Our Doctors

Harold A. Black, DDS - Dr. Black has called Savannah home for many years. He graduated from Savannah High School before attending Emory University where he earned his DDS. He is a member of many various professional societies including the American Dental Association, the Georgia Dental Association and the Academy of Implants and Transplants. Dr. Black is an active staff and served as past Chief of Dentistry at St. Joseph's/Candler Hospital and Memorial Medical Center. Dr. Black has served as the past president of the American Association of Hospital Dentists as well as the past president of the Bnai Birth Jacob Synagogue.

Daniel Carson, DMD, OMFS - Dr. Carson earned a doctor of dental medicine degree from the Medical University of South Carolina College of Dental Medicine in 2005, graduating in the top 10 percent of his class and receiving the Ben Irby Oral Surgery Award as well as the Removable Prosthetics Award. After completing his residency in oral and maxillofacial surgery at MUSC, Dr. Carson was in private practice at Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Associates in Charleston. Dr. Carson performs comprehensive oral surgery services at Morrison Dental's offices in Savannah, Brunswick and Bluffton, S.C., including dental implants, wisdom teeth extractions and orthognothic surgery. He specializes in complicated extractions, complex dental implant cases and jaw reconstruction. In addition to being a guest lecturer at the MUSC College of Dental Medicine, Dr. Carson is a faculty member for a leading international dental implant provider and a frequent speaker on innovations in dental implant procedures at national dental conferences.

Rutledge Coleman, Jr. DMD - Dr. Coleman joined Morrison Dental Associates in 2017 and specializes in periodontal dental care. He received a Certificate of Periodontology from the Medical College of Georgia. With an accomplished history of practicing periodontal dentistry, Dr. Coleman is acknowledged for his expertise in the use of laser periodontal treatment promoting new bone growth and gum tissue reattachment.

Deepak Gupta, DMD - Dr. Gupta is a longtime member of the Morrison Dental Associates team. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BS in biology and earned his DMD from Temple University School of Dentistry in Philadelphia. He is a practicing member of the Georgia Dental Society.

Kevin Pfeiffer, DMD - Dr. Pfeiffer earned a Doctor of Medical Dentistry degree from the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry. He practiced at Pfeiffer Family Dentistry in Fort Thomas, Kentucky, with his father before choosing to join the Morrison Dental Associates team. While practicing in Kentucky, he was a member of the Northern Kentucky Independent Health Department. Dr. Pfeiffer is confident in all forms of general dentistry, including treatment planning, cosmetic and restorative dentistry, root canals, prosthodontics, CEREC and oral surgery. He is also a certified Invisalign provider.

Savannah Grant, DMD - Dr. Grant was raised in Spartanburg, SC, where she eventually attended Wofford College and earned her B.S in Biology in 2017. Her uncle practices dentistry and inspired her to pursue the career at the age of 16. In 2023, Dr. Grant earned her Doctor of Dental Medicine from James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine at the University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC. She is a member of the American Dental Association, Academy of General Dentistry, Georgia Dental Association, and the South Carolina Dental Association.

Steven Lopez, DMD - Dr. Steven Lopez was raised in Tampa, FL and earned Bachelor's degree in Biomedicine at The University of South Florida. He earned his Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.M.D.) degree at The University of Louisville School of Dentistry. He is a member of the American Dental Association and South Carolina Dental Association.

Jessica M. Phelps, DMD - Dr. Phelps is a graduate of Xavier University where she earned her Bachelor's degree in Biology and earned her DMD from the University of Louisville School of Dentistry. She is a member of the American Dental Association and Georgia Dental Association. Dr. Phelps focuses on restorative dentistry including fillings, crown and bridge, extractions, and dentures.

George A. Townes, DMD - Dr. Townes is a graduate of the College of Charleston and earned his DMD from the Medical University of South Carolina in 1999. He is a member of the American Dental Association and the South Carolina Dental Association.

Rosaane Brandts, DDS - Dr. Rosaane Brandts practices general family dentistry at Morrison Dental's Brunswick location. She obtained a BS from Vanderbilt University and a Doctorate of Dental Surgery from Northwestern University Dental School, and Dr. Brandt has been licensed to practice dentistry for more than 20 years. Her experience and her vast knowledge of family and general dentistry make Dr. Brandt an invaluable resource to the entire Morrison Dental practice. Dr. Brandt is important member of our Brunswick staff and our Brunswick patients love her!

Paul Nettles, DMD - Dr. Nettles received his doctor of dental medicine degree from the Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry in 1996. After graduation he opened a private practice in Canton, Ga. He sold that practice in 2003, and began to continue his practice of general dentistry as an associate dentist. In 2012 he moved to Dallas, TX to be closed to his then teenage daughter who had moved to Texas with her mother. Now that his daughter is in college at LSU, Dr. Nettles returned to Georgia. Having always wanted to live on the coast, he chose Brunswick as his new home, and began working at Morrison Dental Associates in the spring of 2019.