Isabel Garcia (dentist)
Isabel Garcia | |
|---|---|
| Director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research | |
Acting | |
| In office 2010–2011 | |
| Preceded by | Lawrence A. Tabak |
| Succeeded by | Martha Somerman |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | University of Mary Washington Virginia Commonwealth University University of Michigan School of Public Health |
| Occupation | Dentist |
| Military service | |
| Service | U.S. Public Health Service |
| Service years | 1995–2014 |
| Rank | Rear admiral (lower half) |
| Unit | PHS Commissioned Corps |
A. Isabel Garcia is an American dentist and academic administrator serving as dean of the University of Florida College of Dentistry since 2015. She was deputy director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) from 2007 to 2014. Garcia was the acting NIDCR director from 2010 to 2011. She was a Rear Admiral Lower Half in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.