you are here > Explorer Summer 2002

New Faculty

 



Dr. Eileen Cocjin joins the UMKC faculty as a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry. She is a 1986 graduate of the University of the East, College of Dentistry , and a 1998 graduate of the postdoctoral program in pediatric dentistry at the University of Southern California , School of Dentistry . Dr. Cocjin served as a pediatric dentistry associate  with Dr. Oariona Lowe in Whittier , Calif.

 

 

Dr. Gerald L. Foley joins the UMKC faculty as a clinical assistant professor in the Department of General Dentistry. A 1970 graduate of the UMKC School of Dentistry, Dr. Foley maintained a private practice in Independence , Mo. , for 31 years.

 


Dr. J. Lawrence Katz joins the UMKC faculty as a research professor in the Department of Oral Biology. A 1957 doctoral graduate of Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, Dr. Katz has served as professor of biomedical engineering at Case Western Reserve University 's School of Engineering in Cleveland , Ohio . He was honored with the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Career Achievement Award in 1997.

 

 

Dr. James C. Kulild joins the UMKC faculty as director of the Advanced Education Program in Endodontics. A 1973 graduate of the UMKC School of Dentistry, he earned an M.S. degree in oral biology at The George Washington University in 1982 and completed an endodontics residency at Madigan Army Medical Center in 1983. Dr. Kulild served as a highly decorated Colonel with the U.S. Army Dental Corps.

 

 

Dr. Tressa Parkinson joins the UMKC faculty as a clinical assistant professor in the Depart-ment of General Dentistry. A 1996 graduate of the UMKC School of Dentistry, Dr. Parkinson has been working as a general dentist at Swope Parkway Health Center in Kansas City , Mo.



Dr. Donald Sanchez
joins the UMKC faculty as a clinical assistant professor in the Department of General Dentistry. A 1985 graduate of the UMKC School of Dentistry, Dr. Sanchez has served as president and owner of the Montrose Family Dental Center in Montrose , Colo.

Explorer Summer 2002 Index

 

 
Home | Becoming a Student | Becoming a Patient | About the School | Administration & Faculty | Alumni Programs & Services | Links | Practitioner Programs & Services | Departmental & Organization Sites | Intranet | Sitemap | Contact Us | UMKC Main Website
UMKC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution; Part of the University of Missouri System; Reporting Possible Copyright Infringement
Copyright© 1998-2006 UMKC School of Dentistry - University of Missouri-Kansas City