Lily T. Garcia has been named dean of the Texas A&M University College of Dentistry in Dallas. She will begin her new duties in October.
Dr. Garcia currently serves as dean and professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine. Prior to UNLV, she served as associate dean for education at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry, as well as other leadership roles – division head and department chair at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and department chair at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.
Dr. Garcia is the author of Physical Evaluation and Treatment Planning in Dental Practice (Wiley-Blackwell, 2nd edition, 2021) She is a director on the editorial council of The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. She has served as chair of the board for the American Dental Education Association and president of the American College of Prosthodontists.
A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Garcia earned a master’s degree in prosthodontics from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. She earned a doctor of dental surgery degree from the Baylor College of Dentistry