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Brian Mealey, D.D.S.

Dental School
Periodontics
210-567-3567
mealey@uthscsa.edu

UT Health Science Center periodontist Dr. Brian Mealey

Dr. Brian Mealey is the graduate program director and director of the Specialist Division in the Department of Periodontics at UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry. He received his D.D.S. in 1983 from UT Health San Antonio, his M.S. degree from UT Health San Antonio in 1990, and his certificate in Periodontics in 1990 from Wilford Hall Air Force Medical Center at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.

Dr. Mealey served more than 21 years on active duty in the United States Air Force, including positions as the chairman of the Department of Periodontics at Wilford Hall Medical Center, the program director of the U.S. Air Force Periodontics Residency and the Chief Military Consultant in Periodontics to the Air Force Surgeon General. Dr. Mealey has published extensively in the scientific literature, with an emphasis on inter-relationships between oral and systemic health. He is co-editor and author of the textbooks Periodontics: Medicine, Surgery and Implants (2004, Elesevier Publishing), and Periodontal Medicine (2000, B.C. Decker Publishing). Dr. Mealey is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and is a consultant to the American Dental Association Council on Scientific Affairs. He currently serves as a Director of the American Board of Periodontology.

Education

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Appointments

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9/2008 - Present Professor and Professor with Tenure UTHSCSA, Periodontics, San Antonio, TX
9/2006 - Present Graduate Program Director and Director of Specialist Division University of Texas Health Science Center, Periodontics, San Antonio, TX
8/2005 - Present Appointment as Associate Staff University Health System, San Antonio, TX

