Dr Newland is a Professor in the Department of Stomatology and Head of the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Dental Branch. Dr Newland has been a dental educator for more than 20 years. He is a Fellow in the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. Dr Newland graduated from the University of Texas in 1966 and received a Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Dental Branch in 1970. He completed an Advanced Education Program in Oral Pathology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Dental Branch and received a Master of Science Degree in Oral Pathology in 1978. Dr Newland also completed a fellowship in Oral Pathology at the MD Anderson Cancer Center. He has more than 100 publications on a variety of topics related to his specialty, including benign and malignant oral tumors, oral manifestations of AIDS, oral manifestations of systemic diseases, and the diagnosis and treatment of oral soft tissue diseases. Dr Newland has presented more than 100 continuing education seminars to dental and medical professionals. He also maintains an active private practice where he manages patients with oral soft tissue diseases.