Tyler Ames Archive — Page 1 of 1

Dentist Tyler Ames, wearing a white coat and dental loupes, stands beside patient Nick Schrock in a dental clinic treatment room.
October 27, 2025

Macon County father’s voice restored following oral cancer surgery

After surgical removal of a rare tumor left a sizable hole inside Nick Schrock’s mouth, he could only speak in a muffled, lispy whisper. Tyler Ames, a dentist at VUMC, fashioned a prosthetic device to close the hole and allow Schrock to speak more clearly.

By Jill Clendening
Person wearing blue medical scrubs, a surgical mask, and a black protective hockey-style helmet with a metal face cage in a clinical setting.
February 11, 2020

He’s a dentist. He plays hockey. He is VERY careful about his teeth.

Tyler Ames, DMD, has seen the worst of what a hockey puck or stick can do to the mouth. He loves hitting the ice anyway with his team the Gravediggers.

By Nancy Humphrey
Tyler Ames, DMD, designs customized oral stents for head and neck cancer patients.
June 6, 2019

Custom stents saving smiles for some oral cancer patients

When Laura McClure-Barnes, MD, learned she needed radiation therapy following surgery for adenoid cystic carcinoma, a rare cancer of the salivary glands, she knew that radiation could damage healthy tissue and bone near the tumor.

By Jill Clendening
Julie Rezk and Tyler Ames stand in white dental coats in a dental clinic treatment room, with a dental chair and equipment visible.
June 11, 2015

Vanderbilt Dental Clinic adds staff, expands services

The Vanderbilt Dental Clinic is expanding its range of services and growing its number of clinicians in a bid to offer patients the convenience of having access to comprehensive oral health care in one location.

By Vanderbilt Health News