As a department, Cariology, Restorative Sciences & Endodontics takes on a large responsibility for DDS training. Within the department, there are a wide range of specialty and research foci. CRSE dental teaching activities include cariology, general dentistry, computerized dentistry, endodontics, dental public health, geriatric and special care dentistry, and applied biomaterials.
Graduate activities include 3-year Master's Degree programs in the field of Restorative Dentistry or Endodontics. CRSE also offers a post-graduate program in Restorative Dentistry or Endodontics. The CRSE research activities include educational research, computerized dentistry research, clinical research, molecular biology, cancer biology, health disparities research, hard tissue research, pulp biology, and novel biomaterials.
Academic Programs
ENDODONTICS GRADUATE PROGRAM (MS)
A three year program designed to train dentists to become experts in oral pain management.
RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY GRADUATE PROGRAM (MS)
The program provides advanced clinical training in direct and indirect esthetic restorations, crown & bridge and implant rehabilitation, affording comprehensive patient management experiences.
ENDODONTICS GRADUATE PROGRAM (Non-degree)
A four to six month program, focused on advanced and comprehensive academic and clinical experience in Endodontics with the emerging and advanced technology.
REGENERATIVE DENTISTRY GRADUATE PROGRAM (Non-degree)
A one year training in the space of biomaterials and tissue engineering applied to dental, oral, and craniofacial tissue regeneration, through didactic, research, and clinical experiences.
RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY GRADUATE PROGRAM (Non-degree)
A six or twelve month program to enhance fundamental restorative principles and to correlate oral sciences with clinical decision making and patient treatment.
ENDODONTICS CLINIC
The Endodontics clinic specializes in the prevention and treatment of diseases pertaining to the root of a tooth.
GRADUATE GENERAL DENTISTRY CLINIC
At the Graduate General Dentistry Clinic, care is provided by dentists pursuing graduate specialty training. With services ranging from routine treatments (cleanings, exams, x-rays, fillings) to advanced specialty services (same-day crowns, implant restorations, veneers), the Graduate General Dentistry Clinic can serve as a one-stop dental clinic.

Bottino Lab
The Bottino Lab (Regenerative Dentistry) focuses on identifying and translating regenerative materials and technologies to reestablish dental, oral, and craniofacial (DOC) tissue health.

Fontana/González Lab and Clinical Research Unit
The Fontana/González Lab and Clinical Research Unit's research interests relate primarily to caries management in children, including risk assessment (and interprofessional care models), dental sealants, and oral biofilms as it relates to caries development and/or prevention (and included in this area, therapies that may affect the biofilm, such as xylitol, silver diammine fluoride, etc).

Nör Lab
Nör Lab research interests are in tumor angiogenesis and stem cell biology. The lab's current research foci are the study of mechanisms regulating the vascularization of head and neck tumors, and the impact of cancer stem cells in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas and salivary gland cancer.

Ritchie Lab
The Ritchie laboratory is focused on studying two major dentin noncollagenous proteins, dentin sialoprotein (DSP) and physophporyn (PP) which appear to play a significant role in the conversion of uncalcified predentin to calcified dentin.
