Alabama

University of Alabama
University of Alabama at Birmingham
School of Dentistry
1919 7th Avenue, South
Suite 406
Birmingham, AL 35294-007
205-934-3000

The University of Alabama Dental School supports Preventive Dentistry

PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY

WHY IS PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY IMPORTANT AND WHEN SHOULD
YOU START?

Preventive Dentistry means a healthy smile that requires fewer visits to the Dentist:

1. Eating becomes more enjoyable because healthy mouths chew more easily
   and gain more nutrients from the foods they eat.
2. You can also speak more quickly and clearly.
3. People with healthier mouths have a better chance of general health, because disease in the mouth can endanger the rest of the body.
4. A healthy mouth is more attractive, and you can have confidence that you are putting forth your best appearance.
5. Preventive Dentistry is the first step to becoming cavity-free.

Preventive dentistry begins Regular Tooth brushing.
The earlier your dental visit, the better the chance of preventing dental disease and reducing your time in the Dentist’s Chair
Visit your dentist for a complete examination to lay the foundations for having the best in dental health.

 The university of Alabama Dental School has a proud history of clinical and academic success.  My own friendships with Dean Charles McCollum and Professors Emanual Cheraskin and Dr. Charles Alling as instructors in my US Army General Dentistry Residency Program at Fort Jackson South Carolina established their institution as the "GO TO" dental school for expert consultations.

The Proud Tradition Continues

Support Dental Education for more Health Care

Patient Information

How to Become a Patient at The University of Alabama atBirmingham School of Dentistry

Thank you for your interest in the UAB School of Dentistry.  We hope you will find this information helpful in answering any questions you may have about the School and its services.  Should you need additional information, please call (205) 934-3000.

Our Mission

The mission of the UAB School of Dentistry is to continually improve the well being and oral health of the people.  Dental service to the public is a very important part of the teaching program at the UAB School of Dentistry.  It serves a twofold purpose:

1.       To train dentists for private offices, hospitals, the armed forces, and public health agencies.

2.       To meet, in part, the dental needs of the community. 

General Information

Treatment at the UAB School of Dentistry is rendered by students under the supervision of faculty members.  Only patients whose dental needs match our clinical program objectives and have the necessary time for treatment are accepted as new patients.  A screening visit is necessary to determine if your dental treatment can be managed by our clinical programs.

Research is an important part of the UAB School of Dentistry’s program.  Faculty members, graduate students, and dental students are engaged in research work on diseases of the mouth, teeth, improved methods of treatment, dental materials, and equipment.  As a result of such research in the School and in other similar institutions, the quality of dental service available to people everywhere is improving constantly.

Adult Patient Registration Process

If you have a dental emergency during clinic hours and are in need of urgent care, patients are registered on a walk in basis.  For the morning clinic, registration is held from 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and for the afternoon clinic, registration is held from 12:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.   

If you are interested in becoming a new patient for routine comprehensive care, please call 205-934-2700 or 205-934-3000 between the hours 
of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday to make an appointment. 
  

Pediatric Patient Registration Process

For patients under the age of 12, please call 205-975-1088 for information about the Pediatric Dental Clinic.

Student Assignments

Following a patient’s initial examination, if the patient’s dental needs meet the School’s clinical program objectives, then the patient will be assigned to a student.  An initial treatment plan will be outlined for the patient with the estimated fees listed for each treatment. 

All work is carefully supervised by a faculty member.  This review process causes the treatment to take longer than in a private practice.  Patients are asked to be available at least one-half day each week for appointments. In most cases, many appointments are needed.  If you cannot devote a considerable amount of time for your appointments, we suggest that you see a private practice dentist.

Fees

Payment is due at the time of service and may be paid by cash, check, or credit card.
 

UAB Dental Group

If you would prefer to be seen by a UAB dental faculty member, please contact the UAB Dental Group.  You can schedule an appointment by calling (205) 934-2340.  The UAB Dental Group is comprised of full-time faculty members who see patients in a private practice setting.

