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Residents



Third Year Residents

Craig Elgin, DMD

Hometown: Santa Cruz, CA

College: Lewis & Clark College

Dental School: Oregon Health & Science University

Research Project: Patient Preferences in Selection of an Orthodontic Practice

Future Plans: Private Practice & Part-Time Teaching/Research

E-Mail Address: elgin.32@osu.edu

Hechang Huang, DDS

Hometown: Chongqing, China

College: West China University of Medical Sciences

Dental School: West China University of Medical Sciences

Research Project: Measurement of Distribution of Alveolar Trebecular Bone in Maxilla

Future Plans: Faculty

E-Mail Address: huang.766@osu.edu

RJ Jackson, DDS

Hometown: Orange, TX

College: McNeese State University

Dental School: Meharry Medical College

Research Project: Does Rapid Palatal Expansion Mechanically Enhance Maxillary Protraction at a Pre-Adolescent Age?

Future Plans: Private Practice, Part-Time Faculty

E-Mail Address: jackson.1916@osu.edu

Tim Taylor, DMD

Hometown: Latrobe, PA

College: University of Pittsburgh

Dental School: University of Pittsburgh

Research Project: Comparison of MicroCT vs. Cone Beam CT in Human Mandible

Future Plans: Private Practice and Part-Time Faculty

E-Mail Address: taylor.1361@osu.edu

Ryan Wood, DDS

Hometown: Bliss, ID

College: Brigham Young University

Dental School: University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Research Project: The Accuracy of Alveolar Bone Linear Measurements from CBCT Images with and without Soft Tissue Attachment

Future Plans: Private Practice

E-Mail Address: wood.740@osu.edu

Second Year Residents

Bethany Crawford, DDS

Hometown: Alliance, Ohio

College: The Ohio State University

Dental School: The Ohio State University

Research Project: To Be Determined

Future Plans: Private Practice

E-Mail Address: crawford.302@osu.edu

Charu Gupta, DDS, MA

Hometown: Centerville, OH

College: Case Western Reserve University

Dental School: The Ohio State University

Research Project: To Be Determined

Future Plans: Private Practice

E-Mail Address: gupta.161@osu.edu

Jim Lee, DDS, MPH

Hometown: Greenville, South Carolina

College: George Washington University

Dental School: University of Maryland

Research Project: To Be Determined

Future Plans: Private Practice and Part-Time Faculty

E-Mail Address: lee.4642@osu.edu

Jie Liu, DDS, MS, PhD

Hometown: Shandong Province, China

College: Binzhou Medical College

Dental School: Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

Advanced Dental Education: Oral Biology Doctoral Program

Research Project: To Be Determined

Future Plans: Private Practice

E-Mail Address: liu.620@osu.edu

Alpesh Patel, DMD

Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia

College: University of Georgia

Dental School: Medical College of Georgia

Research Project: To Be Determined

Future Plans:  Private Practice

E-Mail Address: patel.1479@osu.edu


First Year Residents

Soumya Padala, BDS, MDS

Hometown: Chennai, India

College:

Dental School: Sri Ramachandra Dental College

Research Project: To be Determined

Future Plans: Research, Private or Faculty Practice

E-Mail Address: padala.1@osu.edu

Caroline Pawlak, DMD

Hometown: Parkland, Florida

College: University of Florida

Dental School: Boston University

Research Project: Informed Consent in Orthodontics

Future Plans: Private Practice

E-Mail Address: pawlak.25@osu.edu

Jeffrey Price, DDS

Hometown: Worthington, Ohio

College: Ohio Wesleyan University

Dental School: The Ohio State University

Research Project: To be Determined

Future Plans: Private Practice

E-Mail Address: price.500@osu.edu

Tyrun Ray, DDS

Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah

College: Weber State University

Dental School: The Ohio State University

Research Project: Anthropology

Future Plans:  Private Practice

E-Mail Address: ray.253@osu.edu


Michael Richards, DDS

Hometown: Eder, Utah

College: Weber State University

Dental School: The Ohio State University

Research Project: To be Determined

Future Plans: Private Practice

E-Mail Address: richards.888@osu.edu