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Students

Will Allen
  D.M.D.
  U.K. College of Dentistry
  Professor: Craig Miller, D.M.D., M.S.

Will Bledsoe
  D.M.D.
  U.K. College of Dentistry
  Professor: J.L. Ebersole, Ph.D.

Eric Browning
  D.M.D.
  U.K. College of Dentistry
  Professors: L. Kesavalu, B.V.Sc., M.Sc., S.C.C. and Dolph R. Dawson III, D.M.D., M.S.

Josh Diamond
  D.M.D.
  U.K. College of Dentistry
  Professor: Karen Novak, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D.

Steven Holms
  D.M.D.
  U.K. College of Dentistry
  Professor: Larry L. Cunningham, Jr., D.D.S., M.D.

Matt Masden
  D.M.D.
  U.K. College of Dentistry
  Professor: Larry L. Cunningham, Jr., D.D.S., M.D.

Robert Taylor
  Intern for Natural Product Alliance
  Group - Oraceuticals, Inc.
  Research Focus: Study and identify Kentucky natural products (KNP) as therapeutics to treat oral infection.
  Professor: J.L. Ebersole, Ph.D.

Brad Wurth
  D.M.D.
  U.K. College of Dentistry
  Research Focus: Use multiple PCR-based genomic fingerprinting to profile oral bacterial species, such as, Porphyromonas gingivalis; Prevotella intermedia; Actinobacillus actinomycetecomitans; Tannerella forsythensis; Treponema denticola; Peptostrepococcus micro; Fusobacterium nucleatum; Selenomonas noxia.
  Professor: Karen Novak, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Scholars

Sergie A. Avdiushko, Ph.D., M.S.
  Research Associate
  Research Focus: Herpes simplex virus type 1 and 2, cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, Varicella zoster virus, real-time PCR

Vasuderan Bakthavatchalu
  Postdoctoral Scholar

Graduate Students - Periodontics

Justin Clemens
  MS, First Year
  3 year MS Program
  Major Professor: Mark Vincent Thomas, D.M.D.
  Email: jcdds04@yahoo.com

Terry L. Daniel, D.M.D.
  D.M.D., Nova Southeastern University
  GPR, Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio
  MS, Third Year - 3 year MS Program
  Thesis Focus: Paramedian Palatal Orthodontic Implant Placement: A Cadaver Study
  Major Professor: Mark Vincent Thomas, D.M.D.
  Email: terryldaniel@hotmail.com

Charles E. Dyer IV, D.D.S
  D.D.S., University of Texas-Houston Dental Branch
  MS, Third Year - 3 year MS Program
  Thesis Focus: Palatal Bone Thickness Available for Placement of Orthodontic Implants.
  Research Project: "Bone Regeneration Using a Novel Composite Material"
  Major Professor: Mark Vincent Thomas, D.M.D.
  Email: ivdyer@yahoo.com

Brandon Frodge
  Degree Title
  MS, Second Year - 3 year MS Program
  Major Professor: Mark Vincent Thomas, D.M.D.
  Email: brandonfrodge@hotmail.com

Roger Robinson
  MS, Second Year - 3 year MS Program
  Major Professor: Mark Vincent Thomas, D.M.D.
  Email: rrobi2@uky.edu

Ward Piepgrass
  Degree Title
  MS, First Year - 3 year MS Program
  Major Professor: Mark Vincent Thomas, D.M.D.
  Email: wpiepgrass@msn.com

Graduate Students - Orthodontics

Klint Butler, D.D.S.
  D.D.S. - University of Iowa
  3 yr Orthodontics (2nd year) - U.K.
  Major Professor: Dr. E. Preston Hicks
  Email: krbutl2@uky.edu

Billy Millay. D.M.D.
  D.M.D. - University of Kentucky
  3 yr Orthodontics (3rd year) - U.K.
  Thesis Focus: Tooth Agenesis in Mexico and Kentucky: A Regional Comparison
  Major Professor: Dr. E. Preston Hicks
  Email: bmill0@email.uky.edu

Steve Parle, D.D.S.
  D.D.S., UCLA
  3 yr Orthodontics (3rd year) - U.K.
  Major Professor: Dr. E. Preston Hicks
  Email: sparl4@email.uky.edu

Joe Petrey, D.M.D.
  D.M.D. - Medical University of South Carolina
  3yr Orthodontics (1st year) - U.K
  Major Professor: Dr. E. Preston Hicks

Leigh Smiley, D.M.D.
  D.M.D. - University of Kentucky
  3 yr Orthodontics (2nd year) - U.K
  Major Professor: Dr. E. Preston Hicks
  Email: lasmil0@uky.edu

Cheryl Widejko, D.M.D.
  D.M.D., Medical University of South Carolina
  3 yr Orthodontics (1st year) - U.K.
  Major Professor: Dr. E. Preston Hicks

Jim Zettler. D.M.D.
  D.M.D. - University of Kentucky
  3 yr Orthodontics (2nd year) - U.K.
  Major Professor: Dr. E. Preston Hicks
  Email: jzett0@uky.edu

Graduate Students - Orofacial Pain

Ramesh Balasubramaniam, DDS
  D.D.S, Perth Australia
  BDsc, School of Oral Health Science, University of Western Australia
  Masters in Orofacial Pain, 2nd year - 3 year MS Program
  Major Professor: Jeffrey P. Okeson, D.M.D.
  Email: rbmesh@yahoo.com.au

Diane Bianchi, DMD
  D.M.D. - Bowling Green, KY
  Major Professor: Jeffrey P. Okeson, D.M.D.

Massimiliano Di Giosia, DDS
  D.D.S. - University "G.d'Annunzio"
  Chieti, Italy
  Masters in Orofacial Pain, 1st year - 3 year MS Program
  Major Professor: Jeffrey P. Okeson, D.M.D.
  Email: m.digiosia@virgilio.it

Po-Ching Lin, DDS
  Taichung, Taiwan
  Major Professor: Jeffrey P. Okeson, D.M.D.

Graduate Students - GCRC_Fellows

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