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.5090
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![Niranzena Panneer Selvam](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Niranzena.jpg)
Niranzena Panneer Selvam, MDS
- Director, Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
- 402.280.5043
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![Scott Radniecki](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Redniecki_Scott-1-web.jpg)
Scott M. Radniecki, BS, DDS
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.5069
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![Todd Rajchel](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/rajchel_0.jpg)
Todd M. Rajchel, BS, DDS
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.4067
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![Sonia Rocha-Sanchez](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-12/S%20Rocha-Sanchez.jpg?itok=FGlgew8i)
Sonia Maria Rocha-Sanchez, BS, MS, PhD, MBA
- Director, Biomedical Sciences Research Core
- 402.280.5098
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![Alvin Samuels](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/alvin-samuels.jpg)
Alvin R. Samuels, BS, DDS
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.5211
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![Greg Samuelson](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Samuelson.jpg)
Greg S. Samuelson, BS, DDS, MSD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.5052
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![Donal Scheidel](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Scheidel_Donal-web.jpg)
Donal Dwyer Scheidel, DDS
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.5229
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![Ethan Schroeder](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/ethan-schroeder.jpg)
Ethan Schroeder, PhD
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.1825
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![Mary Schroeder](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/mary-schroeder.jpg)
Mary S. Schroeder, BSN, BSDH, RDH
- Adjunct Instructor
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![R. Scott Shaddy](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Shaddy_Raymond-web.jpg)
R. Scott Shaddy, DDS
- Adjunct Associate Professor
- 402.280.5226
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![James Sheets](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Sheets_James-web.jpg)
James L. Sheets, BA, DDS
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.5635
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![Kimberly Simmen-Hiipakka](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/SimmenHiipakkawebcrop.jpg)
Kimberly A. Simmen-Hiipakka, DDS
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.5042
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![Nikita Sinha](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/DrSinha_profile.jpg)
Nikita Sinha, BDS, MDS, MS
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.5604
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![Bryan Skar](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Bryan-Skar.jpg)
Bryan J. Skar, DDS
- Chair, Pediatric Dentistry
- 402.280.5058
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![Frank Sleder](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/fsl40169-Sleder_Frank-web.jpg)
Frank S. Sleder, BS, DDS
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.5184
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![Veronica Sule](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/veronica-sule.jpg)
Veronica C. Sule, BDS, MMHCA, MSc
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.4840
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![Joseph Sullivan](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/DrSullivan.jpg)
Joseph V. Sullivan, BA, DDS
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.4574
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![Jillian Wallen](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/jillian-wallen.jpg)
Jillian A. Wallen, BDS, MS
- Dean, School of Dentistry
- 402.280.5061
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![Michael Weston](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-12/Weston_Michael-web.jpg?itok=rf9z_V3I)
Michael D. Weston
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.5030
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![Erin Wetzel](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/erin-wetzel.jpg)
Erin C. Wetzel, DDS
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.5262
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