Dr. McCracken currently serves part-time as a Professor at the University of Alabama School of Dentistry, and part-time as the Executive Director of the Foundry Dental Center. He received his dental degree from the University of North Carolina, and completed a prosthodontic residency at UAB. He earned a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering at UAB for research related to growth factors and healing of implants in compromised hosts, and later a Masters in Public Health in Epidemiology. His past roles within the University include serving as Director of Pre-Doctoral Implant Education, Director of Graduate Prosthodontics, and Associate Dean for Education and Curriculum Development. Dr. McCracken lectures internationally on topics relating to implant dentistry and the restoration of complex dental patients. As one of only 8 board-certified prosthodontists in Alabama, Dr. McCracken enjoys a dual role of both research at the University and clinical teaching and service at the Foundry Dental Center.