anita rose joy-thomas, B.D.S., Ph.D., FDTFEd
........wife, mother, dentist, anatomist, scientist, leader .......
UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry, Houston, TX
(A) Dental Hygiene Program
Head and Neck Anatomy (Fall 2019- present)
Oral Histology and Embryology (Fall 2019-present)
(B) Dental Program
Clinical Applications I (Fall 2019-present) Head and Neck Anatomy (Spring 2020-present) Neuroscience (Fall 2022-present) Oral Biology II (Spring 2020-present) Human Biology (Spring 2020-present) Clinical Applications II (Spring 2020-present) Diagnosis and Treatment Planning (Spring 2022-present) Basic and Applied Nutrition (Summer 2021-present)
(C) Graduate Dental Programs
Advanced Basic Sciences II (Spring 2024 -present) Graduate Human Anatomy (Fall 2022-present)
SIU School of Dental Medicine, Alton, IL
1. Craniofacial Structure and Function (Course Director/shared responsibilities - Spring of 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
2. Systems Structure and Function (Course Director/shared responsibilities - Fall of 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
3. Oral Biology (Course Director - Spring of 2019; Course Faculty - Spring of 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
3. Gross Anatomy (Course Director - Fall 2011)
4. Systems Histology (Course Director - Fall 2010, Fall 2011)
5. Neuroanatomy (Course Faculty - Spring 2012, Spring 2013)
6. Advanced Education in General Dentistry/AEGD (Invited Course Faculty)
7. AEGD Sedation (Invited Course Faculty)
8. Dental Radiography (Course Faculty)
9. Dental Occlusion (Course Faculty)
10. Dental Implants (Course Faculty)
11. Periodontology (Course Faculty)
M. S. Ramaiah Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore, India
1. Oral Histology and Embryology (Instructor) - 2002 to 2004
2. Orthodontics (Pre-Clinical Laboratory Instructor, Clinical Instructor) - 2002 to 2004