Texas A&M University College of Dentistry
Senior Leadership
Lily T. GarcÍa, DDS, facp
Dean, James S. Cole Endowed ProfessorshipDr. Garcia is a board-certified prosthodontist who has received many of her specialty’s highest honors including being named as diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics and a fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists. She is also fellow of the American College of Dentists and the International College of Dentists.
Learn more about the dean’s professional achievementsSenior Administration
Deborah Foyle, DDS, MS, MSc
Associate Dean for Student Affairs Clinical Professor Office of Student Affairs
Lisa F. Mallonee, MPH, RDH, RD, LD
Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs Office of Faculty Affairs
Jennifer J. Barrington, DDS
Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs Clinical Associate Professor Office of Clinical Affairs
Chunlin Qin, PhD, DDS, MS
Associate Dean for Research Professor Department of Biomedical Sciences
Sarah Barron
Assistant Dean, Finance and Administration Office of the DeanExecutive Team
Jacqueline Plemons, DDS, MS
Clinical Professor Director, External Affairs Department of Periodontics
Alicia Spence, DDS
Director Office of Recruitment and AdmissionsBrent Hutson, DDS, MS
Director of Clinical Compliance Office of Clinical Affairs
Adriana Vargas Green, DDS, MPH
Clinical Professor Director of Outpatient Clinics Office of Clinical Affairs
Department Heads
Maureen Brown, BSDH, MS-HIED, RDH
Interim Executive Director Clinical Assistant Professor Dental Hygiene Program
Liang Hong, DDS, PhD
Department Head Department of Dental Public Health Sciences
Alton G. McWhorter, DDS, MS
Department Head, Pediatric Dentistry Director of Dental Service, TSR Director of Dental Service, CMC Clinical Professor Diplomate American Board of Pediatric Dentistry Department of Pediatric Dentistry
Madhu Nair, BDS, DMD, MS, Lic Odont (Sweden), PhD
Department Head, Diagnostic Sciences Director of Imaging Center Professor Department of Diagnostic Sciences
John Neubert, DDS, PhD
Professor & Department Head Department of Biomedical Sciences
Likith V. Reddy, DDS, MD, FACS
Professor and Department Head Clerkship Director, Texas A&M School of Medicine, Department of Surgery Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Larry P. Tadlock, DDS, MS
Department Head, Orthodontics Clinical Professor Department of Orthodontics
Dimitris N. Tatakis, DDS, PHD
Department Head, Periodontics Professor Department of Periodontics
Erica C. Teixeira, DDS, MS, PhD
Professor & Department Head Department of Comprehensive Dentistry