Department of Endodontics
Chair
Harry T. Cosby, DDS, MS
Chair and Associate Professor
Dental Training: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry
Endodontic Training: Penn Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
hcosby@uthsc.edu
Interim Program Director
George T. J. Huang, DSc, MSD, DDS
Professor and Interim Program Director
Department of Endodontics
UTHSC College of Dentistry
ghuang4@uthsc.edu
Faculty
Danuta Clark, BDS, RDA, CDA
Assistant Professor
Dental Training: University of Birmingham-UK
dclark50@uthsc.edu
Joseph V. Clemmons, BS, DDS
Assistant Professor
Dental Training: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry
jclemo13@uthsc.edu
Brett M. Dagen, DDS
Assistant Professor
Dental and Endodontic Training: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College
of Dentistry
bdagen@uthsc.edu
Frank T. Dalton, DMD
Assistant Professor
Dental Training: The University of Mississippi, School of Dentistry
fdalton@uthsc.edu
Brad Harris, DDS
Clinical Assistant Professor
Dental Training: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry
Endodontic Training: Virginia Commonwealth University
bharri65@uthsc.edu
Michael A. James, DDS, MDS, MPH
Assistant Professor
Dental Training: University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Dentistry
Endodontic Training: UTHSC, Graduate Specialty
mjames23@uthsc.edu
Donald K. (Trey) Mauney, III, DDS, MDS
Assistant Professor
Dental and Endodontic Training: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College
of Dentistry
dmauney@uthsc.edu
Amir Mehrabi, DDS, MSD
Assistant Professor
Dental Training: University of Tennessee Health Science Center. College of Dentistry
Endodontic Training: Boston University
amehrabi@uthsc.edu
Jeffrey G. Phebus, DDS
Professor
Dental Training: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry
jphebus@uthsc.edu
Assistant Professor
Dental Training: University of Tennessee Health Science Center. College of Dentistry
Endodontics Training: University of Iowa, College of Dentistry
Adeline Prophete, DDS, MPH
Assistant Professor
Dental Training: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry
aprophe1@uthsc.edu
R. Brandon Scott, DDS
Assistant Professor
Dental Training: University of Tennessee Health Science Center. College of Dentistry
Endodontic Training: UTHSC, Graduate Specialty
rscott19@uthsc.edu
L. Kevin Wells, DMD, MS
Assistant Professor
Dental Training: University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Dentistry
Endodontic Training: Ohio State University
lwells7@uthsc.edu
Staff
Sherry R. Henson, BS, MAR
Administrative Program Support 2
shenso15@uthsc.edu
Brittany Cotton, RDA, CDA
Dental Assistant
bcotton1@uthsc.edu
Jasmine Vilaihong
Medical Administrative Specialist II
jvilaiho@uthsc.edu
Jalesa Mohead, RDA
Clinical Dental Assistant
Jmohead2@uthsc.edu
Mesha Nichols, RDA
Clinical Dental Assistant
mnicho45@uthsc.edu
Danielle Upshaw, RDA
Clinical Dental Assistant
dupshaw1@uthsc.edu
Jasmine Vilaihong
Medical Administrative Specialist II
jvilaiho@uthsc.edu
Recent Publications
European Endodontic Journal publication; File Breakage in Conventional versus Contracted Endodontic Cavities. Donald K Mauney III, Antheunis Versluis, Daranee Tantbirojn, Harry T Cosby, and Jeffrey G Phebus. May 2023. EEJ-2022-11-143.
Effect of pressure during curing placement technique on bond strength of resin composite to human dentin. Authors: F T Dalton, DMD, F Garcia-Godoy DDS, MS, PhD, H S Ismail. American Journal of Dentistry, Oct. 1, 2022, Vol. 35(5) (pp. 227-232).
Turpin DR, Owens BM, Phebus JG, Morrow BR, Hill AE, Hamilton BN, Clark SR. A quantitative and visual examination of sealed restorative specimens following exposure to artificial aging. Gen Dent. 2020 May-Jun;68(3):51-56. PubMed PMID: 32348244.