EXECUTIVE DEAN
Drew W. Fallis, DDS, MS, MHPE
Dr. Drew W. Fallis is the Executive Dean of the Postgraduate Dental College. Prior to serving as Executive Dean, Dr. Fallis was the Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs for the Postgraduate Dental College. He also holds an appointment as Professor of Orthodontics within the Air Force Postgraduate Dental School (AFPDS), USU. Dr. Fallis retired from the Air Force in the rank of Colonel after 29 years of active service. During that time, he served as Dean, Graduate Dental Education, 59th Dental Group, 59th Medical Wing, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas and Dean, AFPDS, USU. Additionally, he served as Chief, Dental Training Division, Air Force Medical Operations Agency Dental Directorate and as Military Consultant to the Air Force Surgeon General for Graduate and Continuing Dental Education.
Dr. Fallis is originally from San Antonio, Texas. He completed his dental degree at the Oklahoma University College of Dentistry in 1988, and then earned a certificate and Master's degree in Orthodontics from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in 1999. He became a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics in 2005 and a Fellow of the American College of Dentists in 2013. He is a Member of the Midwest Angle Orthodontic Society, a Clinical Board Examiner for the American Board of Orthodontics, and has served as a Site-visitor for the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation. In past assignments he served as a Chairman and Program Director for the Tri-service Orthodontic Residency Program at JBSA- Lackland and as a Military Consultant in Orthodontics to the Air Force Surgeon General, as well as Orthodontic Flight Commander for the 59th Dental Group. Upon his retirement from active duty in 2018, he was awarded the Legion of Merit and the USU Exceptional Service Award.
ACTING ASSOCIATE DEAN OF DENTAL RESEARCH
COLONEL (Dr.) KEVIN R. GILLESPIE
U.S. Army Dental Corps
Colonel (Dr.) Kevin R. Gillespie is a board-certified periodontist and dental implant surgeon. He concurrently serves as Acting Associate Dean for Dental Research at the Uniformed Services University, Executive Director of the Tri-Service Dental Research Consortium, and Attending Periodontist and faculty member at the U.S. Air Force Postgraduate Dental School at Lackland Air Force Base. He also holds academic appointments with the Uniformed Services University and The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Since 2020, he served at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, Joint Base San Antonio, as Program Manager for the Organ Support and Automation Technology Group in Combat Casualty Care Research.
Colonel Gillespie began his military career by enlisting in the Utah Air National Guard in 1990 during the first Gulf War while still in high school. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from Brigham Young University and a Doctor of Dental Medicine from the University of Louisville School of Dentistry in 2004. He was commissioned as a Captain in the U.S. Army Dental Corps and later completed a three-year Advanced Education in Periodontics residency as chief resident, earning a Master of Science in Oral Biology from the Medical College of Georgia. He also holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix and is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.
His operational assignments include Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of White Sands Dental Clinic, New Mexico, and a combat deployment to Iraq (2005–2006) as OIC of the dental clinic at Forward Operating Base Echo. He subsequently served as Chief of Periodontics in Heidelberg, Germany, Chief of Periodontics and residency mentor at Fort Carson, Colorado, and Deputy Commander and OIC at DENTAC–Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, where he successfully led the clinic through its first Joint Commission accreditation and the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. His professional interests include military dental readiness, maxillofacial trauma research, translational science, technology innovation, and cross-service collaboration. In 2021, he was awarded the Army Surgeon General’s “A” Proficiency Designator, recognizing the highest level of professional achievement within the Army Medical Department. He is also an inductee of the Order of Military Medical Merit. His decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster, the Army Superior Unit Award, and the Meritorious Unit Commendation.
ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR FACULTY AFFAIRS
Jay Graver, DMD, MS
Dr. Graver retired from the Air Force in the rank of Colonel following over 29 years of active service. During his tenure in the Air Force, he served as the Defense Health Agency Chief Dental Officer, the Dean of the Air Force Postgraduate Dental School, the Air Force Surgeon General’s Military Consultant for Graduate and Continuing Dental Education, the Air Force Medical Operations Agency Director of Dental Operations, the Air Force Surgeon General’s Military Consultant for Dentistry and has commanded at the flight, squadron and group levels.
In addition to being Associate Dean at the PDC, Dr. Graver also currently serves as Associate Professor of Prosthodontics within the Air Force Postgraduate Dental School at USU. He completed his dental degree at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in 1986, and earned his Prosthodontic Certificate from the Wilford Hall Medical Center and Masters of Science Degree in Prosthodontics from the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio in 2001. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics and a Fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists. Upon retirement he was awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal, his awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters and the USU Exceptional Service Award.