Charlotte AHEC

Michael T. Brennan, DDS, MHS

Michael T. Brennan, DDS, MHS, a native of Iowa, attended University of Iowa for both his undergraduate and dental training. After his dental training, he completed a GPR at Loyola University Hospital, Chicago. Following residency training, he received a Certificate in Oral Medicine at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland and a Masters of Health Science in Clinical Research from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.

After completion of his masters, he joined the Department of Oral Medicine in June 2000, and is currently Oral Medicine Residency Director and Associate Chairman. He is the Director of the Sjogren's Syndrome and Salivary Disorders Center at Carolinas Medical Center. He has published over 70 peer reviewed publications and book chapters. He has a number of clinical and research interests including the management of mucosal and salivary gland diseases and oral complications from cancer therapy. His practice is currently located at Carolinas Center for Oral Health at Abbey Place.

Catherine Hong, BDS, MS

Catherine Hong, BDS, MS, a native of Singapore, graduated from the National University of Singapore School of Dentistry. After 2 years in the Public Health Department, she went on to pursue a Master of Science in Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Following her pediatric dentistry training, she received a Certificate in Oral Medicine from Carolinas Medical Center, North Carolina. She joined the Oral Medicine Faculty at Carolinas Medical Center as Section Head of Pediatric Dentistry in 2006. She is a diplomat of both the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and the American Board of Oral Medicine. Her clinical interests include pediatric oral medicine and management of medically compromised pediatric patients.

Peter B. Lockhart, DDS

Peter B. Lockhart, D.D.S., a native of Massachusetts, graduated from the University Of North Carolina School Of Dentistry. After completing a two-year GPR at the University Of Vermont College Of Medicine, he joined the faculty at Brigham and Women's hospital, where he directed the GPR program, practiced, and conducted clinical research for 10 years. He is currently Chairman of the Department of Oral Medicine and Director of the Institute for Oral Medicine at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. NC. He was a recipient of a World Health Organization Fellowship in Oral Medicine in the United Kingdom, and later a TC White Visiting Professor at the University of Glasgow Scotland. He holds Fellowship in Dental Surgery diplomas from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, for whom he is the Regional Advisor for the North America. He has a variety of clinical and research interests in oral medicine, particularly the dental management of medically compromised patients. He has had funding for bacteremia research for the past 15 years, most recently as the P1 on an NIDCR ROl grant concerning surrogate measures of bacteremia from dental procedures. He has over 50 peer reviewed medical and dental journal articles and textbook chapters, and is the editor of the book, Dental Care for the Medically Complex Patient. Since 2004 he has been on the Endocarditis Writing Committee for the American Heart Association.

Joel J. Napeñas, DDS

Joel J. Napeñas, DDS, is a graduate of the University of Toronto and the University of Western Ontario. He completed residencies in general practice at the VA Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio; and oral medicine at Carolinas Medical Center (CMC). Dr. Napeñas is board certified by the American Board of Oral Medicine and by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in oral medicine. In addition, he is a member of the American Academy of Orofacial Pain.

His expertise and interests are in orofacial pain and temporomandibular disorders, mucocutaneous disorders and soft tissue lesions, oral complications of cancer therapy, diagnosis of premalignant and suspected malignant (cancerous) lesions, and the dental management of medically compromised and special needs patients. In addition to treating patients and directing CMC’s residency program, Dr. Napeñas conducts clinical research studies, has authored a number of articles and chapters, and has lectured at universities, professional meetings, and workshops.