Joseph T. Quinlivan, a retired faculty member in the School of Dental Medicine, died March 21. He was 88.

A native of South Buffalo, Quinlivan graduated from Canisius College and the UB dental school.

He initially opened a private dental practice and served as a part-time faculty member at UB, but later become a full professor of prosthodontics in the dental school.

He retired in 1991.

Quinlivan was a member of the American College of Dentists, the International College of Dentists and the Eighth District Dental Association.