Our Services

The UAB Dental Group is pleased to offer the following patient services:

• Oral health maintenance, including cleanings and regular check-ups
• Fillings and general restorations
• Tooth whitening
• Cosmetic dentistry
• Crowns, bridges and veneers
• Extractions
• Removable partial dentures—traditional designs as well as esthetic alternatives
• Complete dentures
• Implant dentistry
• Root canals
• Children’s dentistry
• Periodontal care (treatment of gum disease)
• Pain management
• Advanced endodontic therapy
• Full mouth restorations
• Esthetic periodontal plastic surgery

 Alabama Practice Group

• General Dentistry (general dental needs)

• Hospital General Dentistry (patients with compromising medical conditions)

• Pedodontics (children's dentistry)

• Periodontics ("deep cleanings," gum surgery, implant placement)

• Endodontics (root canals)

• Prosthodontics (advanced restorative dentistry, dentures, implant reconstructions)

• Hygiene (our hygienists perform basic cleanings)

Patient Information FAQs

How do I become a patient at the UAB School of Dentistry?

Adult Patients

If you have a dental emergency during clinic hours and are in need of urgent care, patients are registered on a walk in basis.  For the morning clinic, registration is from 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and for the afternoon clinic from 12:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.        

 If you are interested in becoming a new patient for routine comprehensive care, please call 205-934-3000 or 205-934-2700 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday to make an appointment. If your dental needs match the school’s clinical program objectives, you will be accepted as a new patient and assigned to a dental student.  

Pediatric Patients

For patients under the age of 12, please call 205-934-4546 for an appointment.

What are your clinic hours for new patients? 

Clinic hours for emergency dental patients are from 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and  from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. 

Routine comprehensive care is by appointment only Monday through Friday. 

Is there an initial registration fee?

An $85 deposit will be charged for a new patient’s routine comprehensive care examination and the necessary x-rays.  Typically, an emergency patient is referred to another specialty clinic in the school during the patient’s first visit.  That clinic will require additional payments for services rendered beyond the $85 deposit on that day.

What are the advantages of receiving dental treatment at the UAB School of Dentistry?

• Fees at the School are generally lower than the fees charged in a private dental practice.
• All procedures are overseen by faculty members.

Directions

I-65 Southbound

Take the 4th Avenue South exit (#259-B). Stay on 4th Avenue South to 19th Street South. Turn right onto 19th Street South, go three blocks to 7th Avenue South. Turn left onto 7th Avenue South.

I-65 Northbound

Take the University Blvd. exit, also known as 8th Avenue South. Follow 8th Avenue South to 19th Street South. Turn left onto 19th Street South. Go one block and turn right onto 7th Avenue South.>

From Hwy. 280, Elton B. Stephens Expressway, and Red Mountain Expressway

Take the 8th Avenue South exit, also known as University Boulevard. Merge right onto 8th Avenue South. Follow 8th Avenue South to 20th Street South and turn right onto 20th Street South. Take 20th Street South to 7th Avenue South and turn left onto 7th Avenue South. 

From I-20/59

Take the Carraway Blvd. exit. Follow the ramp onto Hwy 31/280. Take the 8th Avenue South exit. At the end of the exit, turn right onto 8th Avenue South and follow 8th Avenue South to 19th Street South. Turn right onto 19th Street South. Go one block and turn right onto 7th Avenue South.

Parking

Handicapped meter parking is located on 7th Avenue South at the front of the School of Dentistry. Parking is available for patients within a block of the school in Deck 3 and in Deck 6. Deck 3 is located on University Blvd. between 19th and 20th Streets. Deck 6 is located on 6th Ave between 19th and 20th Streets.The entrance to the deck is on University Boulevard between 19th and 20th Streets. 

