School of Dentistry

Contact Us

Office of the Chairman

Department Chairman
NameEmailPhone
David L. Cochran D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Periodontics Department Chair
cochran@uthscsa.edu210-567-3602
Administration
NameEmailPhone
Clarice Perez
Assistant to Chair - Senior
perezc8@uthscsa.edu210-567-3604
Sarah E. Rapach
Associate Director of Finance & Administration
rapach@uthscsa.edu210-567-3601
Linda Torres
Business Administrator
torres@uthscsa.edu210-567-3725

Predoctoral Division

NameEmailPhone
Lea ElHachem, DDS, MS
Predoctoral Division Director
Elhachem@uthscsa.edu210-567-3387
Esther Campos
Administrative Assistant-Associate
campos@uthscsa.edu210-567-3538

Postdoctoral Division

NameEmailPhone
Angela Palaiologou-Gallis, DDS, MS
Postdoctoral Division Director
PalaiologouA@uthscsa.edu210-567-3567
Vanessa Avilez
Clinic Supervisor in the Graduate Clinic
avilez@uthscsa.edu210-450-3717
Shirley Kraft
Academic Programs Coordinator
krafts@uthscsa.edu210-567-3589

Research Division

NameEmailPhone
Stephen Harris, Ph.D.
Research Division Director
harris@uthscsa.edu210-567-3589
Research Laboratories
NameEmailPhone
Sonja Bustamante
Histology Technician-Lead
bustamantes@uthscsa.edu210-567-6286
Yong-Hee Patricia Chun, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D.chuny@uthscsa.edu210-567-3520
Brij B. Singh, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research
singhbb@uthsca.edu210-567-3590

Dental Hygiene Division

Email: DHadmissions@uthsca.edu
UT Health San Antonio Dental Hygiene Division
7703 Floyd Curl Drive, MSC 7904
San Antonio, TX 78229-3900

Program Director
NameEmailPhone
Magda A. de la Torre, RDH, MPH
Interim Director, Division of Dental Hygiene
delatorrem@uthscsa.edu210-567-6337
Administration
NameEmailPhone
Martha Browning
Academic Programs Coordinator
browningm@uthscsa.edu210-567-3832