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The University of Tennessee

The Graduate School of Medicine




O. Lee Wilson, DMD, MAGD, FACD

Chair and Associate Professor
Program Director

Education

Undergraduate
Spring Hill College
Mobile, Alabama
Attended: September 1978 - May 1982
Degree: B.S. in Biology May 1982

Graduate/Professional
University of Alabama
School of Dentistry
Birmingham, Alabama
Attended: August 1983 - May 1987
Degree: Doctor of Dental Medicine, June 1987

Internship/Residency
University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville
General Practice Residency
July 1987 - June 1989
Degree: Certificate June 1989

Professional Organizations

2nd District Dental Society
American Dental Association
Tennessee Dental Association
Academy of General Dentistry
Tennessee Academy of General Dentistry
Special Care in Dentistry
American Association of Hospital Dentists
American Society for Geriatric Dentistry

Honors

Fellowship in the Academy of General Dentistry
   Convocation Ceremony
   AGD Annual Meeting
   August 4, 1994

1996 Nominee for Tennessee AGD Dentist of the Year
2001 Nominee for Tennessee AGD Dentist of the Year
2002 inductee to American College of Dentists

Licensure

Alabama
License# 4209, June 1987 (Inactive at present)
Tennessee
Southeast Regional Board
License# 005047, June 1988

University Appointments

University of Tennessee Medical Center/Knoxville
1924 Alcoa Highway
Knoxville, TN 37920

November 1, 1989 - June 30, 1990
Clinical Instructor in Dentistry
General Practice Residency Program

University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine/Knoxville, TN
Department of General Dentistry
Instructor, July 1990 - June 1995
Assistant Professor, July 1995 - Present

University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine/Knoxville, TN
August 1999-Present
Program Director – General Practice Residency

General Practice Residency

University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine/Knoxville, TN
January 1994 - Present
Director / Department of General Dentistry

Hospital Appointments

University of Tennessee Memorial Hospital
Provisional Staff
July 1989 - January 1991

Active Staff
January 1991 - Present

Practice/Professional Experience

Private Practice
Knoxville, TN
July 1989-Present

Teaching Experience

University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
General Practice Residency
Four Dental Residents per year
July 1989 - Present

Professional Activities

Tennessee Academy of General Dentistry Master Track Coordinator 1998- 2002

Tennessee Academy of General Dentistry Board of Directors 2002-Present

Tennessee Dental Association State Council and Insurance 1999-Present

Poster Presentations

" Optical Densitometric Studies Comparing
Four Osseointegrated Implant Systems”
O.L. Wilson, D.C. Chase, J.E. Gotcher, S. Nauss
Poster presentation, Abstract/Poster Number 1608

“International Association for Dental Research”
17th Annual Session American Association
12th Session Canadian Association
March 12, 1988

"Medical and Dental Health of a Nursing Home Population"
L. Wilson, J. Sullivan, W. Davis, D. Gerard
Poster Presentation
21st American Association for Dental Research Abstract/Poster Number 747
March 11, 1992

"General Dentistry in the Operating Room - A Retrospective Analysis"
O.L. Wilson, D. Anderson, and J. Wolcott
Poster Presentation
American Dental Association
6th National Conference Special Care Issues in Dentistry Chicago, Illinois- April 15-17, 1994

Abstracts

“ Emergency Room Patients Treated by General Practice Residents: An Ongoing Survey of 31 months.”
O. L. Wilson, S. L. Senters, C.A. Honey
Submitted Abstract to American Association for Dental Research
AADR Annual Meeting & Exhibition
San Antonio, TX- March 8-12, 1995

“General Dentistry in the Operating Room-An Ongoing Assessment”
O. L. Wilson, D. Anderson, J. Wolcott, K. Culbertson, C. Honey
Submitted Abstract to American Association for Dental Research
AADR Annual Meeting & Exhibition
San Antonio, TX- March 8-12, 1995

“Neuropathological Chewing: A Solution”
O. L. Wilson, K. C. Culbertson, C. A. Honey, E. W. Davis, Submitted Abstract to American Association for Dental Research
AADR Annual Meeting & Exhibition
San Antonio, TX- March 8-12, 1995

Publications

“Digital Video Image Capture in Establishing Positive Identification”
Joanne L. Bennett, B.A. and Murray K. Marks, PHD, O. Lee Wilson, D.M.D.
Journal of Forensic Sciences
Volume 2, number 3 pg 492-495
May 1997

Committees and Offices Held

University of Tennessee Memorial Hospital
Infection Control 1990-1995
Patient Care Evaluation Committee 1990-1995
Departmental Quality Assurance Committee 1991-Present
Quality Assurance Committee Chairman 1995 & 1997
Patient Access Committee November 1995 - 1997

University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine/Knoxville, TN
Continuing Dental Education Advisory Committee
November 1993 – Present
Continuing Medical Education Advisory Committee
2001-Present
Resident Allocation Committee 1998-1999
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Chair Search Committee
October 2000-2002
Resident Oversight Committee 2002-Present

Graduate Students Trained

General Dentistry Residents from 1990-to Present: 57 Residents

Invited Lectures

" Optical Densitometric Studies Comparing Four Osseointegrated
Implant Systems" by Drs. Wilson, Chase, Gotcher, & Nauss
Presented at the following:
University of Tennessee
3rd Annual Research Symposium
Memphis, TN - February 27, 1988

"Optical Densitometric Studies Comparing Four Osseointegrated Implant Systems"
Core Vent Symposium
Dallas, TX - May 1988

"A Behavioral Skills Curriculum in a General Practice Residency"
By O. Lee Wilson, G. M. McCown, D. Clark
4th Annual Research Symposium
Memphis, TN - February 24, 1989
Poster presentation

"Endodontic Management of Trauma" by O. Lee Wilson, W. Powell, and F. Balaban
International Conferences on Maxillofacial Trauma
Knoxville, TN - April 14, 1989
Poster presentation

"Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office" by O. Lee Wilson
2nd District Dental Assistants Monthly Conference
Knoxville, TN - May 2, 1989

" Indications and Contraindications of NSAIDS in a Dental Practice"
Tennessee Dental Association State Meeting
Knoxville, TN - May 14, 1993

"General Dentistry in the Operating Room - A Retrospective
Analysis"
Dr. O. L. Wilson, Dr. D. Anderson, and Dr. J. Wolcott
9th Annual Dental Research Symposium
Memphis, TN - March 24, 1994
Poster/Abstract presentation

“Dental Managed Care” Tri-Cities Study Club
Johnson City, Tennessee - November 1995

"Digital Video Image Capture in Establishing Positive ID" (Case Presentation)
Special Care Issues in Dentistry Annual meeting
Chicago, Illinois - April 20, 1997

" Dental Emergencies"
Second District Dental Society General Dentists & Specialist Legislators Luncheon
Knoxville, TN - November 7, 1997

“Management of Teeth Trauma”
Southeastern Professional Studies
Annual Meeting
Madison, GA - February 2000

“Special Care Issues of Dentistry”
Academy Of General Dentistry
Master Track Course
Knoxville, TN - June 14-16 2000

“Special Care Issues of Dentistry”
13th Annual Southeast Regional
General Practice Residency Program Director
Meeting Gatlinburg, TN - September 13 &14 2002


The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine

The Department of General Dentistry
The University of Tennessee Medical Center
Medical Building A, Suite 340
1930 Alcoa Highway
Knoxville TN 37920-6999

(865) 305-9440
(800) 596-7249
FAX: (865) 305-9442