Cedar Park Dental Office

After graduating from NYU and University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), Dr. Viraj Desai wanted to establish an Austin dental practice that focused as much on quality care as patient comfort. She made the move from NYC to Austin, and SWISH Dental came to be. When she’s not in the office, Dr. Desai loves to explore Austin’s outdoors and thriving music scene. She is also a practicing yogi, fashion connoisseur, & avid traveler.

Dr. Marx is a graduate from the University of Buffalo, School of Dental Medicine, where she focused on pediatric dentistry and removable prosthodontics. Upon graduating cum laude, she was presented the Merit Award from distinct recognition of Removable Denture Prosthodontics in May of 2002. Dr. Marx continued her education with a one-year general practice residency at St. Clare’s Hospital in Schenectady, NY (the same hospital she was born in) to give back to the community that helped start her life. Prior to Buffalo, Dr. Marx spent three years at the State University of New York at Binghamton, Harpur School, where she graduated magna cum laude, with a Bachelor of Science in Biology.

While in New York, Dr. Marx was heavily involved in organized dentistry and served on several committees. She was previously the Schenectady County Representative for the Fourth District and was currently serving as the Secretary of the Fourth District in New York (and was planning on moving up the chairs) prior to moving to her beautiful new home of Spicewood, Texas. Dr. Marx maintains her membership with the American Dental Association and is looking forward to becoming involved with the Texas Dental Association and Capital Area Dental Association as well.

Dr. Marx was in private practice full-time for 16 years in upstate New York, and in that time also became happily married with 2 children (currently 16 and 17 years old) who are finishing high school at Lake Travis. The decision to relocate to Austin was made as a family.

Her values and beliefs have stayed the same throughout the years: Listen to what your patients want, listen to what your patients need, and make those things fit in the most functional, esthetic, and cost-effective treatment course of action so the plan works, including in house extractions and root canal therapy.

Dr. Rebekah Salinas is a South Texas native from Corpus Christi, Texas. She received both a Bachelors in Science in Biology followed by a Masters in Science in Molecular Pathology at Texas Tech University. In her undergraduate years her passion for dentistry and patient care developed while volunteering at a free community dental clinic. She then received her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry where she was awarded the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research and graduated with a Distinction in Research.

Dr. Bekah is committed to lifelong learning to provide the best possible patient care and remains eager to complete continuing education courses and staying up to date with the latest innovations in dentistry.  She strives to provide a positive, stress-free patient experience and tend to each patient's specific needs. Her favorite aspect of dentistry is the ability to improve patients' overall health and well-being through excellent dental care!

After dental school, Dr. Bekah moved with her fiancé and their two beloved cats (Princess Buttercup and Oreo) to Austin with the intention of calling the unique, vibrant city their forever home. In her spare time, she loves to try out new restaurants, enjoy the live music events of Austin, and spend time with family and friends.

Dr. Anthony Mendez is a proud south Texan having lived all his life in Texas.  He graduated from Sam Houston State University majoring in Biology and Spanish Language and later adding a Master of Public Administration in Healthcare Administration from Texas State University.  Over the years, he has worked as an educator in public schools, adult education and community college.  After working for the Texas Education Agency, Dr. Mendez decided to attend dental school and graduated from Texas A & M University School of Dentistry in Dallas.  During his time there his classmates honored him by electing him as part of the class leadership while also leading other various organizations.  To this day, he is still very much involved in his alma mater and serves as President-Elect of the Alumni Association.  Dr. Mendez has over 20 years of dental experience and has acquired a great deal of additional education in cosmetic dentistry, oral surgery and removable dentistry.  He has been married 33 years to his lovely wife and has two adult children.  When not working, Dr. Mendez loves to travel, enjoys spending time with friends and family.

Originally from Kentucky, Dr. Davis moved to Texas at 8 years old. At the age of 16, he discovered his love of dentistry and spent as much time as he could at his local dental office shadowing, assisting, and learning. Dr. Davis attended the University of Texas at Tyler where he was part of their conference winning Cross Country and Track and Field teams while earning a B.S. in Biology with a minor in Chemistry.
Dr. Davis obtained a Doctorate of Dental Medicine at Midwestern University-Illinois. While there, he expanded his skills as a leader by being his class’s liaison to the school’s Administration and teaching his fellow students on new dental technology. Dr. Davis continues to mentor new dentists, broadening his knowledge of dentistry, and providing quality dental care and oral health education to his patients.
In his spare time, Dr. Davis enjoys running, reading, spending time with his close friends and family, and cheering on the Houston Texans!

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