Dr. Briggs is a native Texan, born in Austin. She received her Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree from the University of Texas-Houston Dental Branch. Dr. Briggs completed a six-year residency program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Texas Medical Center in conjunction with the University of Texas and Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. During this program she also earned her Medical Degree at the University of Texas Houston Medical School. Dr. Briggs is a member of Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honors Society. Dr. Briggs is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and a member of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Dr. Briggs prides herself on making her patients as comfortable as possible and performing the highest quality oral surgery services.

Dr. Patton was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and graduated with a BA degree in microbiology in 1971. He and his family moved to Lexington, Kentucky in 1972. He obtained an MS degree in microbiology from the University of Kentucky in 1975. Michael decided dentistry was his passion, moved to Louisville in 1975 and received his DMD degree from the University of Louisville in 1979. It was then on to specialty training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, Texas, where he received his certificate in 1983. He entered private practice in Austin in 1983 where he has practiced ever since. Michael also completed an MBA with an emphasis in Healthcare Management from Texas Tech University in 2007.

Dr. Alex Parsi is a native of Los Angeles. He received a B.A. and D.D.S. from the University of California, Los Angeles before earning his Hospital Dentistry and General Practice Residency certification from the prestigious and world-renowned Cedar Sinai Medical Center. He then attended the highly exclusive Albert Einstein Medical Center (AEMC) for further specialization and certification in endodontics. It was at AEMC that Dr. Parsi received his expertise and training in the subspecialty of microsurgery. He is a board eligible member of the American Association of Endodontist and maintains membership with the American Dental Association, the California Dental Association and the Los Angeles Dental Society. Dr. Parsi has lectured to a multitude of dental clinicians and is active in developing new and innovative techniques and instruments for the dental field. He has served on many committees for the advancement of dentistry. Dr. Parsi has been given several honors by many institutions throughout his prolific career. He speaks several languages among which are Spanish and Farsi.

Dr. Buhler was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He grew up in a military family and has lived in many regions of the US, including Nebraska, Alaska, Montana, California, Kentucky, and North Dakota. He also lived a term in Germany, as an adolescent, while his father was stationed oversees.

Dr. Buhler attended Utah Valley University on a Cross Country and Track and Field scholarship. After college, he was accepted and received a Military Health Profession Scholarship to attend Dental School at the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry. This is where he received his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree. Following Dental School he attended the San Antonio Military Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Program in San Antonio, TX. He is a member of AAOMS and board eligible for Diplomate status of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Dr. Chad Orlich was born in Houston, Texas.  He obtained his bachelors degree at the University of Washington in Seattle.  His dental and specialty training were completed at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale.  After his training, Dr. Orlich and his wife returned to Texas to practice in the Austin area.

Dr. Orlich provides cosmetic gum procedures, advanced implant placement (including immediate implant tooth replacement), bone regeneration, and surgical/non surgical treatment of periodontal disease.

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