Map--Click this link to see the Google Map  for the Dental School:

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Full-Time Faculty Directory

	Huw F. Thomas, BDS, MS, PhD Dean BDS 1975 Guy's Hospital University		Dean, School of Dentistry SDB Room 406 Office: 205.934.4720 Fax: 205.975.6544 Email
	James C. Broome, DDS, MS Professor DDS North Carolina MS UAB		Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs Professor, Department of Prosthodontics SDB Room 405  Office: 205.975.5483 Fax: 205.934.4952 Email
	Ken Tilashalski, DMDAssociate Professor DMD:  SIU Endodontics:  UAB Oral Pathology:  UAB		Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Director, Limited Care & Txt Planning Clinic Department of General Dental Sciences SDB Room 107 Office: 205.934.1185 Fax: 205.975.0603 Email
	John Thornton, DMD, MA Professor DMD  UAB		Associate Dean for Community Affairs Department of Pediatric Dentistry SDB 308 Office:  205.934.1140 /934-7016  Fax: 205.934.7013
	Mary MacDougall, PhD Director, Institute of Oral Health Research Professor		Associate Dean for Research James R. Rosen Chair of Dental Research Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery SDB Room 702 Office: 205.996.5122 Fax: 205.996.5109 Email
	Steve Filler, DDS, MS, MA Professor DDS Loma Linda University		Associate Dean for Student, Alumni & External Affairs Department of General Dental Sciences SDB Room 125 Office: 205.934.5424 Fax: 205.934.0209 Email
	John Burgess, DDS Professor		Assistant Dean for Clinical Research Dept. of Biomaterials SDB Room 604 Office: 205.996.5795 Fax: 205.996.6108 Email
	Michelle Robinson, DMD, MA Associate Professor DMD University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey MA Columbia University		Assistant Dean for Dental Informatics Department of General Dental Sciences SDB Room 631 Office: 205.996.5393 Fax: 205.934.9283 Email
General Dental Sciences
	Gregg H. Gilbert, DDS, MBA, FAAHD Professor DDS University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill MBA University of Florida		Chair, Department of General Dental Sciences SDB Room 109 Office: 205.934.5423 Fax: 975.0603 Email
	Tim Heaven, DDS, MS Associate Professor DDS University of Missouri		Department of General Dental Sciences SDB Room 504 Office: 205.934.1038 / 205.934.2340 Fax: 205.975.2883 Email
	Jeffery D. Hill, DMD Associate Professor DMD UAB		Department of General Dental Sciences SDB Room 524-C Office: 205.934.1172 Fax: 205.975.5874 Email
	Raquel Mazer, DMD, MS, MPH Assistant Professor DMD UAB		Department of General Dental Sciences SDB Room 511 Office: 205.934.1022 Fax: 205.975.2883 Email
	Robert L. Meador, Jr., DMD Assistant Professor DMD UAB		Department of General Dental Sciences SDB Room 506 Office: 205.975.8003 Fax: 205.975.2883 Email
	Sonya T. Mitchell, DMD Associate Professor DMD  UAB		Division Head Predoctoral General Dentistry General Dental Sciences SDB Room 507 Office: 205.934.1062 Fax: 205.975.2883 Email
	Maureen L. Pezzementi, DMD, MPH, MA, FAGD Associate Professor DMD UAB		Department of General Dental Sciences SDB Room 124 Office: 205.934.5470 Fax: 205.934.0208 Email
	Merrie H. Ramp, DMD, MS Associate Professor DMD UAB		Department of General Dental Sciences SDB Room 509 Office: 205.934.3265 Fax: 205.975.2883 Email
	Lance C. Ramp, DMD, MSBE, PhD Associate Professor DMD 1981 UAB		Department of General Dental Sciences Room 555-C Office: 205.934.1026 Fax: 205.975.5874 Email
	Toni Tien Neumeier, DMD, MS Associate Professor DMD 1989 UAB		Department of General Dental Sciences Room 517 Office: 205.934.1061 / 205.934.2340 Fax: 205.975.5874 Email
