Texas A&M University College of Dentistry

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 | College of Dentistry
Contact Groups and Affiliations

Biography

MS, Baylor College of Dentistry, 1989
DDS, University of Tennessee Medical Units, 1979

Alton G. McWhorter is originally from Jackson, Mississippi, and attended dental school at the University of Tennessee in Memphis. After practicing general dentistry for several years, he returned to school to specialize and earned a Certificate in Pediatric Dentistry and a Master’s of Science from Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas. He practiced pediatric dentistry full time for two years before returning to Baylor to join the faculty in 1986.

Dr. McWhorter is currently a professor in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry and serves as department head. He has also published articles and abstracts in peer-reviewed journals on a variety of topics. He practices one half day a week in Duncanville.

Education

  • Master’s in Oral Biology Baylor College of Dentistry
  • Certificate in Pediatric Dentistry Baylor College of Dentistry
  • Doctor of Dental Science University of Tennessee Health Science Center
  • BA Mississippi College

Research Interests

  • Behavior modification; children with special healthcare needs

Certifications & Training

  • American Board of Pediatric Dentistry 1994

Awards & Honors

  • Site visitor for the ADA Commission on Dental Accreditation
  • Examiner for the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry, Oral Clinical Exam
  • Selected for the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Leadership Training through the Kellogg Business School at Northwestern

Teaching Interests

  • Small group teaching for adult education; innovation in information delivery to students

Publications

2014 Behavior Symposium Workshop A Report – Current Guidelines/Revisions. Pediatr Dent 36(2):152-53
McWhorter AG and Townsend JA. Behavior Symposium Workshop A Report – Current Guidelines/Revisions. Pediatr Dent 36(2):152-53, 2014.
2014 Relative value of oral health in well-child care: a survey of pediatricians in Texas and Ohio. J Dent Child
Hinze ES, Casamassimo PS, Seale NS, McIIroy M, Kerins CA, McWhorter AG. Relative value of oral health in well-child care: a survey of pediatricians in Texas and Ohio. J Dent Child; 2014 81(2): 84-90.
2012 Multi-surface composite vs. Stainless steel crown restorations after mineral trioxide aggregate pulpotomy: a randomized controlled trial. Pediatr Dent
Hutcheson C, Seale NS, McWhorter AG, Kerins C, Wright J, Multi-surface composite vs. Stainless steel crown restorations after mineral trioxide aggregate pulpotomy: a randomized controlled trial. Pediatr Dent 2012:34(7): 460-67.
2012 Pulpotomy Versus Pulpectomy for Carious Vital Primary Incisors: Randomized Controlled Trial. Pediatr Dent 34(5) e112-119
Howley B, Seale NS, McWhorter AG, Kerins CA, Boozer KB, Lindsey D. Pulpotomy Versus Pulpectomy for Carious Vital Primary Incisors: Randomized Controlled Trial. Pediatr Dent 34(5) e112-119, 2012.
2010 Treatment Planning for the Pediatric Patient. Texas Dental Journal, December
McWhorter AG. Treatment Planning for the Pediatric Patient. Texas Dental Journal, December 2010.
2009 Pediatric obesity curriculum in pediatric dental residency programs. Pediatr Dent 31(7):486-491
Hisaw T, Kerins CA, McWhorter AG, Seale NS. Pediatric obesity curriculum in pediatric dental residency programs. Pediatr Dent 31(7):486-491, 2009.
2009 Preventive Resin Restorations-Practice and billing patterns of pediatric dentists. Pediatr Dent 31(3):210-215
Savage B, McWhorter AG, Kerins CA, Seale NS. Preventive Resin Restorations-Practice and billing patterns of pediatric dentists. Pediatr Dent 31(3):210-215, 2009.
2007 Pharmacologic Behavior Management of Pediatric Dental Patients Diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Pediatr Dent 29(6): 507-513
Kerins CA, McWhorter AG, Seale NS. Pharmacologic Behavior Management of Pediatric Dental Patients Diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Pediatr Dent 29(6): 507-513, 2007.