Theresa Gonzales

Associate Dean

Theresa Gonzales

Associate Dean

Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

Dental College of Georgia
Department of Oral Biology and Diagnostic Sciences

Administration

Bio

Dr. Theresa Gonzales is an award-winning educator and administrator. She is dual boarded in orofacial pain management and oral and maxillofacial pathology and she has received the Surgeon General's A designator for clinical excellence.

  • (843) 718-4286
  • 13040 Abercorn Street, Savannah, Georgia 31405

Education

  • MSTS, Strategic Studies, General United States Army War College, 2008

  • MS, Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery (Ce George Washington University, 2006

  • DDM, Dentistry (DDS, DMD) Medical University of South Ca, 1984

  • BS, Biology/Biological Sciences, G College of Charleston, 1979

Certifications

  • DEN SC Board of Dentistry, 1984

Awards & Honors

  • Outstanding Basic Science Professor ASDA, 2024

  • Distinguished Service Award American Dental Association, 2024

  • Pierre Fauchard Gold Medal Award Pierre Fauchard Academy, 2022

  • Pre-Medical Society’s Outstanding Service Award in Medicine College of Charleston, 2019

  • Distinguished Alumnus Award The Medical University of South Carolina, 2017

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • MEDI 6240

    GI/GU/Endocrine

Teaching Interests

Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
Orofacial Pain Management
Physical Examination
Oropharyngeal Cancer
General and Systemic Pathology

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • Facial Pain and Neuromuscular Diseases, 2009
    Book, Scholarly-Revised

Research Interests

Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Pain Conditions
Oral Oncology
Oral and Pharyngeal Pathology
Epithelial Pathology
Healthcare Ethics and Healthcare Policy
Public Health and Epidemiology