Our Philosophy

Welcome to Avalon Dental. Allow me to introduce myself and share with you my philosophy of dentistry.

I was raised here in Houston and have seen this great city blossom into the diverse metropolis it is today.  After graduating high school, I traveled out-of-state for college and dental school.  Yet throughout my many travels, my love for Houston endured and I ultimately realized my career and my family would find its home here again.

It was my personal experiences with my family dentist in Houston that inspired me to pursue a career as a dentist.  Unfortunately, I soon realized the landscape of dentistry had changed since I left Houston.  Insurance companies and the costs of modern dental treatment had squeezed out the neighborhood dentist.

Yet through my experiences in dentistry, I still believe that patient care and education can co-exist with modern dental treatment.  In fact, I believe the recent advances in dentistry put a premium on patient education and follow-up, the guiding principles of "old-fashioned" dentistry.

It has now become my goal to provide state–of–the–art dental treatment with the personal long-term care and compassion found in dentistry from a generation ago.

It was with this goal in mind that I created the Guiding Principles that my practice was founded on.  Interestingly by practicing these Principles, I discovered the next generation of dental patients.  Patients that value a long-term relationship with their dental team, that value knowledge to help them prevent oral diseases such as cavities, and respect the value of their good oral health. I also discovered these patients have become friends over time which has made being a dentist very rewarding for me.