Administration
The Dean

Cherae M. Farmer-Dixon, D.D.S., MSPH, FACD, FICD
Dean and Professor
School of Dentistry
Phone: 615.327.6207
Email: cdixon@mmc.edu
Associate & Assistant Deans

Henry Young, D.D.S., MS, FADI
Associate Dean
Clinical Affairs
School: Dentistry
Phone: 615.327.6605
Email: hyoung@mmc.edu

Deborah A. Cole, MBA
Associate Dean
Business and Finance
School: Dentistry
Phone: 615.327.6408
Email: dcole@mmc.edu

Gerald E. Davis II, D.D.S., MA, MS
Associate Dean
Academic Affairs
School: Dentistry
Phone: 615.327.6910
Email: davisg@mmc.edu

Julie A. Gray, D.D.S., M.A.
Associate Dean
Community Based Collaboration
School: Dentistry
Phone: 615.327.5787
Email: jgray@mmc.edu

Machelle Thompson, RDH, MPH
Associate Dean
Compliance
School: Dentistry
Phone: 615.327.6207
Email: mfthompson@mmc.edu

James Tyus, D.D.S.
Special Assistant to the Dean
School: Dentistry
Phone: 615.327.6207
Email: jtyus@mmc.edu

Jacinta Leavell, Ph.D., MS
Assistant Dean,
Ethics and Professionalism
School: Dentistry
Phone: 615.327.6682
Email: jleavell@mmc.edu

Valencia McShan, D.D.S., MA
Assistant Dean
Student Affairs, Diversity and Inclusion
School: Dentistry
Phone: 615.327.6076
Email: vmcshan@mmc.edu

Pandu Gangula, Ph.D.
Associate Dean
Research
School: Dentistry
Phone: 615.327.6511
Email: pgangula@mmc.edu

Anita Sykes-Smith, D.D.S., MBA
Assistant Dean of Patient Services, and
Associate Professor, Oral Diagnostic Sciences
School: Dentistry
Phone: 615.327.6360
Email: asykessmith@mmc.edu

Demetria Hereford
Executive Associate
School: Dentistry
Phone: 615.327.6719
Email: dhereford@mmc.edu


AngelaR. Graves, D.D.S., MS
Chair and Associate Professor
Restorative Dentistry
School: Dentistry
Phone: 615.327.6395
Email: agraveswescott@mmc.edu

Sandra Harris, D.D.S., FACD
Chair and Associate Professor
Orthodontics
School: Dentistry
Phone: 615.327.6388
Email: harriss@mmc.edu

Veran Fairrow-Tucker, D.D.S., MPH
Chair and Associate Professor
Dental Public Health
School: Dentistry
Phone: 615.327.6682
Email: vfairrow@mmc.edu

James Cade, D.D.S., FACD
Oral Diagnostics Sciences and Research
Diplomate, American Board of Oral Medicine
Fellow, American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
School: Dentistry
Phone: 615.327.6360
Email: jcade@mmc.edu

David Mott, D.M.D., MS
Chair and Associate Professor
Periodontics
School: Dentistry
Phone: 615.327.6551
Email: dmott@mmc.edu

Kimberley Perkins-Davis, D.D.S., MBA
Chair and Program Director
Oral Maxillofacial Surgery
Diplomat, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
School: Dentistry
Phone: 615.327.6370
Email: kperkins@mmc.edu

Pandu Gangula, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor
Oral Diagnostics Sciences and Research
School: Dentistry
Phone: 615.327.6511
Email: pgangula@mmc.edu

Thomas Veraldi, D.D.S.
Chair and Assistant Professor
Pediatric Dentistry
School: Dentistry
Phone: 615.327.5534
Email: tveraldi@mmc.edu
Office of Business & Finance

Deborah A. Cole, MBA
Associate Dean
Business and Finance
School: Dentistry
Phone: 615.327.6408
Email: dcole@mmc.edu

Helen Trimble-Anthony
Fiscal Officer
Business and Finance
School:Dentistry
Phone: 615.327.6408
Email: htrimbleanthony@mmc.edu

Marianne Cox
Business Analyst
Business and Finance
School:Dentistry
Phone: 615.327.6541
Email: mcox@mmc.edu
Office of Clinical Affairs

Henry Young, D.D.S., MS, FADI
Associate Dean & Associate Professor
Clinical Affairs
School: Dentistry
Phone: 615.327.6822
Email: hyoung@mmc.edu

Courtney Huff-Oelberg
Administrative Assistant, Senior
Clinical Affairs
School: Dentistry
Phone: 615.327.6605
Email: chuffoelberg@mmc.edu

Paula Yarbrough
Program Manager
Clinical Affairs
School: Dentistry
Phone: 615.327.5731
Email: pyarbrough@mmc.edu

Candice Simmons
Dental Clinic Director
Clinical Affairs
School: Dentistry
Phone: 615.327.6637
Email: simmonsc@mmc.edu
Office of Compliance

Machelle F. Thompson, RDH, MSPH
Assistant Dean, Compliance and Outcomes
Director of Compliance
Associate Professor, Dental Public health
School: Dentistry
Phone: 615.327.6207
Email: mfthompson@mmc.edu

Mercedes Carnahan
Administrative Assistant, Senior
Compliance
School: Dentistry
Phone: 615.327.6207
Email: mcarnahan@mmc.edu
Office of Community Based Collaborations

Julie A. Gray, D.D.S., MA
Associate Dean
Community Based Collaboration
School: Dentistry
Phone: 615.327.6207
Email: jgray@mmc.edu

Celeste Bishop Stein, MSJ, Ph.D.
Director
External Affairs and Development
School: Dentistry
Phone: 615.327.6520
Email: cstein@mmc.edu

Angela Pasquini
Administrative Assistant, Senior
Community Based Collaboration
School: Dentistry
Phone: 615.327.6913
Email: apasquini@mmc.edu

April Malone
EFDA Instructor II
Community Based Collaboration
School: Dentistry
Phone: 615.327.6913
Email: amalone@mmc.edu

Gerald Davis II, D.D.S., MA
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
and Assistant Professor
Office of Academic Affairs
School: Dentistry
Phone: 615.327.6910
Email: davisg@mmc.edu

Alicia Cross, MA
Program Manager
Office of Academic Affairs
School: Dentistry
Phone: 615.327.6910
Email: across@mmc.edu

Elizabeth Plunkett
Project Coordinator
Office of Academic Affairs
School: Dentistry
Phone: 615.327.6910
Email: eplunkett@mmc.edu

Valencia McShan, D.D.S., MA
Associate Dean
Student Affairs, Diversity and Inclusion
School: Dentistry
Phone: 615.327.6076
Email: vmcshan@mmc.edu

Alicia Murphy