CARIOLOGY, RESTORATIVE SCIENCES & ENDODONTICS DIRECTORY
Name Sort descending | Contact | Title |
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Akasheh, Amanda (aakasheh) |
734-647-3722 aakasheh@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Al-Jazaeri, Said (msaljaza) |
734-764-4864 msaljaza@umich.edu |
|
Allohaibi, Zahraa (zallohai) |
734-647-3722 zallohai@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Lecturer in Dentistry |
Aminlari, Alireza (alam) |
734-763-6933 alam@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Arora, Aditi Fox (aroraa) |
aroraa@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Bauer, Patricia Ann (taba) |
734-936-3329 taba@umich.edu |
Clinical Associate Professor of Dentistry |
Bayne, Stephen C (sbayne) |
sbayne@umich.edu |
Professor Emeritus of Dentistry |
Benham, Kent J (kbenham) |
734-647-4182 kbenham@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Dentistry |
Bizga, Timothy M (tbizga) |
tbizga@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Bogrow, Earl Keith (ebogrow) |
734-647-3722 ebogrow@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry, Department of Biologic and Material Science |
Bonnough, Julie (juliebon) |
734-763-4864 juliebon@umich.edu |
Dental Hygienist |
Botero, Tatiana M (tbotero) |
734-936-2526 tbotero@umich.edu |
Clinical Professor of Dentistry |
Bottino, Marco (mbottino) |
734-763-2206 mbottino@umich.edu |
Associate Professor of Dentistry |
Bozell, Ralph R (rbozell) |
734-763-1375 rbozell@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Professor of Dentistry |
Buchanan, Sean Frederick (sbuchanz) |
734-763-6933 sbuchanz@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Campos, Marcia Sampaio (mscampos) |
734-763-1375 mscampos@umich.edu |
Clinical Associate Professor of Dentistry, Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics, School of Dentistry |
Carr, R Gregory (gcarr) |
734-763-5176 gcarr@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Lecturer in Dentistry |
Cavalcanti, Bruno (brunocav) |
734-763-1375 brunocav@umich.edu |
Clinical Associate Professor of Dentistry, Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics, School of Dentistry |
Chang, Sywe-Ren (renchang) |
734-763-7957 renchang@umich.edu |
Research Laboratory Specialist Intermediate |
Chiego Jr, Daniel Joseph (djchiego) |
734-763-4258 djchiego@umich.edu |
Associate Professor of Dentistry, Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences, and Endodontics |
Clark, Charleen (charleec) |
734-763-4864 charleec@umich.edu |
Dental Hygienist |
Clarkson, Brian H (bricla) |
734-763-4209 bricla@umich.edu |
Professor Emeritus of Dentistry |
Coleman, Robert A (racolema) |
734-763-1375 racolema@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Cook, Kevin Thomas (ktcook) |
734-647-3722 ktcook@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Czarnecki, Gregory (gregczar) |
734-647-3722 gregczar@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Dal Fabbro, Renan (renandf) |
renandf@umich.edu |
Research Fellow, Dentistry, Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics, School of Dentistry |
Davis, Lisa (davisli) |
734-647-4306 davisli@umich.edu |
Clinic Operations Manager |
Dennison, Joseph Debrune (dennison) |
dennison@umich.edu |
Professor Emeritus of Dentistry, Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics |
Desrosiers, Deborah A (desrosi) |
734-647-4182 desrosi@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Dentistry |
Dietz, Anthony E (anthdiet) |
734-647-4182 anthdiet@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Dentistry |
Dietz, Clay Cunningham (ccdietz) |
734-647-3722 ccdietz@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Edwards, Daniel L (dedwards) |
734-761-1122 dedwards@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor in Dentistry and Adjunct Clinical Lecturer in Dentistry |
Ern, Yara Luiza (yern) |
734-647-3722 yern@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry, Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics, School of Dentistry |
Ester, Todd Vincent (tvester) |
734-763-6397 tvester@umich.edu |
Assistant Dean, for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Clinical Assistant Professor |