	Scott Russell, DMD Instructor DMD UAB		Department of General Dental Sciences SDB Room 524-E Office: 205.975.1094 Fax: 205.975.2883 Email
	Belinda Waldo, DMD Assistant Professor DMD UAB		Department of General Dental Sciences SDB Room 555-B Office: 205.975.1095 Fax: 205.975.2883 Email
	Jose Paiva, DDS, MS Assistant Professor DDS University of Pernambuco, Brazil Certified Maxillofacial Prosthetic MS UAB		Department of General Dental Sciences Room 522A Office:  205.934.3140 Fax:  205.975.4747 Email
	Lillian Mitchell, DDS Assistant Professor DDS 1982 Georgetown University		Department of General Dental Sciences Room 607 Office: 205.996.4076 Fax: 205.975.6108 Email
	Wen-Chou Wu, DDS, MS Assistant Professor DDS Taipei Medical University MS UAB Certified Maxillofacial Prosthetics		Department of General Dental Sciences Room 520 Office: 205.934.1072 Fax: 205.975.4747 Email
	Chin-Chuan Fu, DDS, MS Assistant Professor Dentistry PC DDS Taipei Medical Center MS UAB		Department of General Dental Sciences Room 617 Office: 205.996.5110 Fax: 205.975.6108 Email
	Andrei Barasch, DMD, MDSC, FAAHD Associate Professor DMD University of Pennsylvania MDSC University of Connecticut		Department of General Dental Sciences SDB Room 414 Office: 205.996.4418 Fax: 205.975.0603 Email
	Mary Lynne Capilouto, DMD, SM Professor Emerita DMD 1977 UAB		Department of General Dental Sciences SDB Room 212 Office: 205.934.2734 Fax: 205.975.6764 Email
	John M. Coke, DDS, FAAHD Professor DDS Loyola University		Director of General Dental Residency Department of General Dental Sciences Room B50 Russell Wing Office: 205.934.2559 Fax: 205.975.6519 Email
	Steve Filler, DDS, MS, MA Professor DDS Loma Linda University		Associate Dean of Student, Alumni & External Affairs Department of General Dental Sciences SDB Room 125 Office: 205.934.5424 Fax: 205.934.0209 Email
	Donald T. Karaki, DDS Assistant Professor DDS Colorado		Department of General Dental Sciences SDB Room 117 Office: 205.975.2882 Fax: 205.975.6519 Email
	Mark Litaker, PhD Associate Profesor PhD University of South Carolina		Department of General Dental Sciences Director of Biostatistics SDB Room 112 Office: 205.934.1179 Fax: 205.975.0605 Email
	Sonia Makhija, DDS, MPH Assistant Professor DDS University of Missouri-Kansas City MPH UAB		Department of General Dental Sciences SDB Room 110 Office: 205.996.5298 Fax: 205.975.0603 Email
	Michelle Robinson, DMD, MA Associate Professor DMD University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey MA Columbia University		Assistant Dean for Dental Informatics Department of General Dental Sciences SDB Room 631 Office: 205.996.5393 Fax: 205.934.9283 Email
	Ken Tilashalski, DMDAssociate Professor DMD:  SIU Endodontics:  UAB Oral Pathology:  UAB		Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Director, Limited Care & Txt Planning Clinic Department of General Dental Sciences SDB Room 107 Office: 205.934.1185 Fax: 205.975.0603 Email
	Richard A. Weems, DMD, MS Associate Professor DMD UAB		Director, Maxillofacial Imaging Center Department of General Dental Sciences SDB Room 117 Office: 205.934.1186 / 934.5470 Fax: 205.934.9283 Email
	K. David Stillwell, DDS, MAGD, FAAHD Associate Professor		Assistant Director of General Dental Residency Department of General Dental Sciences Room B50 Russell Wing Clinic: 205.934.2552 Office: 205.934.1021 Fax: 205.975.6519 Email
	Michael McCracken, DMD, PhD, MPH Associate Professor DMD 1993 North Carolina University		Director of Special Projects Department of General Dental Sciences  SDB Room 405 Office: 205.934.1945 Fax: 205.975.6544 Email>
