Dr. Barnes is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Louisville School of Dentistry (ULSD). She received her doctorate in dental medicine at Nova Southeastern University and her certificate in oral and maxillofacial surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Barnes completed a fellowship in Pediatric Cleft and Craniofacial Surgery at Charleston Area Medical Center. She is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

 She is the Chief of Pediatric Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Norton Children's Hospital, where she also serves on the Performance Improvement and Patient Safety Committee. Dr. Barnes serves on several local, as well as national, committees, such as the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association Membership Committee. She lectures at the local, regional and national level on a variety of topics pertaining to oral and maxillofacial surgery. In her four years in academia, she has published several book chapters and articles and mentored dental students and residents in their research endeavors. In 2023, Dr. Barnes was nominated for the “Faculty Favorites Award” at the University of Louisville by dental students and residents signifying the difference she made in their educational experience.

Dr. Diana Nguyen is a Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor and Chief of the Division of Clinical General Dentistry at the UCSF School of Dentistry in San Francisco, California. After graduating from Columbia University and receiving her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from NYU College of Dentistry, Dr. Nguyen completed a General Practice Residency at Yale.

After many years of working as a general dentist in San Diego, she became a full-time clinical educator at UCSF where she has served as a Clinical Coach, Group Practice Leader, Course Director, Admissions Interviewer, and Faculty Advisor to the UCSF student chapter of the California Dental Association. In 2024, Dr. Nguyen received the Gies Award for Junior Faculty from ADEA and the ADEAGies Foundation in recognition of her outstanding achievements in oral health education. She is a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry, American College of Dentists, International College of Dentists, and Pierre Fauchard Academy, as well as a published author and researcher who has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and The New York Times. Dr. Nguyen currently serves on the Board of Directors for the San Francisco Dental Society and is a Faculty Ambassador to the American Dental Association. She is a champion for women in the health professions and leadership and believes that no learner should ever be made to feel unworthy of their dreams.

Dr. Maria Gonzalez is an Associate Professor and Program Director of the Advanced Education Program in Prosthodontics in the Department of Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics at the University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston.

A diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics, Dr. Gonzalez earned her dental degree from Universidad Veracruzana in Veracruz, Mexico, in 1996. Following two years in private practice, she completed a preceptorship in prosthodontics at UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry. She went on to earn a Master of Science degree in Prosthodontics in 2002 after completing a residency at UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry.

Dr. Gonzalez joined the faculty at the School of Dentistry in 2002. She is a four-time recipient of the Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award (2003, 2005, 2006, and 2019) and was elected in 2009 to the Mu Mu Chapter of the Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society.

Actively involved in organized dentistry, Dr. Gonzalez has served on numerous local, state, and national committees and has held leadership roles throughout her career. She has also contributed to both predoctoral and postdoctoral education committees within the American College of Prosthodontists (ACP).

Her clinical interests include complete dentures, fixed prosthodontics, and implant prosthodontics.

Jennifer Cullen is a Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of the Division of Dental Hygiene at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry. She lectures in and directs several didactic and clinical courses in the undergraduate, degree completion and graduate DH programs. She regularly provides professional development for faculty on equity-focused teaching practices, online teaching and learning and leadership development. Prior to being division director, she was director of the U-M DH Degree Completion Program for eight years.  Her professional and research interests include online education, special patients, behavioral-oral health connection and strengths-based leadership. She is a member of the American Dental Hygienists' Association and the American Dental Education Association.

Theodore Ravenel, DMD is an Associate Professor at The Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University. He received his DMD followed by a General Practice Residency from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC. He obtained a certificate in Endodontics from the University of Maryland. He was in private practice in the upstate of SC for 13 years before transitioning back to the Medical University to serve as Endodontics Residency Director and eventually Division Chief. He joined the Dental College of Georgia in July of 2024 and now serves as the Predoctoral Endodontic Program Director. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics and a Fellow in the American College of Dentists, Academy of General Dentistry, and Pierre Fauchard Academy.