Barbara Gonzalez

Barbara Gonzalez serves as a Clinical Professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at Wichita State University's College of Health Professions, where she maintains an office in room 314 of Ahlberg Hall on the Main Campus. Her clinical expertise anchors the dental hygiene program's educational framework.

Her professional focus spans critical domains in oral healthcare:

• Dental Hygiene methodologies and standards
• Comprehensive oral health assessment
• Preventive dentistry strategies
• Periodontal disease management
• Public health dentistry initiatives
• Clinical education pedagogy

Professor Gonzalez actively mentors dental hygiene students through direct clinical supervision and curriculum development, shaping future practitioners in evidence-based oral healthcare. Her work integrates community outreach with academic training to address population-level dental health disparities.