TEXAS A&M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY

Expertise/Specialty of LPS

The Baylor College of Dentistry LPS provides training in the dental management of medically compromised patients including those with HIV/AIDS.  Topics include dental management of HIV/AIDS patients, oral manifestations of HIV infection, blood-borne pathogen training, AIDS/HIV epidemiology and pathogenesis, and post-exposure prophylaxis.

Training

Training ranges from small to large group interactive lectures including case studies and discussion.  Independent case studies are published each year and can be completed for CE credit.  Clinical preceptorships are offered several times a year allowing for hands-on evaluation of HIV/AIDS patients in a clinical setting.  Clinical consultations are available on a continuing basis to provide quick and up-to-date information regarding specific aspects of HIV/AIDS dental care.

Clinical Consultation

Clinical consultations are aimed at providing information regarding the dental management of HIV/AIDS patients.

Jacqueline M. Plemons DDS, MS
214-507-0815
Weekdays from 8:00am to 5:00pm CST

Staff/Faculty/Adjunct Faculty

	K. Vendrell Rankin, DDS serves as the Director for HSC-Baylor College of Dentistry Local Performance Site (LPS) for the Texas/Oklahoma AIDS Education and Training Center.  She is Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Public Health Sciences. Having served as the Dental Director for the Dental Oncology Education Program (DOEP) for 15 years she brings a wealth of experience in the education of dental professionals and program management to the Baylor College of Dentistry performance site.  She is the editor of the Oral Disease Update and a yearly guest editor for the Texas Dental Journal.  She is funded by the National Cancer Institute, as well as the Institute for Dental and Cranio-facial Research.  She is a Fellow in the American and the International College of Dentists.
K. Vendrell Rankin, DDS LPS Administrator
	Elain Benton, RDH, BS is the Site Assistant for HSC-Baylor College of Dentistry Local Performance Site of the TX/OK AETC.  She received her dental hygiene degree from Texas Woman's University and is an Assistant Professor in the Department Public Health Sciences at Baylor.  She is on the Board of Directors for the Tarrant County AIDS Interfaith Network and on the Dental Advisory Committee for the Geisel-Morris Dental Clinic. She served on the Ryan White Consortium for Dallas County as well as the TX Statewide Coordinated Statement of Need Committee for HRSA.  She serves as the Tobacco Clinic Counselor for Baylor College of Dentistry and is a certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist.
Elain Benton RDH, BS LPS Coordinator
	Jacqueline M. Plemons DDS, MS serves as Dental Director for the Texas/Oklahoma AIDS Education and Training Center and is a Professor in the Department of Periodontics, HSC-Baylor College of Dentistry, in Dallas, TX.  She has considerable experience in HIV training and curriculum development and lectures across the United States regarding oral manifestations of HIV infection and dental management of the HIV-infected patient.  Dr. Plemons staffs an oral medicine clinic (Stomatology Center) at Baylor College of Dentistry and has been actively involved in establishing community-based dental clinics in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.  She participates in dental clinic reviews and chart audits on both a national (HRSA) and regional (Tarrant County) level.
Jacqueline M. Plemons DDS, MS, Dental Director