Professor
Riley Hospital for Children
Dr. Jeffrey Dean is the Ralph E. McDonald Professor of Pediatric Dentistry and a Professor of Orthodontics at the Indiana University School of Dentistry and Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis. He received his bachelor's degree Purdue University (1979) and his master's and doctoral degrees in dentistry, as well as his specialty certificates in pediatric dentistry (1985) and orthodontics (1996) from Indiana University. Jeff is board certified by both the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and the American Board of Orthodontics. He served as the Chair of the Department of Oral Facial Development from 2002 until 2007. He now serves as the Indiana University School of Dentistry Executive Associate Dean and the Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs. Jeff was honored to be appointed on January 1, 2012 as the Executive Director of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. He is a Past President of both the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and the College of Diplomates of the ABPD. Jeff has also had the pleasure of serving with Drs. Ralph McDonald and David Avery as coauthor and coeditor of the comprehensive textbook of pediatric dentistry titled, McDonald and Avery’s Dentistry for the Child and Adolescent. The text is popular throughout the world, has been published in six languages and is currently in its 9th edition. In addition to his full-time academic work, he maintains an extramural pediatric dentistry and orthodontic private practice. Jeff is married to Barbara, and has 3 children and 5 grandchildren.
Jeffrey A. Dean, DDS, MSD
Executive Associate Dean
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Ralph E. McDonald Professor of Pediatric Dentistry
Professor of Orthodontics
Indiana University School of Dentistry
1121 W. Michigan Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-5186
Ph: 317-274-4561 Fx: 317-278-1071
Email: jadean1@iu.edu