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University of Utah School of Dentistry

530 S Wakara Way 
Salt Lake City, UT 84108

Directions to School of Dentistry

Patient Clinic

School of Dentistry - Wakara Main

Open Monday - Friday
8am - 5pm
801-587-6453
dentalfrontdesk@hsc.utah.edu

Administration

School of Dentistry Administration

801-581-8951

Dean's Office

Wyatt R. Hume, DDS, PhD
Dean
801-587-1208
wyatt.hume@hsc.utah.edu

Executive Assistant to the Dean

Karen Klc
Executive Assistant to Dean Hume
karen.klc@hsc.utah.edu 

Admissions

Alex Steele, MBA, MSBA

Director of Admissions
801-646-4654
alex.steele@hsc.utah.edu

Wendi Rood

General Practice Residency Program Manager
801-587-2162
wendi.rood@hsc.utah.edu

Preprofessional Advising Office

801-581-8146
ppa@advising.utah.edu

 

The Preprofessional Advising Office advises pre-dental students who are current, former, or prospective undergraduate students at the University of Utah.

Marketing & Communications

Geoffrey Fattah

Associate Director of Marketing & Communications
geoff.fattah@hsc.utah.edu

Financial Aid

Shana Yem

Financial Aid Program Manager
University of Utah Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid
801-581-6211
shana.yem@utah.edu

Courtney Young

Program Manager, Professional Schools
University of Utah Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid
801-581-6211
courtney.l.young@utah.edu

Research

Brenda Heaton, PhD, MPH

Associate Dean for Research
Associate Professor of Epidemiology & Health Services Research
sodresearch@hsc.utah.edu

Rebecca Wayment, MPA

Program Manager, Office of Research
rebecca.wayment@hsc.utah.edu

  • General inquiries
  • Student research
  • Newsletter
  • Research Bites
  • Invited speakers
  • Events & outreach

Mary Anne Karren, PhD

Research Development Associate
maryanne.karren@hsc.utah.edu

  • Grants & contracts
  • Partnership building
  • Science writing
  • Research infrastructure
  • Technology commercialization
  • Seed grants

Brandi Johnson

Financial Manager
brandi.johnson@hsc.utah.edu

  • Research administration
  • Post-award management
  • Budgeting & finance
  • Grants & contracts

Diane Jones, RDH, MPH

Senior Clinical Research Coordinator
diane.jones@hsc.utah.edu 

  • IRB application
  • Clinical study design
  • Good clinical practice
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Data collection & monitoring 

Michael Bingham

Clinical Research Coordinator
michael.bingham@hsc.utah.edu

  • IRB applications
  • Clinical research workflows
  • Survey design
  • Data access & collection
  • Participant recruitment
  • Project management
  • Tooth bank

Hye Jin Park, PhD, MPH

Research Associate
hyejin.park@hsc.utah.edu

  • Health outcomes research
  • Study design
  • Data access & management
  • Quantitative & qualitative analyses
  • Scientific interpretation 

Advancement

Janzell Tutor, MPA

Director of Advancement
801-213-3533
janzell.tutor@hsc.utah.edu

Mary Neville

Development Officer
801-646-4656
mary.neville@hsc.utah.edu