Dr. Margaret Shaw, DDS
Principal Dentist

Dr. Shaw has been a general dentist for over 22 years. She has extensive experience in all areas of dentistry, with the exception of orthodontics. Her focus is restorative and general dentistry for all age patients, with a particular interest in the difficult root canal and extraction procedures that many general dentists refer to a specialist. She currently practices four days a week in the office she owns, where she employs an excellent staff of four. At the present time she does not have a partner, nor does she employ an associate dentist. Her practice is service oriented, “hands-on,” and reflects her passion for charitable outreach to those in need in her community as well as different corners of the world.
Her personal and professional integrity are her highest priorities.
Since 1997, Dr. Shaw has participated in ten dental mission trips to Nicaragua. On these trips, she had the opportunity to work with two premier oral surgeons, Dr. Robert Lamb (Edmond, OK) and Dr. Rex Witherspoon (Springfield, MO). Under the tutelage of these top surgeons and working under extremely challenging conditions, she has been exposed to techniques that go far beyond the procedural scope of most general dentists. As a result, she has developed valuable skills and has become proficient at difficult extractions.
Her organizational skills extend beyond managing her own private practice. In the late 1990s, at the request of the director of Central Dallas Ministries (now City Place), she set up their dental clinic, which provides low cost dental care to needy families. Her role involved purchasing all equipment, establishing office protocols, and recruiting the initial staff. She also volunteered in this clinic for several years.
She is an active participant in Texas Dentists for Healthy Smiles, a volunteer program of donated dental services for disabled, elderly, and medically-compromised people.
She has numerous hours of continuing education, with an emphasis on oral pathology and oral lesions.
She is dependable, conscientious, and believes she has excellent verbal and written communication skills.