THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL DENTISTRY

Faculty

 

Colonel Jeffrey C. Mabry
Associate Clinical Professor
Department of Developmental Dentistry, Division of Pediatric Dentistry
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Dental School

 

E-Mail: MABRYJ2@UTHSCSA.EDU
Office: 3.660U 
Phone: (210) 567-0146

 

Colonel Jeffrey C. Mabry is the Chairman, Pediatric Dentistry, 59th Dental Squadron, 59th Aeromedical Dental Group, Lackland AFB, TX. He plans and directs all clinical and administrative aspects of the Pediatric Dental Service. He is responsible for the diagnoses, evaluations, and comprehensive treatment for all eligible pediatric dental patients. He admits infants and handicapped children to the hospital for operating room (OR) delivery of dental care. He conducts, monitors, and supervises 20 two-year AEGD residents and six Post-graduate Short Course Students. He provides patient care in the entire spectrum of the specialty. He also serves as the Chief Military Consultant to the USAF Surgeon General for Pediatric Dentistry.


Col Mabry transferred to the USAF from the US Public Health Service (USPHS) in September, 1989. He served three tours with the Indian Health Service Branch of the USPHS: Mescalero Indian Hospital, NM; Anadarko Indian Health Clinic, OK; and Claremore Indian Hospital, OK. He was on inactive reserve status with the USPHS from July, 1981-August, 1984 while he was involved in his Dental General Practice Residency (Oklahoma Children’s Memorial Hospital) and his Pediatric Dentistry Residency (University of Minnesota).


Col Mabry was previously Chairman, Pediatric Dentistry at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH and OIC, Pediatric Dentistry at Lakenheath AFB, UK.


Col Mabry retired from the USAF in October, 2006. He currently serves as an Associate Professor at the UTHSCSA Department of Pediatric Dentistry. He is the Director of the Dental Center For Children at Christus Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital. He served on the Board of Directors and as President of the College of Diplomates for the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry (2009-2010). He served as a Consultant and Examiner for the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. He currently serves as a Team Leader on the Oral Clinical Examination sub-committee.



Education
1975 B.A. in Psychology/Pre-Dental - University of Oklahoma
1980 DDS- Oklahoma College of Dentistry
1980 Rotation in General Anesthesia- Oklahoma Teaching Hospitals
1982 Dental General Practice Residency- Oklahoma Children’s Memorial Hospital
1984 Pediatric Dentistry Residency (M.S. Degree)- University of Minnesota School of Dentistry
1993 Air War College Associate Seminar Program- Wright-Patterson AFB, OH


Assignments
Jan 1981-July 1981, General Dentist, Mescalero Indian Hospital, NM (USPHS/IHS)
Aug 1984-Oct 1985, Pediatric Dentist, Anadarko Indian Health Clinic, OK (USPHS/IHS)
Oct 1985-Sept 1989, Pediatric Dentist, Claremore Indian Hospital, OK (USPHS/IHS)
Sept 1989-Aug 1994, Chairman, Pediatric Dentistry, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
Aug 1994-Aug 1999, OIC, Pediatric Dentistry, RAF Lakenheath AFB, UK
Aug 1999- May 2000, Staff Pediatric Dentist, Lackland AFB, TX (matrixed from Randolph AFB, TX)
June 2000-October 2006, Chairman, Pediatric Dentistry, Lackland AFB, TX


Major Awards and Decorations
US Public Health Service Citation (31 July 85)
US Public Health Service Achievement Medal (3 Oct 87)
The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry 1988 Public Relations Award
The American Dental Association 1988 Community Preventive Dentistry Award
Meritorious Service Medal (1994)
Meritorious Service Medal with first oak leaf cluster (1997)
Chief Military Consultant to the USAF Surgeon General for Pediatric Dentistry (1 Sep 2000-31 Oct 2006)
Board of Directors, College of Diplomates of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry (2002-2005)
Vice-President (2007), President-Elect (2008), President (2009), Immediate Past President (2010) College of Diplomates of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry
American College of Dentists (2007)
Consultant (Oral Clinical Exam) American Board of Pediatric Dentistry (2007-2009)
Board Examiner and Team Leader and Sub-committee Member, American Board of Pediatric Dentistry (2010-Present)


Other Achievements
Consultant in Pediatric Dentistry to Oklahoma Area (USPHS/IHS)-1988-1989
Consultant to AFMC Command Surgeon in Pediatric Dentistry-1989-1994
Consultant to the USAFE Command Surgeon in Pediatric Dentistry-1994-Present
Regional Military Consultant in Pediatric Dentistry (USAF-UK)-1994-Present
Chief Military Consultant to the USAF Surgeon General for Pediatric Dentistry (1 Sep 2000-31 Oct 2006)
Baby Bottle Tooth Decay (BBTD) Core Group Member (National)-1984-1989
BBTD Local Task Force Coordinator-Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma-1984-1989
Head Start Health Advisory Board Member-Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma-1984-1989
Moderator; BBTD National convention-Mesa, AZ-Nov, 1986
The USPHS Outstanding Unit Citation-BBTD Project Core Group-26 Oct 1988
Member, American Dental Association
Member, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
Member, Federal Services Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
Member, American College of Dentists-2007
Licensed Dentist: OK, MN, CO, OH, TX