Dr. Nathan E. Hodges, Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and Fellow of the International Team for Implantology (ITI), maintains a private practice limited to periodontics and dental implants in Rockwall and Paris, Texas. He currently holds a faculty position at Texas A&M University-Baylor College of Dentistry in the GraduatePeriodontics Department in Dallas, Texas. He received his D.D.S. from Baylor College of Dentistry graduating with honors. He also received his M.S. in Oral Biology and specialty certificate in Periodontics from Baylor College of Dentistry. Dr. Hodges actively participates in organized dentistry and is a member of the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honor Society, ADA, TDA, DCDS, AAP, and the Academy of Osseointegration. He is a member of the Southwest Society of Periodontists, the Texas Society of Periodontists and the Southwest Academy of Restorative Dentistry. Dr. Hodges lectures on topics such as periodontal plastic surgery, dental implant therapy and regenerative periodontal treatment. Dr. Hodges has published research in the areas of dental implantology and bone augmentation procedures.