Department of Dental Hygiene

Faculty and Staff

Chair and Director

Kiesha Werlitz, RDH, MS, EdD
Program Chair
Associate Professor
kwerlitz@uthsc.edu

Faculty

Michelle Abramovitz, RDH, MS, BS
Assistant Professor
mabramov@uthsc.edu

Risa B Handman, RDH, MDH, EdD
Associate Professor
rnettle1@uthsc.edu

Kahala Cannon, DDS,
Assistant Professor
kcannon6@uthsc.edu

Correada Johnson, BSDH, MS
Assistant Professor
csande38@uthsc.edu

Marquitia Nelson, RDH, BSDH
Assistant Professor
mnelso38@uthsc.edu

Paul Nettles, DMD
Assistant Professor
pnettle1@uthsc.edu

Teresa Barrett O'Daniel, RDH, BS
Assistant Professor
todaniel@uthsc.edu

Catherine Parker, RDH, BSDH, MS
Assistant Professor
catcbarg@uthsc.edu

Alejandra Perez RDH, BSDH

Instructor

Denise Wisham, CDA, RDH, MDH, FADHA
Assistant Professor
dwisham@uthsc.edu