Meet Our Prosthodontist in Boulder, CO

Dr. Pitz, a Nashville, Tennessee, native, is a graduate of Wake Forest University, where she earned her Bachelor of Science in biology and studio. She then moved to Richmond, Virginia, to attend dental school at Virginia Commonwealth University, earning her Doctor of Dental Surgery. In dental school, she was actively involved in leadership within the American Student Dental Association, research and volunteering. She also earned the American College of Prosthodontics Achievement Award. Dr. Pitz dedicates 100+ hours annually to continuing her education and is an active member of multiple Boulder area study clubs.

Dr. Pitz’s interest in complex cases, as well as her background in art, led her to further pursue advanced training in prosthodontics, completing a three-year residency program at University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

Dr. Pitz and her husband reside in Louisville and often spend their weekends in the mountains in Colorado. They are avid hikers and skiers. She has climbed over 20 14ers! Dr. Pitz is passionate about using her artistic background to create unique and natural smiles for her patients. She enjoys painting when she finds spare time between dentistry and travel!

Dr. Gordon N. Gates is a Colorado native. He has been in private practice in Boulder since 1982.

Dr. Gates obtained his bachelor’s degree from Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska, in 1972 before receiving his dental degree from the Loma Linda University School of Dentistry in Loma Linda, California, in 1975. He then taught at the dental school and treated patients through Loma Linda’s faculty dental practice until he began his prosthodontics residency training at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Gates completed his prosthodontics training in 1980 with a master’s degree in dental science. He then returned to Loma Linda and practiced in the faculty dental practice until establishing his office in Boulder in 1982.

Dr. Gates was present for the advent of dental implantology in its current form in the U.S. in the mid-1980s. He has been one of Boulder’s premier implant restorative dentists for over two decades.

Dr. Gates maintains membership in the American College of Prosthodontists, the Academy of Osseointegration, American Dental Association®, the Colorado Dental Association and the Boulder/Broomfield County Dental Society. He also regularly participates in Study Club of the Rockies (the Colorado chapter of the Seattle Study Club®), the Boulder Seattle Study Club and the Colorado Prosthodontic Society. Dr. Gates has volunteered dental services on mission trips to Tonga, Fiji, Belize, Nepal and Haiti.

His wife of over 40 years, Jan, worked with him for many years as a dental hygienist. They have two grown children and three grandchildren. Dr. Gates’ hobbies include bicycling, running, photography and reading.

Dr. Gates’ practice regularly does mission work in Belize.