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Oral and maxillofacial surgery is a specialty of dentistry focused on the diagnosis, surgical, and related treatment of conditions affecting the functional and esthetic aspects of the head, mouth, teeth, gums, jaws, and neck.

This specialty requires extensive postgraduate, hospital-based training in surgery and anesthesia. In addition to his D.D.S. degree, Dr. Jim Bates earned an M.D. degree and completed an additional year of surgical training, totaling ten years of post-college education. Dr. Bates has cared for patients in the Dallas area since 1987 and founded Texas Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in 1995. In 2003, he and his team opened a state-of-the-art, office-based surgical facility with hospital-grade operating and recovery rooms, the first of its kind in Dallas.

Today, Texas Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is led by a team of oral and maxillofacial surgeons: Jim Bates, DDS, MD, and Kamyar R. Giglou.

Together, the doctors and staff offer comprehensive, full-scope oral and maxillofacial surgical care, supported by ongoing education and a shared commitment to high clinical standards.

The clinical team is specially trained in intravenous (I.V.) anesthesia, including conscious and deep sedation and general anesthesia, provided in our office-based surgical setting. Patients are continuously monitored before, during, and after surgery. Texas Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is registered with the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners as a provider of office-based anesthesia services.

Procedures requiring extended care is scheduled at either Dallas Medical Center or Texas Institute for Surgery, two of Dallas' premier specialty surgical hospitals.