Isabel Garcia (dentist)

Isabel Garcia
Director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Acting
In office
2010–2011
Preceded byLawrence A. Tabak
Succeeded byMartha Somerman
Personal details
Alma materUniversity of Mary Washington
Medical College of Virginia
University of Michigan School of Public Health
OccupationDentist
Military service
Branch/serviceU.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
Years of service1995-2014
RankRear admiral (lower half)

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.