Brent Hutson, DDS, MS

Biography

Education and Post-Graduate Training

College of Dentistry -  M.S., Health Professions Education – 2005

College of Dentistry - D.D.S. – 1993

Texas Tech University - B.S., Biology, – 1989

Armed Forces Institute of Forensic Pathology, Forensic Dental Identification and Emerging Technologies Course- 2008

Senior Officers Leadership Training Course May- 2014

Teaching Interests

Dr. Hutson has been the director of Clinical Fixed Prosthodontics at the Texas A&M University Health Science Center, College of Dentistry.  He is also attending clinical staff at the Baylor University Medical Center, Charles A Sammons Cancer Center.  

Dr. Hutson is a seventeen year veteran of the United States Navy and currently holds the rank of Captain/O6.  In 2014, he was APPLY Board selected as the Senior Dental Executive for Expeditionary Medical Force Dallas – ONE.    He was mobilized in 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.  He has augmented multiple U. S. Marine Corps combat and humanitarian missions in Africa, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe, and he has been awarded a variety of personal and campaign awards, including a Presidential Unit Citation.  In 2014 Captain Hutson conducted a command investigation and chaired a working group which reviewed infection control practices currently utilized by the United States Marine Corps.  The working group produced a comprehensive guidance document regarding infection control procedures both in garrison and in the expeditionary environment.  Captain Hutson also identified a manufacturing issue concerning the sterility of widely used dental exam instruments for military screening exams.  The identification of this issue resulted in a change in United States Navy Policy.

In addition to his duties at the Baylor campus and with the U.S. Navy Reserves, Dr. Hutson is a frequent speaker at meetings throughout the country.  He has presented a widely popular symposium on the management of medically complex patients.  As one of the attending dentists at the Baylor University Medical Center, Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center, Dr. Hutson has amassed a significant collection of complex patient cases and scenarios, which are presented in a collegial format.  Dr. Hutson has a passion for the medically complex patients and often treats patients who have been turned away by other providers.  He has special interest in patients with coagulopathies, pre and post-transplantation patients, preparation of patients for head/neck radiation, and patients with complications after oncology treatment.   

Dr. Hutson frequently speaks on ‘standard of care’ and ethical considerations in dentistry.  He is a consultant to several professional liability insurance companies and has served as an expert witness on medico legal issues throughout the South and Southwest.

Selected Publications

Refereed Papers

• Dunn JR, Hutson B, Levato CM, “Photographic imaging for esthetic restorative dentistry”, Compend Contin Educ Dent. 1999 Aug;20(8):766-8, 770-2
• Tidwell E, Hutson B, Burkhart N, Gutmann JL, Ellis CD, “Herpes zoster of the trigeminal nerve third branch: a case report and review of the literature”, Int
• Endod J. 1999 Jan;32(1):61-6 Tidwell E, Jenkins JD, Ellis CD, Hutson B, Cederberg RA, “Cutaneous odontogenic sinus tract to the chin: a case report”, Int Endod J 1997 Sep;30(5):352-5

Non-refereed Papers

• Hutson B, “Evaluation of Clinical Faculty for Promotion and Tenure: A survey of dental schools in the United States”, 2005

Specialty Training/Board Certifications

• Member of the Graduate Faculty 2012
• Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Faculty Senator 2012
• College of Dentistry, Chairman – Credentials Committee, 2005-2008
• College of Dentistry, Clinical Affairs Committee Chairman, 2008-2012
• Faculty Advisor – Society of Federal Dentists, 2006-2012
• Student Promotions Committee, 2003-2007
• Faculty Credentialing Committee, 2003-2008
• Faculty Awards Committee, 2003-2004
• Admissions Committee, 1997-2001
• Collaboration with Department of Anthropology; Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas; Catalog and Analysis of 200 Pueblo Indian Remains
• Baylor University Medical Center Dallas- Clinical Attending Staff 2008-Present
• Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation Dallas – Consulting Privileges 2008-Present 
• Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital- Courtesy Privileges 2008-Present
• Baylor University Medical Center; Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center- Clinical Attending Staff 2011-Present

National Service/Recognition

• 2012 Dallas County Dental Society Faculty Award
• Member, Texas Dental Association
• Member, American Dental Association
• Member, Dallas County Dental Society
• Member, American Dental Educators Association
• Member, Christian Medical Dental Association
• Member, American Academy of Forensic Sciences
• Promoted to the rank of Captain/O6 United States Navy 1 October 2011
• Elected to the International College of Dentists 2010
• Elected as Fellow to the International College of Dentists 2010
• Elected as Fellow to the American College of Dentists 2012