Evangelista Martins Arruda, Karine (keva) |
keva@umich.edu |
|
Fasbinder, Dennis J (djfas) |
734-647-4450 djfas@umich.edu |
Director, Dental Faculty Associates, Clinical Professor of Dentistry, Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics, School of Dentistry |
Fetouh, Rania M (rfetouh) |
734-647-3722 rfetouh@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry, Department of Cariology, Restorative Science and Endodontics, School of Dentistry |
Fitzgerald, Mark (markfitz) |
734-647-3904 markfitz@umich.edu |
Associate Dean for Community-Based Collaborative Care and Education and Associate Professor of Dentistry |
Flannagan, Susan E (sflannag) |
734-763-3330 sflannag@umich.edu |
Research Lab Specialist Senior |
Fontana, Margherita R (mfontan) |
734-647-1225 mfontan@umich.edu |
Clifford Nelson Endowed Professor and Professor of Dentistry Director, Global Initiatives Program in Oral and Craniofacial Health |
Freccia, William Francis (wfreccia) |
734-647-3722 wfreccia@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Dentistry |
Fuller, Kimberly (fullkimb) |
734-647-4249 fullkimb@umich.edu |
Dental Assistant Associate |
Gardner, Richard J (rgardner) |
734-763-3355 rgardner@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Dentistry |
Ghezzi, Elisa Marie (eghezzi) |
eghezzi@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Gipson, Megan Lynn (mlmcfarl) |
734-764-7372 mlmcfarl@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Goldin, Marcy Ann Greenbert (magoldin) |
734-647-4182 magoldin@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Lecturer in Dentistry |
Gomez, Martha Viviana (marthag) |
734-647-3722 marthag@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Gonzalez, Carlos (carlosgc) |
734-763-5651 carlosgc@umich.edu |
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Richard Christiansen Collegiate Professor of Oral and Craniofacial Global Initiatives, and Professor of Dentistry, Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics, School of Dentistry |
Hamerink, John Douglas (jhamerin) |
734-647-3722 jhamerin@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor |
Hammaker, Daniel James (dhammake) |
734-763-5481 dhammake@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Lecturer in Dentistry |
Hanselman, Mark Richard (mhanselm) |
734-647-3722 mhanselm@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Heys, Donald R (drheys) |
734-763-5922 drheys@umich.edu |
Professor of Dentistry |
Heys, Ronald J (ronjhe) |
734-763-5922 ronjhe@umich.edu |
Associate Professor of Dentistry |
Heys, John W (jheys) |
734-647-4182 jheys@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Lecturer in Dentistry and Dentist, Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics |
Hodges, Scott Jeffrey (hodgessj) |
734-763-5176 hodgessj@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Holland, Graham Rex (rholland) |
rholland@umich.edu |
Professor Emeritus of Dentistry |
Jacobs, Allan (drjacobs) |
734-647-4182 drjacobs@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Jativa Hermanowski, Wendy A (wjativa) |
734-763-6933 wjativa@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Jenkins Newton, Cathy (cajii) |
734-647-3803 cajii@umich.edu |
Business Administrator |
Jiang, Di (djiang) |
734-763-5487 djiang@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Jin, Qiming (jinqm) |
734-936-1096 jinqm@umich.edu |
Clinical Associate Professor of Dentistry |
Johnson, Thomas H (johnsont) |
734-763-1375 johnsont@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Kardynal, Joseph C (kardynal) |
734-647-3722 kardynal@umich.edu |
|
Karl, Elisabeta (ekarlz) |
734-763-3352 ekarlz@umich.edu |
Director of the OHS-MS Program, Clinical Associate Professor of Dentistry, Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences & Endodontics |
Karpenko, Amy Ellen (amywatts) |
734-647-2445 amywatts@umich.edu |
Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Kolb, Brent Alan (bkolb) |
734-647-1482 bkolb@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Lecturer in Dentistry |
Krasnoff, Justin Fredric (jukrasno) |
734-763-6933 jukrasno@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Lako, Nancy Anne (nanlako) |