	Yung-Tsung Hsu, DDS Associate Professor DDS 1988 Chung-Shan Medical and Dental College, Taiwan UAB		Director of Undergraduate Complete Dentures  Department of General Dental Sciences SDB Room 534 Office: 205.975.2284 Fax: 205.975.5874 Email
	Muna Anabtawi, DDS, MS Instructor		Department of General Dental Sciences LHRB Room 130C Office: 205.996.6754 Fax: 205.996.5571
	Augusto Robles, DDS, MS Assistant Professor		Department of General Dental Sciences SDB 510 Office: 205.975.0899 Fax: 205.975.2883
Endodontics
	Paul D. Eleazer, DDS, MS Professor DDS University of North Carolina		Chair, Department of Endodontics SDB Room 417 Office: 205.934.5373 Fax: 205.975.9197 Email
	Larry W Alley, DMD Associate Professor DMD UAB		Department of Endodontics SDB Room 416 Office: 205.934.1196 Fax: 205.975-9197 Email
	Madelyn Coar, DMD, MS Associate Professor DMD UAB		Department of Endodontics SDB Room 415 Office: 205.934.1141 Fax: 205.975.9197 Email
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
	Peter D. Waite, MPH, DDS, MD Professor DDS: University of Minnesota MD: UAB		Chair, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery SDB Room 456A Office: 205.934.4345 / 934.4507 Fax: 205.975.6671 Email
	Patrick J. Louis, DDS, MD Professor DDS Louisiana State University MD: UAB		Residency Program Director Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery SDB Room 419A Office: 205. 934.5334/205.801.7703 Fax: 205.975.6671 Email
	Somsak Sittitavornwong, DDS, MS Assistant Professor DDS: Mahidol University, Thailand MS: UAB		Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery SDB Room 480K Office: 205.996.2456 Fax: 205.975.6671 Email
	Mary MacDougall, PhD Director, Institute of Oral Health Research Professor		Associate Dean for Research James R. Rosen Chair of Dental Research Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery SDB Room 702 Office: 205.996.5122 Fax: 205.996.5109 Email
	Amjad Javed MSc. PhD Associate Professor Director Post-Graduate Education, IOHR		Institute of Oral Health Research SDB Room 714 Office: 205.996.5767 Lab: 205.996.5767 Fax: 205.996.5109 Email
Orthodontics
	Dr. Chung H. Kau BDS, MScD, MBA, PhD, MOrth, FDS, FFD, FAMS Professor and Chairman		Chair, Department of Orthodontics Room 305 Office: 934.2782 Fax: 975.7590 Email
	Andre Ferreira, DDS, MS Assistant Professor DDS 1991 University of Santa Cecilia dos Bandeirantes MS 1994 UAB		Department of Orthodontics Room 302A Office: 934.3737 Fax: 975.7590 Email
	Juan Dong, MD, MS, PhD Research Instructor PhD – University of Heidelberg (Germany) MD, MS – Harbin Medical University (China)		Department of Orthodontics Institute of Oral Health Research Room 709 Office: 205-996-5132 Fax: 205-996-5109 Email
Pediatric Dentistry
	Noel K. Childers, DMD, MS, PhD Professor DMD Emory University		Chair, Department of Pediatric Dentistry Room 304 Office: 934.3230 / 934.1315 Fax: 934.7013 Email
	John Thornton, DMD, MA Professor DMD UAB		Associate Dean for Community Affairs Chair, Department of Pediatric Dentistry Room 308 Office: 934.7016 / 934.1115 Fax: 934.7013 Email
	Janice Jackson, DMD Associate Professor Director, Postdoctoral Program in Pediatric Dentistry DMD UAB		Director, Postdoctoral Pediatric Dentistry Department of Pediatric Dentistry SDB Room 311 Office: 934.1134 Fax: 934-7013 Email
	Stephen Mitchell, DMD Associate Professor DMD UAB		Director, Undergraduate Pediatric Dentistry Department of Pediatric Dentistry SDB Room 313 Office: 934.1136 Fax: 934.7013 Email
