MUSC Dental Urgent Care

Dr. Ziegler is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical \& Community Health Sciences, Director of Special Care Dentistry Clinic at the James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina. She graduated from the New York University College of Dentistry, as well as receiving her BS from Columbia University and an AS in Dental Hygiene from the University Of Pennsylvania School Of Dental Medicine. Dr. Ziegler's postgraduate training includes a two year General Practice Residency at Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY where she was Chief Resident. She was the Director of the General Residency Program at Lutheran Medical Center (now NYU Langone) and Director of the General Practice Residency Program at Monmouth Medical Center in New Jersey. Dr. Ziegler is a member of the ADA, ADEA, SCDA, AADMD and a fellow of Special Care Dentistry. She is the faculty mentor for the MUSC student chapters of the American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry. Over the last 30+ years, Dr. Ziegler's passion has been providing care to and educating students and residents in the care for persons with disabilities.

Robert A. Utsman, DDS, MPM is a Dentist and Orofacial Pain Management Specialist at the MUSC School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Utsman works to coordinate and manage both simple and complex chronic pain disorders involving the jaw, face, and head. He has been involved in education and training of dentists in TMJ, Orofacial Pain, and research since 2011. Dr. Utsman has found pain management to be a challenging career and a wonderful opportunity to help patients retake their lives. His approach with patient care blends evidence-based treatments through an interdisciplinary team with extensive training of patients in how to manage their own pain. He believes all patients play an essential role in their own capacity to heal.

Dr. Luis Yepes' desire to pursue dentistry stems from a passion rooted in his diverse life experiences. Growing up as the son of an electrical engineer, he witnessed his father's dedication and hard work. His older brother, a dentist, ingrained in him the value of caring for others in all circumstances and situations. He graduated from Pontifical Xaverian University in Colombia, his home country, with his dental degree and endodontics certification. He completed a general practice residency at the University of Kentucky, serving as chief resident, before beginning an endodontics fellowship and instructing in the clinic. Dr. Yepes then joined the UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry as an assistant clinical professor and went on to serve as director of the advanced education in general dentistry (AEGD) residency and clinic. Dr. Yepes is a Commission on Dental Accreditation site visitor for AEGD and general practice residency programs. He is a recipient of the 2021 Presidential Award for clinical excellence, and a fellow with the Institute for Diversity in Leadership, with the American Dental Association. He is on the board of the Hispanic Dental Association, co-editor of the Journal of the Hispanic Dental Association, president-elect of the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honor Society Mu Nu chapter, and a fellow of the International College of Dentistry.