734-764-1541 nanlako@umich.edu |
Dental Assistant Intermediate |
Mackiewicz-Dailey, Regina (daileyre) |
734-647-3722 daileyre@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Manz, Michael Carey (mmanz) |
734-647-3722 mmanz@umich.edu |
Assistant Research Scientist Emeritus |
Martin, Rosalind Perry (rpmartin) |
734-647-3722 rpmartin@umich.edu |
Administrative Assistant Senior |
Mcdonald, Neville J McDonald (somerled) |
734-615-2811 somerled@umich.edu |
Clinical Professor of Dentistry |
Mclean, Mary Ellen McLean (memclean) |
734-647-3722 memclean@umich.edu |
Clinical Associate Professor Emerita of Dentistry |
Medema, Brent (brentmed) |
734-763-1375 brentmed@umich.edu |
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Medina-Perez, Gioconda L (gmedina) |
734-647-1482 gmedina@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Lecturer in Dentistry |
Michaelson, Ronald E (ronmicha) |
734-647-4182 ronmicha@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Migdal, Mark Stuart (marksdds) |
734-484-2989 marksdds@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Milgrom, Peter Michael (pmilgrom) |
734-647-1225 pmilgrom@umich.edu |
Adjunct Professor of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics |
Miller, Kristin (kriskell) |
734-730-8533 kriskell@umich.edu |
Registered Dental Hygienist |
Miller, Laurence A (papalarr) |
734-647-3722 papalarr@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Mirafzali, Shahrzad M (shahrzad) |
734-647-3722 shahrzad@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Moody, Kristi Michelle (kmlentz) |
734-763-6933 kmlentz@umich.edu |
Patient Services Associate |
Morefield, Andrea (awain) |
734-763-5176 awain@umich.edu |
Allied Health Senior Supr |
Munshey, Gulafshan Aijaz (aijaz) |
734-647-3722 aijaz@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Murrell, Marcy (mwmurrel) |
734-647-3722 mwmurrel@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Nalliah, Romesh P. (romeshn) |
734-615-8057 romeshn@umich.edu |
Associate Dean for Patient Services and Clinical Professor of Dentistry, School of Dentistry |
Narvaez-Woods, Dorothy M (dnarvaez) |
734-647-3722 dnarvaez@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Neiva, Gisele De Faria (gisele) |
734-647-7556 gisele@umich.edu |
Clinical Professor of Dentistry |
Nor, Jacques Eduardo (jenor) |
734-936-9300 jenor@umich.edu |
Donald A Kerr Collegiate Professor of Dentistry, Professor of Dentistry and Chair, Department of Cariology, Restorative Science and Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Medical School |
Osenkowski, Angela L (areau) |
734-647-4304 areau@umich.edu |
Dental Assistant Intermediate |
Page, Peggy (pagepeg) |
734-763-4864 pagepeg@umich.edu |
Graduate Restorative Clinic Manager |
Peters, Mathilde C (mcpete) |
mcpete@umich.edu |
Professor Emerita of Dentistry |
Pikulski, James F (pikulski) |
734-647-4182 pikulski@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Piskorowski, Wilhelm A (wapdds) |
wapdds@umich.edu |
Clinical Associate Professor Emeritus of Dentistry |
Pitts, Elizabeth Idell (eieaster) |
734-763-3392 eieaster@umich.edu |
Clinical Res Coordinator Hlth and Adjunct Clinical Lecturer in Dentistry |
Pobocik, Andrea Mantesso (mantesso) |
734-647-6860 mantesso@umich.edu |
Lecturer in Dentistry |
Poticny, Daniel J (dfwdds) |
734-647-3722 dfwdds@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Dentistry |
Powers, John M (jmpow) |
734-647-3722 jmpow@umich.edu |
Adjunct Professor of Dentistry |
Prieto, Juan (juanprie) |
juanprie@umich.edu |
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Racek, Andrew John (ajracek) |
734-647-3722 ajracek@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Rassel, Elizabeth M (erassel) |
734-647-4306 erassel@umich.edu |
Dental Assistant Intermediate |
Rice, Kimberly A (kimrice) |
734-973-3337 kimrice@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Lecturer in Dentistry |
Richards, Jon Michael (jonrich) |
734-647-4182 jonrich@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Lecturer in Dentistry |
Ritchie, Helena H (helenar) |
734-763-3746 helenar@umich.edu |
Associate Professor of Dentistry |
Rocha Maia, Rodrigo (rmaia) |
734-647-3722 rmaia@umich.edu |
