Anita Gohel

Anita Gohel, BDS, PhD

Department Chair, Oral & Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences

Department: DN-RADIOLOGY
Business Phone: (352) 273-6775
Business Email: agohel@ufl.edu

About Anita Gohel

Dr. Anita Gohel was appointed chair of the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences at the UF College of Dentistry effective September 1, 2022. She is also the current 2021-22 president of the American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology.

Gohel joined UFCD in January 2020 as a clinical professor and division and program director of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology. She is a board-certified diplomate of the American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology. Dr. Gohel received her BDS from Calcutta University in India, a PhD in Oral Biology and a certificate in Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology from the University of Connecticut.

In addition to authoring several articles and book chapters, Gohel has won several teaching awards during her teaching career, and has given many presentations and continuing education courses at national and international meetings.

She has served as a director and president of the American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology. She’s additionally served as a commissioner for the ADA National Commission on Recognition of Dental Specialties and Certifying Boards and CODA Review Committee member on Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Education.

Accomplishments

Immediate Past-President
Current · American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology
President
2021-2022 · American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology
Clinical Teaching Award
2019 · The Ohio State University, College of Dentistry
Didactic Teaching Award
2019 · The Ohio State University, College of Dentistry
Postle Teaching Award
2019 · The Ohio State University, College of Dentistry
Commissioner
2017-2021 · National Commission on Recognition of Dental Specialties and Certifying Boards
Review Committee Member
2017-2020 · OMF Radiology, Commission on Dental Accreditation
President
2017 · American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology
Faculty Recognition Award for Educational Innovation
2014 · Boston University
Director
2012-2017 · American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology
Class Gift Campaign Honoree
2010 · Boston University, Henry M Goldman School of Dental Medicine
BUGSDM Community Award for Excellence
2004 · Boston University, Henry M Goldman School of Dental Medicine

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught
2020-2024
DEN6679 Advanced Radiology and Interpretation
2020
DEN7016 Prof Care/Prac Man 2
2020-2024
DEN7762L Clinical Radiology
2020-2023
DEN8765L Cln Radiol 2 Interpre
2020-2023
DEN6301C Fund Oral/Maxi Radiol
2021-2023
DEN8303 Adv Radiolgcl Interp
2022-2024
DEN6302C Intro Cli Diag/Trtmnt

Board Certifications

  • Oral & Maxillofacial Radiologist
    American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology

Clinical Profile

Specialties
  • Dentistry
Subspecialties
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology

Research Profile

Areas of Interest
  • Advanced diagnostic imaging
  • CBCT imaging applications
Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)

