Pediatric Dentistry
The Department of Pediatric Dentistry at Texas A&M College of Dentistry provides well-balanced didactic and clinical instruction in the areas of: preventive; behavior guidance; hospital dentistry; and therapeutic oral health care for infants, children, adolescents and children with special healthcare needs.
The pediatric dentistry program has full accreditation from the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation.
Components of the Department
Department Head
Contact: Dr. Alton G. McWhorter, DDS, MS
Email: amcwhorter@tamu.edu
Administrative Contact: Lisa Raburn
Email: lraburn@tamu.edu
Undergraduate Program
Contact: Dr. Jennifer Deck, DDS
Email: deck@tamu.edu
Graduate Program
Contact: Dr. Carolyn Kerins, DDS, PhD
Email: ckerins@tamu.edu
Administrative Contact: Lynn Mohundro
Email: rlm2@tamu.edu
CCHD Fellowship Program
Contact: Dr. Dan Burch, DDS, MA
Email: dburch@tamu.edu
Externship Program
Email: bcd-pedoexternship@tamu.edu
Pediatric Dentistry Department Clinics
The Pediatric Department provides a full range of clinical experiences and patient care opportunities to dental hygiene students, dental students, residents, and fellows at the following locations within the DFW area:
- Texas A&M College of Dentistry Dental Clinic
- Children’s Medical Center of Dallas (CMC)
- Texas Scottish Rite Hospital (TSR)
- North Dallas Shared Ministries (NDSM)
- Healing Hands Ministries Health Center (HHM)
- Los Barrios Unidos Community Clinic
- DenStar Dental Clinic
- DFW Crown Dental Clinic