Dr. Grace Snuggs
Assistant Professor
Department of Restorative Sciences
3302 Gaston Avenue
Dallas,
Texas 75246
Phone: 214-828-8370
Email: gsnuggs@bcd.tamhsc.edu
Education and Post-Graduate Training
Panamá City, Panamá
Aug 1992-Aug 1997
B.S. Maria Immaculada College, Panama City, Panama
Dec 1990
GPR Residency GPR (General Practice Residency)
University of Mississippi-Medical Center 2003-2004
AEGD Residency AEGD (Advanced Education in General Dentistry)- Chief Resident
University of Mississippi-Medical Center 2004-2005
Teaching Interests
Baylor College of Dentistry, Restorative Sciences
Dallas, TX, 2006 - current
Private Practice
Smile Builders, Inc.- General Dentist
Canton, MS 2005- 2010
Private Practice
Dental Power, Independent Contractor for Military Bases
2008-2009
Chief Resident /Restorative Department University of Mississippi
Assistant Instructor
May 2005 – June 30th 2005 (10 h/week instructing students)
AEGD Residency
AEGD/ GPR University of Mississippi
Chief – Resident Dental School 2003-2005
GPR Residency
VA Hospital – Jackson MS 2004 – Chief Resident
General Dentist
Specialized Dental Group (Private Practice)
Panama City, Panama 1997-2000
General Dentist
Public Health Dental Service
Panama Government Medical Center
1998-1999 (2 years of Public Health Service)
Research Interests
¨ Evaluation of the use of dental services at the dental department in Puerto Caimito 1994-1998. Nicolas Solano Hospital, Dental Department of Ministry of Health- Public Health, Jun 1999
Selected Publications
¨ Speaker for the Fellowship Review Course Exam -Operative– Academy of General Dentistry, 2006-2009
¨ Ground Rounds at University of Mississippi Medical Center, Seizures Management in the Dental Chair by Dr. Grace Miranda, Feb. 2004
¨ Spanish Dentistry Seminar, AEGD/GPR program, University of Mississippi Medical Center.12 Hours to Residents and Faculty members. 2004-2005.
¨ Research and Evaluation of the use of dental services in Puerto Caimito1994 to 1998. Dental Public Health Center, Nicolas Solano Hospital, La Chorrera, Panama, Jun 1999
¨ Biosafety in the dental profession. Sponsored by Oral B, 1998
¨ Diagnosis and dental management of the bipolar patient. Univ.of Panama School of Dentistry, 1997
Specialty Training/Board Certifications
United States – Texas, Board Licensed – Faculty License status
Panama – Republic of Panama, Board Licensed -Active status
National Service/Recognition
¨ BCD- Teaching Fixed Prosthodontics – Sim Lab course, Clinical Operative, Dental Materials, Spanish Dentistry Class
¨ BCD- Past Teaching Experiences – Pre-Clinical Operative, Dental Anatomy, Occlusion, Clinical Removable Prosthodontics
¨ AGD –Dallas Chapter Board Member 2006-2008
¨ HSDA-Baylor College of Dentistry Faculty Advisor 2006-20010
¨ Teaching Hours of Continuing education of AEDG/GPR programs UMMC 2004.
¨ Teaching Restorative Department in clinical lab to dental students. UMMC 2005.
¨ Teaching Assistance on Maxillofacial Department, Dental Emergencies Classes to D3, and D4 School of dentistry UMMC.2004
¨ Translator English-Spanish, Acute Dental Care (post operative instructions, consent forms) 2003
¨ Translator English-Spanish, patients on Dental Clinics Hispanics non- English speakers 2003-2004
¨ Motivational Speaker for teenage Youth groups Church. Panama, Mississippi
¨ Volunteer General Dentist for Misssion Trips (social aid associations and non-profit organizations (Lions Club, Kiwanis, Rotary Club, Club Activo 20-30, 1995-2002
¨ HDA – Faculty Advisor – BCD Chapter 2006-2010
¨ HDA – Lead Mentor and Trainer – Minority Dental Mentorship Program 2009-2010. (NIH Grant –NDA,HDA, NSAID Commission)
¨ AGD – Dallas, Texas Chapter- Board Office 2006-2008
¨ Coordination Committee Member, organized the Dental Congress and conferences held at the University of Panama School of Dentistry, 1992-1996
¨ Protocol Committee Director, University of Panama, Dental School Annual Meeting, 1996
¨ Scholar Program Coordinator, Public Health Department, Medical Center, Ministry of Health-West-Panama Region -Panama, 1998
¨ Scholar Program Coordinator, Public Health Department, Medical Center, West-Panama, Region- Panama, 1999
¨ Member of AGD, ADA, TDA, DCDC, SCD, HDA.