0000-0002-3118-6309

Publications

2024
Central giant-cell granuloma in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1: 7 years of follow-up
Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. 50(1):49-55 [DOI] 10.5125/jkaoms.2024.50.1.49. [PMID] 38419521.
2023
Authors’ Response
The Journal of the American Dental Association. 154(12):1046-1047 [DOI] 10.1016/j.adaj.2023.09.019.
2023
CBCT analysis of the surface prevalence and classification of invasive cervical resorption
Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology. 135(2) [DOI] 10.1016/j.oooo.2022.10.022.
2023
Implementation of a quality assurance protocol for digital dental radiographic sensors at the University of Florida College of Dentistry radiology clinic
Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology. 135(2) [DOI] 10.1016/j.oooo.2022.10.023.
2023
Implementation of clinical ultrasonography in an oral and maxillofacial radiology residency curriculum
Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology. 135(2) [DOI] 10.1016/j.oooo.2022.10.021.
2023
Maxillary Sinusitis Induced by Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw.
Cureus. 15(9) [DOI] 10.7759/cureus.44537. [PMID] 37790069.
2023
Patient shielding during dentomaxillofacial radiography
The Journal of the American Dental Association. 154(9):826-835.e2 [DOI] 10.1016/j.adaj.2023.06.015.
2023
Salivary gland ultrasonography findings in probable Sjogren’s syndrome patients with glandular dysfunction: a pilot study
Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology. 135(2) [DOI] 10.1016/j.oooo.2022.10.031.
2023
Trifurcated Mental Foramina: A Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Incidental Finding During the Implant Treatment Planning.
Cureus. 15(1) [DOI] 10.7759/cureus.33828. [PMID] 36819370.
2022
Idiopathic lingual mandibular sequestration and its relationship to medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaws (MRONJ): mini review.
Quintessence international (Berlin, Germany : 1985). 53(10):868-873 [DOI] 10.3290/j.qi.b3418171. [PMID] 36169274.
2022
Prospective cohort study to evaluate narrow diameter implants for restoration of a missing lateral incisor in patients with a cleft palate: One-year results
The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. 128(6):1265-1274 [DOI] 10.1016/j.prosdent.2021.03.030.
2021
Preventing or controlling periodontitis reduces the occurrence of osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) in rice rats (Oryzomys palustris).
Bone. 145 [DOI] 10.1016/j.bone.2021.115866. [PMID] 33515777.
2020
A Case Report of Synchronous Ameloblastoma and Odontogenic Keratocyst of the Mandible
Oral Surgery. [DOI] doi:10.1111/ors.12574.
2019
Sex-related differences in the distance of the mental foramen to the cementoenamel junction in adults: a study using cone beam computed tomography.
General dentistry. 67(2):34-37 [PMID] 30875305.
2018
Imaging of Odontogenic Infections.
Radiologic clinics of North America. 56(1):31-44 [DOI] 10.1016/j.rcl.2017.08.003. [PMID] 29157547.
2018
Multidetector Row Computed Tomography in Maxillofacial Imaging.
Dental clinics of North America. 62(3):453-465 [DOI] 10.1016/j.cden.2018.03.005. [PMID] 29903561.
2016
A risk prediction model for xerostomia: a retrospective cohort study.
Gerodontology. 33(4):562-568 [DOI] 10.1111/ger.12214. [PMID] 26575829.
2016
Benign Jaw Lesions.
Dental clinics of North America. 60(1):125-41 [DOI] 10.1016/j.cden.2015.08.005. [PMID] 26614952.
2016
Current trends in oral cancer: a systematic review
Cancer Cell & Microenvironment. [DOI] 10.14800/ccm.1332.
2016
Proximity of the Mandibular Canal to Teeth and Cortical Bone.
Journal of endodontics. 42(2):221-4 [DOI] 10.1016/j.joen.2015.11.009. [PMID] 26725176.
2014
Oral potentially malignant disorders in a large dental population.
Journal of applied oral science : revista FOB. 22(6):473-6 [DOI] 10.1590/1678-775720140254. [PMID] 25591015.
2014
Oral ulceration with mandibular necrosis.
Journal of the American Dental Association (1939). 145(7):752-6 [DOI] 10.14219/jada.2014.24. [PMID] 24982282.
2013
Retained asymptomatic third molars and risk for second molar pathology.
Journal of dental research. 92(12):1095-9 [DOI] 10.1177/0022034513509281. [PMID] 24132082.
2011
Cystic and cystic-appearing lesions of the mandible: review.
AJR. American journal of roentgenology. 196(6 Suppl):WS66-77 [DOI] 10.2214/AJR.09.7216. [PMID] 21606244.
2006
Radiologic and pathologic characteristics of benign and malignant lesions of the mandible.
Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc. 26(6):1751-68 [PMID] 17102048.
2005
Common radiopaque lesions of the alveolar bone.
Journal of the Massachusetts Dental Society. 54(2) [PMID] 16149404.
1999
Estrogen prevents glucocorticoid-induced apoptosis in osteoblasts in vivo and in vitro.
Endocrinology. 140(11):5339-47 [PMID] 10537165.
1995
Immunogold localization of beta 1-integrin in bone: effect of glucocorticoids and insulin-like growth factor I on integrins and osteocyte formation.
The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society. 43(11):1085-96 [PMID] 7560891.

Grants

Sep 2022 ACTIVE
Osteocyte Death in Osteonecrosis of the Jaw in Rice Rats: Role of Necroptosis and Temporal Relationship with Radiographic, Molecular and Histopathologic Findings
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIDCR

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 273-6775
Emails:
Business:
agohel@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO Box 100414
GAINESVILLE FL 32610