Dana Mominkhan, BDS, DScD
Assistant Professor/Clinical
Dr. Dana Mominkhan attended King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where she earned her Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree. Following her graduation, she pursued postgraduate training in Endodontics at the University of Michigan. She then completed a clinical residency in Endodontics at the University of Pennsylvania, where she also earned a Doctor of Science in Dentistry degree. After completing her training, Dr. Mominkhan joined the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Endodontics.
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Professional Background
Education
- 2024 - DScD - Doctor of Science in Dentistry - University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
- 2024 - Certificate - Clinical Residency in Endodontics - University of Michigan, School of Dentistry
- 2019 - Certificate - Postgraduate Program in Endodontics - University of Michigan, School of Dentistry
Appointments
- 2024 - Assistant Professor/Clinical - UT Health San Antonio, School of Dentistry
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Publications
Viruses, Periodontitis, and Comorbidities. Periodontology 2000 volume on Periodontal Disease and its Systemic Effects. Published: Teles F, Collman R, Mominkhan D, Wang Y. Viruses, periodontitis, and comorbidities. Periodontol 2000. 2022 Jun;89(1)
Prevalence and Awareness of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Among Patients in King Abdulaziz University, Dental Hospital. Internship Project, KAU, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Published: Alhussini D, Mominkhan D, Alhamed F, Saklou R, Abdel Alim H.
Prevalence and awareness of temporomandibular joint disorders among patients in King Abdulaziz University, Dental Hospital. J Dent Health Oral Disord Ther. 2017;8(5)
Mominkhan, D., Brito, L., Yakubu, A., Martin, L., Patel, M., Tavares, W., Sobrinho, A., Teles, F. Using Correlation Network Analysis to Explore Root Canal Infections. Under review
Mann, A.*, Mominkhan, D.*, de Souza, L., Silva, R., Bittinger, K., Hu, W., Teles, F., Letra, A. Dual RNA-Seq Reveals New Host-Pathogen Interactions in Apical Periodontitis. (in progress) *Joint first authors
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Clinical
Clinical focus on Root Canal Treatments, Root Canal Retreatments, Endodontic Microsurgical Procedures, Regenerative Endodontics, Vital Pulp Therapy, Intentional Replantation, Root Amputation and 3D-Printing and Guided Microsurgical Procedures