Expertise

Publications

Teaching

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Date Description Institution # Students
7/2020 - 5/2023 Masters' Thesis Directed UTHSCSA
7/2020 - 5/2023 Membership on Supervising Committee UTHSCSA
7/2019 - 5/2022 Masters' Thesis Directed UTHSCSA
7/2019 - 5/2022 Membership on Supervising Committee UTHSCSA
7/2019 - 5/2022 Membership on Supervising Committee UTHSCSA
7/2019 - 5/2022 Membership on Supervising Committee UTHSCSA
7/2018 - 5/2021 Masters' Thesis Directed UTHSCSA
7/2018 - 5/2021 Membership on Supervising Committee UTHSCSA
1/2018 - 5/2021 Masters' Thesis Directed UTHSCSA
10/2011 - Present Advanced Periodontics The University of Texas Health Science Center 30 students
5/2011 - Present ORTO 6003 - Intro to Clinical Practices 20 students
9/2006 - Present Implant Prosthodontics The University of Texas Health Science Center 8 students
8/2006 - Present Peri Practice Management The University of Texas Health Science Center 12 students
Course Director - I developed this course to provide residents with the business acumen to operate a successful periodontal practice. It provides lectures by outside experts in practice management, law, accounting, contracts, and personnel management, among other topics. Off-site visits to private periodontal practices augment classroom instruction. This is the only course of its kind among all of the postgraduate programs in the dental school, and students from other programs often audit the course.
8/2006 - Present PERI 5097, 6097: Research 12 students
Course Director - These Summer, Fall and Spring courses offer the student an opportunity to review the literature and to design and complete a laboratory or clinical research project under the direction of a faculty advisor. Students are enrolled in a Master of Science degree program and are expected to collect and analyze data for a thesis, which must be defended, as the culmination of research efforts. Summer course is 6097, Fall and Spring courses are 5097. As Course Director, I manage oversight of all resident research activities. I also serve as Chair of the Periodontics Department`s Committee on Graduate Studies.
7/2006 - Present Post-Doctoral Student Supervision UTHSC at San Antonio
7/2006 - Present PERI 5031, 6030, 6031: Periodontics Lecture Series 16 students
Course Director - I have served as the Course Director for this weekly lecture course since Summer 2006. Prior to that time, I was an Instructor in the course for six years, from Fall 2000 through Spring 2006. As Course Director, I organize all aspects of the course, which includes 10 faculty members from UTHSCSA as well as approximately 4-6 guest lecturers per semester. The course is held in Summer, Fall and Spring terms each year.
7/2006 - Present PERI 6098: Thesis 12 students
Course Director - This course is designed with a research mentor and research committee for each resident. It gives the student the guidance necessary to prepare their research project, following its successful completion for their thesis defense.
7/2006 - Present PERI 6070, 6071, 6072: Supervised Teaching 12 students
Course Director - Residents teach in selected dental student elective didactic and clinical periodontics courses. This provides most residents with their first exposure to the teaching environment.
3/2005 - Present PERI 5075, 6075: Mock Board Exams 12 students
Course Director - This course is an exact simulation of the oral examination given by the American Board of Periodontology. I have been the Course Director since 2006, and was an instructor in the course from 2004-2006.
9/2004 - Present PERI 5010, 5011, 5012, 6011, 6012: Clinical Periodontics I, II, III 12 students
Course Director - These courses are the foundation of the residency program`s clinical training. Each course number designates a particular semester and training year (1st, versus 2nd versus 3rd year residents). The courses run year-round and number of student contact hours and preparation time vary by term. Students spend 20-32 hours per week in patient care. As Course Director, I am responsible for all aspects of clinical training (patient acquisition, treatment planning, surgical and nonsurgical therapy, faculty staffing assignments, interdisciplinary interaction, and long-term patient management). I have been the Course Director since June 2006 and was an instructor in the course in 2004-2005.
8/2004 - Present Emergency Care Sem The University of Texas Health Science Center 12 students
Course Director - This Fall and Spring seminar focuses on common medical conditions and situations that residents may encounter during patient care. Clinical relevance is emphasized, along with management of emergencies related to these conditions. I have been the Course Director since Fall 2006, and was an Instructor in the course in 2004 and 2005.
8/2004 - Present INTD 5020: Dental Biomedical Core Course 12 students
This course is a multidisciplinary course which serves as a foundation for all biomedical science and is given to all students in the advanced education programs.
8/2004 - Present PROS 5050: Endosseous Dental Implants I, II, III 12 students
This course provides an extensive look at today?s use of endosseous implants, including surgical and restorative procedures required for successful. I teach several classes each semester.
8/2004 - Present INTD 5013, 6014, 6115: Interdisciplinary Seminar 38 students
Co-Course Director - I served as Co-Course Director beginning in Fall 2006. I was an Instructor in this course from Fall 2004 through Spring 2006.
The course is held in Fall and Spring terms every year (16 hours per term). It is an interdisciplinary seminar that enrolls 1st, 2nd and 3rd year residents in Orthodontics, endodontics, periodontics and prosthodontics programs. The course includes case presentations, case discussions and treatment planning covering patients with problems in periodontics, prosthodontics, endodontics and orthodontics.
8/2004 - Present PERI 5074, 6074: Current Literature Seminar 16 students
Course Director - I have served as Course Director for this Current Literature Seminar since Summer 2006. From Fall 2004 through Spring 2006, I was an instructor in the course. The objective of this year-round course is to provide students with knowledge of the current periodontal literature. We review 8 different journals monthly during this seminar. The course is held every year in Fall and Spring terms.
8/2004 - Present PERI 5025, 6025: Case Presentation 12 students
Course Director - I have been the Course Director for this course since Fall 2006. I was an Instructor in the course from Fall 2004-Spring 2006. This course is designed as direct preparation for the American Board of Periodontology examinations.
8/2004 - Present PERI 5073, 6073: Literature Seminar 16 students
Course Director - I have served as Course Director for this Classic Literature Seminar since Summer 2006. From Summer 2004 through Spring 2006, I was an instructor in the course. The objective of this course is to provide students with in-depth knowledge of the classic periodontal literature. The student should be able to discuss all aspects of periodontal therapy. Outcome assessment is determined from the graded oral literature examinations held each semester. The course is held every year in Summer, Fall and Spring terms (approximately 48 class hours in Fall and Spring, 18 hours in Summer).
7/1990 - Present Post-Doctoral Student Supervision UTHSC at San Antonio

Grants

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