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Dr. Gregory A. Santarelli, a native of Kenosha, is a graduate of Arizona State University and Marquette University School of Dentistry. He completed a year-long general dentistry residency at the University of Iowa hospital and clinics. Dr. Santarelli’s training continued with an intensive internship in OMS at the Medical College of Virginia. He completed his four-year residency in OMS at Christiana Care Health Systems in Wilmington, Delaware.
As Chief Resident, Dr. Santarelli traveled to Cambodia with “Health Volunteers Overseas” to participate in a two-week surgical program. At the Angkor Hospital for Children, he performed numerous cleft lip and palate surgeries on underprivileged youth in the area.
Dr. Santarelli’s professional dental affiliations include the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Dental Society of Anesthesiology, American Dental Association, Wisconsin Dental Association, Kenosha County Dental Society, Wisconsin Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, and a staff member at United Hospital Systems and Aurora Medical Center.
Dr. Santarelli enjoys golf, traveling and spending time with his family.
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Information About Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons are the surgical specialists of the dental profession. Their surgical expertise and thorough understanding of both aesthetics and function uniquely qualify them to diagnose, treat and manage the conditions, defects, injuries, and the aesthetic aspects of the mouth, teeth, jaws and face. Patients who visit their family dentist or primary care provider with complaints of pain or dysfunction in the oral and maxillofacial region are often referred to an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon for help.
Training and Scope of Practice
After four years of dental school, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons complete four or more years of hospital-based surgical residency training. Their residency includes rotations through related medical fields, including internal medicine, general surgery, anesthesiology, otolaryngology, plastic surgery, emergency medicine and other medical specialty areas.
At the conclusion of this demanding program, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons are well-prepared to perform the full scope of the specialty, which encompasses the diagnosis, surgical and related management of diseases, injuries and defects that involve both the functional and aesthetic aspects of the oral and maxillofacial regions.This includes preventive, reconstructive or emergency care for the teeth, mouth, jaws and associated facial structures.
Personal and Family
