Matthew Lawrence Heaton, DDS, MS
Education
Undergraduate
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX (August, 1996-December, 1999)
BS-Biomedical Science (December, 1999)
Graduate/Medical School:
Baylor College of Dentistry-Texas A&M Health Science Center, Dallas, TX
(August, 2000 – May 2004), DDS (May 2004)
Residency/Certification
Periodontics, Baylor College of Dentistry-Texas A&M Health Science, Dallas, TX
Center (July, 2004 – May 2007)
Postgraduate
Baylor College of Dentistry – Texas A&M Health Science Center, Dallas, TX (July, 2004 – May, 2007), MS-Oral Biology (May, 2007)
Honors
Graduate/Medical School
Merritt-Parks Award in Periodontology; excellence as a senior dental student in periodontics, May 2004
American Association of Oral Biologists award, May 2004
General Dentistry Program award: excellence as a senior dental student in general dentistry, May 2004
Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery: Faculty Extender Program, May 2004
Dean’s Honor Roll for Fourth Year, 2003-04
Dean’s Honor Roll for Third Year, 2002-03
Board Certification
Western Regional Exam Board, Dallas, April 2004
American Board of Periodontology, November 2007
Dental Licensure
Tennessee
#8666, June 2007-present, Active-Good standing
Comprehensive conscious sedation permit
Texas
#21625, June 2004-present, Active-Good standing
Nitrous oxide, enteral sedation permits
Society Memberships
American Dental Association 2000-present
American Academy of Periodontology 2004-present
Academy of Osseointegration 2004-present
Tennessee Dental Association 2007-present
Second District Dental Society 2007-present
Blount County Dental Society 2007-present
Tri-County Dental Society 2007-present
Roane County Dental Society 2007-present
East TN Dental Diagnostic Study Club 2007-present
North American Society of Periodontists 2008-present
University Appointments
Clinical instructor in pre-doctoral periodontics, Baylor College of Dentistry, 8-10 student hrs/week overseeing varying number of students (2-20), 2005-2007
Hospital Appointments
Anesthesia rotation (4 weeks), Baylor University Medical Center – Dallas, June 2005
Rotating clinical resident, Children’s Medical Center, Dallas, 2004-2007
Practice (Professtional) Experience
Knoxville, TN: Private practice limited to periodontics and dental implants (partnership with William E. Rogers, DDS), July 2007 – present
Dallas, TX: Private practice in general dentistry (part-time associate of Maldhi Dezham, DDS), June 2004 – June 2005
Teaching Experience
Clinical instructor in pre-doctoral periodontics, Baylor College of Dentistry, 8-10 student hrs/week overseeing varying number of students (2-20), 2005-2007
Publications
1. Heaton M, Al-Hashimi I, Plemons J, Rees T: “Experimental Chairside Test for Rapid Diagnosis of Oropharyngeal Candidiasis”, Compendium, Vol. 27, 364-70, 6/2006.
2. Change J, Heaton M, Rees T, Kessler H: “Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Case of the Month”, Texas Dental Journal, Vol. 123, 552-557, 6/2006
Abstracts Presented and Published
1. Heaton M, Cheng L, Rees T: “Consistency Between Exfoliative Cytology and Culture in patients with Oral Candidiasis”; American Association of Dental Research – San Antonio 2003; Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 82 (Spec. Iss A); 1129, 3/2003.
2. Heaton M, Al-Hashimi I, Plemons J, Rees T; “Experimental Chairside Test for the Rapid Diagnosis of Oropharyngeal Candidiasis”; American Association of Dental Research – San Diego 2002; Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 81 (Spec. Iss A); 0893, 3/2002
