Dr. Sonner was born and raised in Raleigh NC. She attended both UNC Wilmington and North Carolina State University. She received her undergraduate degree from NCSU in 1999 with high honors, obtaining a BS in Biological Sciences. During college she supported research staff at NIEHS and performed an independent study focusing on Diabetes.

She is also a graduate of UNC Dental School. She continued her dental education following dental school by attending a residency program at the Fayetteville VA Medical Center. Here she gained skill in treating medically compromised and geriatric patients, as well as learned advanced surgery techniques and surgical implant placement. Dr. Sonner obtained Fellowship with The International Dental Implant Association under the direction of Dr. Arun Garg who is world renowned for his program. DrSonner focuses her treatments towards full restoration of chewing function. Since her training has been geared towards esthetics both with veneers and partials/dentures, she offers may implant options for all patients to feel complete with a confident and functional smile.