Clinical Associate Professor of Dentistry, Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics, School of Dentistry |
Romzick, Carolyn Louise (cromzick) |
248-320-5032 cromzick@umich.edu |
Clinical Adjunct Associate Professor |
Rubinstein, Richard A (endotrek) |
734-647-4182 endotrek@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Dentistry |
Sasaki, Hajime (hajimes) |
734-647-8750 hajimes@umich.edu |
Associate Professor of Dentistry |
Satovsky, James (jbsddspa) |
734-647-3722 jbsddspa@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Schaff, Riley Allen (rileysc) |
734-647-3722 rileysc@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Seligman, George N (geonsel) |
734-647-3722 geonsel@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Shapiro, Michael R (mikeshap) |
734-647-3722 mikeshap@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Shin, Jae M. (jaemshin) |
248-561-8062 jaemshin@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor |
Shoha, Louis Michael (lmshoha) |
734-647-3722 lmshoha@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Shoha, Ronald R (rshoha) |
734-647-4182 rshoha@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Siddanna, Geetha Duddanahalli (geethads) |
734-763-3179 geethads@umich.edu |
Clinical Assistant Professor |
Souza Gomes da Fontoura, Clarissa (fontoura) |
fontoura@umich.edu |
Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry, Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics, School of Dentistry |
Stowe, Ted J (tstowe) |
734-647-3722 tstowe@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Sweier, Domenica Giovanna Ciaglia (domsw) |
734-615-3210 domsw@umich.edu |
Clinical Professor of Dentistry |
Tenuta, Livia (litenuta) |
734-763-3703 litenuta@umich.edu |
Associate Professor of Dentistry |
Tomaka, Sarah A. (satomaka) |
734-647-3722 satomaka@umich.edu |
Clinical Assistant Professor |
Valcanaia, Andre Joao (andrev) |
734-764-8980 andrev@umich.edu |
Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
van Tubergen, Elizabeth Anne Van Tubergen (evantub) |
734-647-2418 evantub@umich.edu |
Clinical Associate Professor of Dentistry |
Veremis, Brandon M (bveremis) |
734-763-1245 bveremis@umich.edu |
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Vij, Suman (svij) |
734-647-3722 svij@umich.edu |
Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry, Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics, School of Dentistry |
Walcott, Wayne E (walcott) |
734-763-9688 walcott@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Dentistry |
Warner, Kristy Anne (kawarner) |
734-936-9320 kawarner@umich.edu |
Research Laboratory Specialist Lead |
Whittman, Brittany (britloui) |
734-764-1540 britloui@umich.edu |
Dental Assistant Intermediate |
Wiesen, Robert Michael (rwiesen) |
rwiesen@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Wortman, Mark C (arion) |
734-647-3722 arion@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry, Department of Cariology, Restorative Science and Endodontics, School of Dentistry |
Xu, Jinping (jpxu) |
734-763-3634 jpxu@umich.edu |
Research Lab Specialist Assoc |
Yaman, Peter (pyam) |
734-647-3726 pyam@umich.edu |
Clinical Professor of Dentistry |
Yanca, Emily Rose (emthorpe) |
734-763-3988 emthorpe@umich.edu |
Clinical Res Project Mgr Hlth |
Yehia, Hassan (hyehia) |
734-647-3722 hyehia@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Yetter, Laura Ann (laanton) |
734-647-3722 laanton@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Zajia, Regina M (rzajia) |
734-647-4182 rzajia@umich.edu |
Dentist and Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Dentistry |
Zamler, David R (dzamler) |
734-647-3722 dzamler@umich.edu |
Adjunct Clinical Lecturer in Dentistry, Department of Community Based Dental Education and Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry |
Zhang, Zhaocheng (zczhang) |
zczhang@umich.edu |
Research Lab Specialist Lead |
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Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences & Endodontics
University of Michigan School of Dentistry
1011 N University Avenue, Suite 2500
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1078
Phone: 734-647-3722