Community Dental Sciences

The Department of Community Dental Sciences is one of four departments within the School of Dentistry. The Department of Community Dental Sciences works with the other three departments to assure the clinics operate efficiently and safely in educating our students and delivering high quality patient care. Specifically, the department treats patients experiencing acute dental pain and other dental emergencies. The department targets populations not having access to regular dental care in the Milwaukee area and around the State of Wisconsin, and care provided is regularly assessed.

Department Chair

Dr. David Mapes

Dr. David Mapes

Dr. David Mapes completed his undergraduate education at Chapman University, California, and received his Doctor of Dental Sciences from Northwestern University in Chicago. Dr. Mapes is a retired Colonel of the United States Air Force. He completed an AEGD Program at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, and received a Master’s in Organizational Leadership from Regent University, Virginia. Dr. Mapes is the director of the Delta Dental Urgent and Special Care Clinic and is a member of the Special Care Dentistry Association, Academy of General Dentistry and the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States. He has extensive training in infection control, process improvement, and patient safety.  He joined the Marquette University School of Dentistry faculty ranks in 2023.

Associated Units

Full-Time Faculty

Adjunct Faculty

Contact

Ms. Rebecca Mezydlo
Office Associate
Department of Clinical Services, Room 134
Marquette University School of Dentistry
P.O. Box 1881
Milwaukee, WI 53201
Phone: (414) 288-0583
Fax: (414) 288-6381
rebecca.mezydlo@marquette.edu