Eight Faculty Awarded Promotion and/or Tenure

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Congratulations are in order for eight UF College of Dentistry faculty who were awarded promotions from the University of Florida and/or were approved for tenure by the UF Board of Trustees for the 2022-23 Promotion and Tenure cycle.

All promotions and tenure are effective July 1, 2023. We are incredibly grateful for our talented and esteemed faculty at UFCD who lead the way in training and educating the next generation of Gator Dentists, while being at the forefront of groundbreaking research and selflessly setting a prime example of our service-oriented culture at the college.

A round of applause for:

Thank you for your dedication to our college, community, your colleagues, students, staff, residents and associates, and for your unwavering standard of excellence as educators, mentors, leaders, clinicians and scientists!

Promotion & Tenure

Jia Chang
Department: DN-PERIODONTICS

Jia Chang DDS

Associate Professor

Tenure

Jorge Frias-Lopez
Department: DN-ORAL BIOLOGY

Jorge Frias-Lopez PhD

Associate Professor

Promotion

Maria G Caraballo
Department: DN-OPERATIVE DIVISION

Maria G Caraballo DDS

Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor
Larry J Cook
Department: DN-GENERAL DENT DIVISION

Larry J Cook DMD, MS

Clinical Professor
Jose A Lemos
Department: DN-ORAL BIOLOGY

Jose A Lemos PhD

Professor
Patricia M Xirau-Probert
Department: DN-STUDENT AFFAIRS

Patricia M Xirau-Probert PhD

Associate Dean For Student Affairs And Involvement, Clinical Associate Professor
Maria M Silva
Department: DN-OPERATIVE DIVISION

Maria M Silva DDS

Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor
Panagiotis Zoidis
Department: DN-CLINIC ADMINISTRATION

Panagiotis Zoidis DDS, MS, PhD

Associate Dean Of Clinical Affairs And Quality & Clinical Professor