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Meet Our
Newest Faculty Members
Zafer
C. Cehreli, DDS, PhD,
professor of pediatric
dentistry, joined our
faculty this past March. A
native of Turkey, he
received his DDS from
Hacettepe University
Faculty of Dentistry in
Ankara. From the same
university he earned a PhD
and a certificate and
masters of science in
pediatric dentistry. From
1998 until 2018, he was a
member of the Hacettepe
University Faculty of
Dentistry Department of
Pediatric Dentistry. As
the author of over 120
articles in professional
journals, Dr. Cehreli
brings extensive research
and publication experience
to LSUSD. He has been
active in the
International Association
of Dental Traumatology,
currently serving as chair
of the Education
Committee. For over ten
years he served as an
executive editor of Head
and Face Medicine, an open
access journal. He also
serves on the editorial
boards or as reviewer for
other peer-reviewed dental
and scientific journals.
John
J. Frazier, DMD, MSPH,
MS, is clinical
assistant professor of
oral and maxillofacial
radiology in the
Department of Diagnostic
Sciences. Prior to dental
school, he worked as an
engineer in the field of
nuclear magnetic resonance
spectroscopy. He received
his DMD from the Medical
University of South
Carolina and practiced as
a general dentist for
several years. He has
attained master's degrees
in biostatistics and
biomedical informatics and
has completed residencies
and certificates in oral
and maxillofacial
pathology at New York
Hospital Queens and oral
and maxillofacial
radiology at Texas A&M
University School of
Dentistry (formerly
Baylor) He is a fellow of
the American Academy of
Oral and Maxillofacial
Pathology, a diplomate of
the American Board of Oral
and Maxillofacial
Pathology, and a member of
the Academy of Oral and
Maxillofacial Radiology.
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John
Frazier, DMD,
MSPH, MS
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A.C.
Liles III, DDS,
has already completed an
academic year on our
faculty. A graduate of the
LSUSD class of 1992, he
served as class president.
He also received a
certificate in Advanced
Education in General
Dentistry from this school
in 1993. For many years he
has served LSUSD as
part-time clinical
instructor while
maintaining a private
practice in Kenner. An
assistant professor in the
Department of
Comprehensive Dentistry
and Biomaterials, Section
of Clinical Comprehensive
and Operative Dentistry,
Dr. Liles is co-director
of the third-year
operative dentistry
course. He has been active
in NODA and the New
Orleans Dental Conference.
Mark
Odom, DDS,
assistant professor in the
Department of Endodontics,
received both his DDS and
certificate in endodontics
from LSUSD. From 1986-2017
he was a part-time member
of the endodontics faculty
at the University of North
Carolina School of
Dentistry while
maintaining a private
practice in endodontics in
Cary, North Carolina.
After returning to New
Orleans last year, Dr.
Odom became a gratis
faculty member in
Endodontics, working with
DDS and advanced education
students. He is currently
director of the senior
endodontics course.
Throughout his career, Dr.
Odom has been an active
member of the American
Association of
Endodontists. He is
married to Dr. Karen
Bruggers, chair of our
Department of
Prosthodontics.
Jeanne
St. Germain, RDH, BS,
has recently joined the
Department of Periodontics
as instructor. She
previously served in the
same position from
1997-2005. A graduate of
the LSUSD dental hygiene
program, she has worked in
private practice in the
New Orleans area. With Dr.
Ray Yukna and Suzanne
Farrar, she co-authored a
chapter in the 2001 dental
hygiene textbook,
Comprehensive Periodontics
for the Dental Hygienist.
Jeanne has been involved
in state and local dental
hygiene associations as
well as in outreach events
such as Special Olympics
Special Smiles. She
teaches in the
periodontics advanced
education clinical
instrumentation course and
in the clinic with DDS
students.
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Jeanne
St. Germain, RDH,
BS
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