Meet The Doctors

Craig P. Torres, DDS, Endodontist 

Dr. Craig Torres grew up in Illinois and attended college at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana earning a B.S.E. degree in Biomedical Engineering.  Dr. Torres met his wife Dr. Gloria Torres while attending dental school at the University of Texas Health Science Center Dental Branch in Houston, Texas.  Upon graduation in 1991 he joined the U.S. Army Dental Corps and attended a 1-YR AEGPD program at Ft. Benning, Georgia.  Dr. Torres retired from the Army as a Colonel (O-6) after 21 years of distinguished service.  He received his Certificate of Endodontics in 2003 while stationed at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina.  Dr. Torres is a Board Certified Endodontist earning this unique designation in 2007. He is a member of the American Dental Association, The American Association of Endodontists and the College of Diplomates.

Gloria T. Torres, DDS, Prosthodontist

Dr. Gloria Torres went to Dental school at the University Health Science Center in Houston, Texas where she obtained her Doctor of Dental Science (DDS) in 1991. Following graduation from dental school, she served as a Dental Corp Officer in the United States Army.  She has been stationed at Ft. Hood, TX, Ft. Gordon, GA, Ft. Bragg, NC, and Hanau, Germany.  She completed her three-year specialty training program in Prosthodontics at Ft. Gordon, GA in  2000.  During her 20 year military career she gained invaluable hands-on clinical experience. She had the opportunity to interact and work directly with other dental specialists making her more knowledgeable in all aspects of dentistry.  

Dr. Gloria Torres has been transforming patient smiles for the past 32 years. Throughout her career, she has placed a strong emphasis in cosmetic dentistry, implants, and full mouth reconstructions. She prides herself on her outstanding dedication to patient care and attention to detail. She is a perfectionist and uses the most advanced technologies (techniques) to make her patients dental dreams become a reality. Her new acquisition is the CEREC  which allows her to provide patients with one-visit restorations (crowns).  Patients do not have to go through multiple impressions (molds) or temporary crowns to get the final crown or bridge.

She is married to Dr. Craig Torres, endodontist and has a daughter Erin, 27 and a son, Nicholas, 22. 

JOHN F. DECKER, DMD, PERIODONTIST

Dr. John Decker is a 2006 graduate of Case Western University Dental School located in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from an Advanced Education Program in Periodontics in 2010 from the United States Dental Activity, Fort Gordon, Georgia. Dr. Decker is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology earning this distinction in 2010.  Dr. Decker and his wife Elizabeth are proud parents of four children.