Leadership
Guiding our work is a leadership team comprised of faculty, staff, students, and community members who are committed to the School of Dental Medicine's mission to foster an inclusive and welcoming environment, where our students, faculty, staff, and patients of all backgrounds can achieve their greatest potential.
Thikriat Al-Jewair, BDS, MS, FRCD(C)
Assistant Dean, Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
140 Squire Hall
(716) 829-6190
thikriat@buffalo.edu
Meelin Dian Chin Kit-Wells, DDS
Chair, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee
114 Squire Hall
(716) 829-3717
mc30@buffalo.edu
Jessica Scates, EdM
Coordinator of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Initiatives
338 Squire Hall
(716) 829-2984
jmscates@buffalo.edu
Wendell Carmona, DDS
Program Director, Destination Dental School
Managing Clinical Director, Aspen Dental
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee
Faculty
Dr. Thikriat Al-Jewair
Director, Advanced Education Program in Orthodontics; Assistant Dean of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Orthodontics
140 Squire Hall
Phone: (716) 829-6190
Dr. Meelin Dian Chin Kit-Wells
Clinical Assistant Professor; Chair, Equity Diversity and Inclusion Committee
Pediatric and Community Dentistry
Dr. Alfonse Gambacorta
Clinical Assistant Professor
Oral Diagnostic Sciences
Dr. Yoly Gonzalez-Stucker
Associate Professor and Interim Chair
Oral Diagnostic Sciences
355 Squire Hall
Phone: (716) 829-3551
Dr. Richard E. Hall
Professor
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Dr. Joseph L. Rumfola
Clinical Assistant Professor
Restorative Dentistry
Dr. Othman Shibly
Assistant Professor
Periodontics and Endodontics
Staff
Katrina Delaney
Dental Assistant
Clinical Affiars
Jessica Scates
Coordinator of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives
School of Dental Medicine
Students
Haba Abdullah
Resident: Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain Program
Email: habaabdu@buffalo.edu
Brian Cruz
D4 Dental Student; Treasurer, Hispanic Dental Association; Pre-health Chair, Student National Dental Association
Email: blcruz2@buffalo.edu
Syed Zaeem Raza
D4 Dental Student; International Dentist Program Student Representative
Email: szraza2@buffalo.edu
Community Member
Dr. Elaine Hennie-Megna