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B. John Nikmard, DDS
Dr. John Nikmard is a native Houstonian. He attended Texas A&M University where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. Dr. Nikmard earned his Doctorate of Dental Surgery from the Univeristy of Texas Health Science Center while graduating in the top 5 of his class, and was inducted into the prestigious Omicron Kappa Upsilon Honor Society. He then went on to complete a residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of California Medical School and VA Hospital Long Beach. During his surgical residency, Dr. Nikmard obtained extensive experience in the treatment of patients with head and neck trauma, complex facial fractures and reconstruction, head and neck cancer, prosthetic smile reconstruction, IV sedation, hard and soft tissue augmentation and bone grafting, dental implantology, wisdom tooth extractions, and facial cosmetics. He has been certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support and provides state-of-the-art safe and comfortable anesthesia for patients of all ages to supplement office-based surgery. He also performs all implant related procedures and full mouth cosmetic rehabilitation cases.
Dr. Nikmard is a member of the American Board of Oral Implantology (ABOI), International College of Oral Implantologists (ICOI), American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID), American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS), Academy of Osseointegration (AO), American Academy of Facial Esthetics (AAFE), and the American Society of Dental Anesthesiologists (ASDA). Dr. Nikmard has taken extensive hours of continued education, both internationally and nationally, and is always looking for new technological advances that can enhance the well-being of his patients. This allows him to remain current on all the new research and constant advances in his field.
Dr. Nikmard loves his work and connecting with patients to help them achieve their aesthetic and functional goals. He has an astute eye for facial analysis and takes pride in the excellent outcomes he delivers through his creativitiy, artistry and dexterity. Furthermore, his past teaching responsibilities enable him to effectively educate and consult patients on which procedures will achieve the best individual outcome. Dr. Nikmard and his team are very compassionate and understanding of your individual situation. We don’t judge or shame. We take pride and truly feel privileged to help you.
David K. Umansky, DDS
Dr. David Umansky earned his Bachelor’s degree at the University of Texas in Austin, where he majored in English Literature and minored in Biochemistry, graduating Phi Beta Kappa with High Honors. He earned his dental degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston Dental Branch, ranking 8th in his class of 60 students. Dr. Umansky also completed a 1-year internship in oral and maxillofacial surgery, receiving advanced training in tooth impactions, pre-prosthetic surgery, IV sedation, oral trauma, oral pathology, treatment of oral diseases, and dental implants. His professional achievements include Mastership status at the Academy of General Dentistry and a membership in the Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society, both highly exclusive due to the level of CE courses and academic achievement required. He is also a Fellow in the International Congress of Oral Implantologists.
Dr. Umansky’s drive to acquire top-level knowledge and skills of dentistry has earned him several scholarships and positions on the Dean’s List. He continues to pursue dentistry with the same ambition, achieving over 1,500 hours of continuing dental education to date and striving to provide his patients with the best possible care.
He and his wife, Angela, have been married for over 20 years and have a 11-year-old son named Ben. Dr. Umansky’s pastimes include fishing with his son, spending time with family, and perfecting his barbecue skills.
Rodney Elmore, DDS
Dr. Elmore was born and raised in Houston, TX and he attended Prairie View A&M University for his undergraduate degree where he majored in electrical engineering. After undergrad Dr. Elmore worked for a Fortune 500 company in the aeronautics industry and he worked for NASA in the aerospace industry. While at NASA Dr. Elmore worked with astronauts and other NASA engineers to manage portions of the electronics systems on the space shuttles. After working as an engineer for a few years Dr. Elmore started to reflect back on his childhood days when he would go to his father’s dental practice and watch his father interact with patients regarding their dental needs as well as serve his community. Observing his father help people was something that Dr. Elmore remembered for all these years and it was one of the aspects of dentistry that made Dr. Elmore reconsider his future and go back to school to be a dentist.
Dr. Elmore graduated from Texas A&M University College of Dentistry with his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree. After dental school Dr. Elmore completed an Advanced Education in General Dentistry at Idaho State University where he received certificates in placing dental implants, wisdom teeth extractions, IV sedation, oral sedation, cosmetic dentistry and other complex dental procedures.
Dr. Elmore is a member of the America Dental Association and the Academy of General Dentistry.
When Dr. Elmore is not involved in dentistry he enjoys spending time with his family, traveling and trying out new restaurants.
