Joseph Gambacorta, D.D.S, MPH

A skilled and patient-focused dentist, Dr. Hylton brings 24 years of experience in private practice ownership, where she consistently maintained a high patient satisfaction rating of five-star patient reviews. Now back at MUSC where she completed her dentistry degree, she places a focus on building trust and rapport with each patient. Her clinical proficiency spans all aspects of restorative dentistry, including composites, crown and bridge, veneers, removable partial dentures, and implant restorations.

Dr. Guilherme Faria Moura is a dedicated and skilled prosthodontist with advanced knowledge of digital dentistry. Fluent in both English and Portuguese, Dr. Moura effectively communicates with a diverse range of patients, ensuring they receive the best possible care. He began private practice in 2014. Dr. Moura holds a Ph.D. in Dentistry with a concentration in digital dentistry from the Uberlândia School of Dentistry, Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil. His thesis focused on the application of digital dentistry in the teaching-learning process and the accuracy of intraoral scanners on different dental substrates. In addition to his Ph.D., Dr. Moura was a digital dentistry research scholar at the University of Michigan. He completed a postgraduate program in implantology at HD Dental School in Uberlândia, Brazil, and earned a Master in Dentistry with a concentration in operative dentistry. He also has basic training in Periodontics from HD Dental School and earned his D.D.S. from the Uberlândia School of Dentistry, Federal University of Uberlândia.

Martin B. Steed, DDS, FACS, grew up in Binghamton, New York. He graduated from St. John Fisher College cum laude. He then attended the University of Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, graduating in 1997. After completing an oral medicine residency at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1997 to 1999, his training in oral and maxillofacial surgery was carried out at the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia.Dr. Steed began his professional career at the Emory University School of Medicine in 2004 and he was a full time faculty member there until 2013. He was the Emory oral and maxillofacial surgery residency program director from 2007 to 2013 and chief of the oral and maxillofacial surgery service at Emory University Midtown Hospital. In 2013 he moved to his present position as professor and the James B. Edward's Endowed Chair of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina within the James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine.Dr. Steed is a consultant for the Committee on Dental Accreditation and a board examiner for the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (ABOMS). He was recently named as co-chair for the medicine and anesthesia section of ABOMS. Dr. Steed's clinical and research interests include micros-surgical repair of peripheral trigeminal nerve injuries (such as the lingual, inferior alveolar, and infraorbital), virtual surgical planning/simulation, orthognathic and maxillofacial trauma surgery outcome measurements, and surgical curriculum development and assessment.Dr. Steed has an active clinical practice, seeing patients three days per week and operating two days per week. In addition to these clinical responsibilities, he directs the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, is extensively involved in the training of the residents within that program, and continues his research in maxillofacial trauma. Dr. Steed has guest edited three textbooks and authored over 14 book chapters and 21 publications related to oral and maxillofacial surgery.