	Hui Wu, PhD Associate Professor PhD University of Vermont		Department of Pediatric Dentistry SDB Room 802 Office: 205.996.2392 Fax: 205.975.4431 Email
	John Ruby, DMD, PhD Associate Professor DMD University of Pennsylvania		Department of Pediatric Dentistry SDB Room 314 Office: 975.7003 Fax: 934-7013 Email
	Jannet Katz, DDS, PhD Professor DDS UNITEC, Mexico City		Department of Pediatric Dentistry BBRB Room  713 Office: 934.2878 Fax: 934.1426 Email
	Kohtaro Fujihashi, DDS, PhD Professor DDS Nihon Univ		Department of Pediataric Dentistry SDB Room 802 Office:  205.934.3504 / 205.934.1274 Fax:  205.975.4431 Email
Periodontology
	Michael Reddy, DMD, DMSc Professor DMD Harvard School of Dental Medicine		Chair, Department of Periodontology Room 412C Office: 934.1125 Fax: 934.7901 Email
	Nico Geurs, DDS, MS Associate Professor DDS ACTA, Amsterdam, Netherlands		Department of Periodontics Room 412 Office: 934.1074 / 934.4551 Fax: 934.7901 Email
	Philip Vassilopoulos, DDS Assistant Professor DDS University of Athens		Department of Periodontics Room 412F Office: 934.1108 Fax: 934.7901 Email
	Mia Geisinger, DDS Assistant Professor DDS Columbia University MS University of Texas, San Antonio		Department of Periodontics Room 412 Office: 934.4984 Fax: 934.7901 Email
	Tommy Weatherford, DVM, DMD, MS Professor DMD UAB		Department of Periodontics Room 412 Office: 934.5426 / 934.4984 Fax: 934.7901 Email
Prosthodontics
	Perng-Ru Liu, DDS, MS Professor DDS Chung Shan Medical University, Taiwan MS UAB DMD UAB		Chair, Department of Prosthodontics SDB Room 508 Office: 205.934.1067 / 205.975.2016 Fax: 205.975.2883 Email
	Sandra J. O'Neal, DMD, MSD Professor DMD 1977 UAB		Department of Prothodontics  Room SDB 539 Office: 205.934.1073 Fax: 205.975.4747 Email
	Ruth Aponte, DDS, MS Assistant Professor Director of Undergraduate Implantology & Maxillofacial Program DDS 1995 Los Andes Merida, Venezuela UAB (post graduate)		Department of Prosthodontics  Room 606A Office: 205.934.8506 Fax: 205.975.6108 Email
	James C. Broome, DDS, MS Professor, Division of Prosthodontics DDS North Carolina MS UAB		Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs Professor, Department of Prosthodontics SDB Room 405  Office: 205.975.5483 Fax: 205.934.4952 Email
	Firoz Rahemtulla, PhD Professor PhD Umea University, Sweden		Department of Prosthodontics  Director for Postgraduate Education Room 122 Office: 205.934.1693 Fax:  205.934.2529 Email
	Dan Givan, DMD, PhD Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontists Assistant Director, Graduate Prosthodontics Residency DMD 1992 University of Mississippi Prosthodontics: UAB PhD:  UAB Biomedical Engineering		Department of Prosthodontics  Room 522B Office: 205.934.9809  Fax: 975.6108 Patient Care:  205.934.2340 email
	Keith Kinderknecht, DMD Professor DMD University of Kentucky Prosthodontics:  US Navy Fellow ACP Diplomate ABP		Director Graduate Prosthodontics Department of Prosthodontics  Room 536 Office: 205.934.0126 Fax: 205.975.4747 Email
	Jack Lemons, PhD Professor PhD 1968 University of Florida NIH Special Fellowship in  Medicine and Dentistry UAB		Department of Prosthodontics  Room 615 Office: 205.934.9206 / 934.9208 Fax: 205.975.6108 Email
	Deniz Cakir, DDS, MS Instructor DDS Ankara University Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara, Turkey MS Biomaterials, UAB		Department of Prosthodontics Room 609B Office:  205.996.6152 Fax:  205.975-6108 Email
	Rama Kiran Chavali, BDS, MS Assistant Professor BDS Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Health Sciences MS Biomaterials, UAB		Department of Prosthodonitcs Room 603 Office:  205.934.9722 Fax:  205.975.6108 E