Michael Metz

Michael J. Metz, DMD, MSD, MS, PhD, FACD

Dr. Metz is a native of Louisville, Kentucky where he attended DeSales High School class of 1990. Following high school, he attended the University of Louisville College of Arts and Sciences earning his BA in Developmental Biology and Analytical Chemistry class of 1996. Next, Dr. Metz as admitted into the University of Louisville School of Dentistry where he completed his doctorate in medical dentistry (DMD) class of 2000. Dr. Metz was then commissioned as a Naval Dental Corps Officer with the US Navy until 2010. He was stationed at Norfolk Naval Dental Center (Norfolk, VA), 3rd Dental Battalion (Okinawa, Japan), Naval Recruiting Command (Indianapolis, IN) and Naval Hospital Beaufort (Beaufort, SC). While stationed at Naval Recruiting Command Indianapolis, Dr. Metz completed his Master of Science in dentistry (MSD) from Indiana University with certificates in operative and preventive dentistry. Also, during that time, Dr. Metz completed his Master of Science (MS) from Indiana University in Clinical Research as well as his board certification through the American Board of Operative Dentistry (ABOD). Dr. Metz joined the faculty at ULSD in 2010 where he teaches all aspects of general dentistry, but his primary focus is on direct restorative dentistry and disease prevention. Dr. Metz was promoted to professor (tenured) in July 2022. On July 01, 2018, Dr Metz assumed the role of chairman for the Department of Comprehensive Dentistry under the direction of Dean Gerard Bradley. Dr. Metz completed his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Education and Assessment through the University of Louisville College of Education in 2020 with a concentration of Evaluation.  His area of research is in student assessment, student self-assessment, faculty calibration and educational methodology. In 2023, Dr. Metz inducted as a fellow in the American College of Dentists.