Leadership
The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion guides and directors our work. Our team is 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 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
Debra Stamm, PhD
Director, Support, Training, Early-career Enhancement and Retention Program (STEER)
Director, Advanced Education Services
315-E Squire Hall
716-829-3556
dstamm@buffalo.edu
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee
Faculty
Dr. Thikriat Al-Jewair
Director, Advanced Education Program in Orthodontics; Assistant Dean of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Orthodontics
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
Dr. Richard E. Hall
Professor
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Dr. Kathryn Kauffman
Assistant Professor
Oral Biology
617 Biomedical Research Building
Email: kmkauffm@buffalo.edu
Dr. Joseph L. Rumfola
Clinical Assistant Professor
Restorative Dentistry
Dr. Othman Shibly
Professor
Periodontics and Endodontics
Staff
Matt Blum
Director of Student Affairs
Office of Student Affairs
Martha Boyer
Human Resources Officer
Dean's Office
Jessica Scates
Coordinator of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives
School of Dental Medicine
Students
Adity Aggarwal
D4 Dental Student; International Dentist Program Student Representative
Email: adityagg@buffalo.edu
Anusha Atique
D3 Dental Student Representative; Editor-in-chief: Dental Threads Newsletter
Email: anushaat@buffalo.edu
