Leadership and Administration
Interim Dean, School of Dental Medicine
Assistant Dean for Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Human Resources Officer
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Neil Dengler
Assistant Dean, Senior Director for University Advancement
Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs
James M. Harris, MA, MBA, MPH
Assistant Dean and Interim Compliance Officer
Pamela Jones, PhD
Associate Dean for Advanced Education
Lynne Karlsen, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
Keith L. Kirkwood, DDS, PhD
Centennial Endowed Chair, Senior Associate Dean for Research
Gunther Kohn
Chief Information Officer
Michael R. Markiewicz, DDS, MPH, MD, FACS
Feagans Endowed Chair, Associate Dean for Hospital Affairs
Edward Morrison
Assistant Dean and Chief Marketing Officer
Ramtin Sadid-Zadeh, DDS, MS
Assistant Dean of Digital Technologies
Eugena Stephan, DMD, PhD
Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs
Contact Us
Office of the Dean
University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine
325 Squire Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-8006
School of Dental Medicine At A Glance
Faculty and Staff: 527 (including volunteers)
Alumni: 5,700
Academic Departments: 7
Founded: 1892
Interim Dean: Stefan Ruhl, DDS, PhD
Student Body: 408 DDS, 120 Advanced Education
Degrees and Programs:
- DDS
- Advanced general dentistry
- Biomaterials
- Endodontics
- General practice residency
- Oral biology
- Oral and maxillofacial surgery/MD
- Oral and maxillofacial pathology
- Oral sciences
- Orofacial pain/TMD
- Orthodontics
- Pediatric dentistry
- Periodontics
- Prosthodontics