Meet the Doctors

Dr. Marc Lippas

Dr. Marc Lippas received his DDS degree from Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas Texas in 1986. He has been in private practice ever since with his wife Dr. Katie. Dr. Marc's special interest in oral implantology started soon after beginning his practice. In 1989 he completed a special course in oral implantology given at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine which at the time allowed him, a non-specialist to purchase and place the Swedish dental implant system created by Dr. Per Ingvar Branemark, a privilege only granted to periodonists and oral surgeons at that time.

Continued study in the field of oral implantology brought Dr. Lippas to an Associate Fellow status in the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, the only organization in the country that grants credentials to its members based on oral and written examination. Currently Dr. Marc has successfully passed the written portion to achieve Diplomate status granted by the American Board of Oral Implantology, and is awaiting to apply for the oral component of its examination process. A minimum of 750 continuing education hours and oral case presentations are expected by this agency to apply for and achieve the status of Diplomate.

Dr. Lippas graduated from St. Mark's School of Texas in 1973. His love affair with the sciences began at the age of sixteen when he was a volunteer in hematology laboratories at the Southwestern Medical School in Dallas Texas. Here he learned how to isolate enzymes from human blood and yeasts that were used in research testing, During his college days he also worked harvesting bone specimens in the department of Orthopedics and assisted the physicians of the department in studying the integration of solid hydroxyapatite implants into the bone of small mammals by assisting in this surgery and performing the preparation of histopathologic samples of the same.

During collegiate graduate school Dr. Lippas published his thesis on the topic of parasitic diseases of the eye, helping to uncover the reason people go blind in the third world in the tertiary stages of sleeping sickness, a problem in the field of Immunology . He also was a teaching assistant in basic immunology during his graduate work at Southern Methodist University. Dr Lippas earned his undergraduate degrees, a BA in History and a BS in Biology from Southern Methodist University in 1977 followed by a MS degree in Biology in 1979

In Dental School with his wife Katie in the early 1980's, they jointly presented some of the first Electron Micrograph studies of laser irradiation of tooth structure. In the early 1990's, Dr. Lippas was co-author of seven articles dealing with the laser irradiation of tooth structure, and was published in such journals as the Journal of the American Dental Association, and the British Journal of Dentistry.

At the turn of the present century, both Dr. Katie and Dr. Marc held live surgical seminars at their Dallas office using the Laminoss Immediate load implant system. This type of implant facilitates the immediate use of dental prosthetics. Other types of conventional implants are placed at their office, their use being patient specific.

Dr. Marc has lectured on the medical and physical suitability and contraindications for dental implants at the Stomatological Institute and Hospital in Chengdu China, and has diagnosed cases with Chinese Colleagues at the Beijing Hospital of Stomatology as a member of the Global Committee of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry.

Dr. Marc is committed to the conservative treatment of his patients, and gives special importance to the education of his patients and their dental needs. For more on this topic, see our office policies page.

Dr. Katie Lippas

Dr. Katie Lippas is a native of Dallas. She attended R.L. Turner high school in Carrolton and pursued an active modeling career until her return to college in 1975. She chose Southern Methodist University in Dallas and received a B.S. degree in 1979. During that time, she became acquainted with a bright young student by the name of Marc Lippas. The two became inseparable and they both continued their careers together. Dr. Marc pursued his Masters, while Dr. Katie continued to take courses to advance her knowledge in the sciences.

Dr. Katie and Dr. Marc were both accepted into Baylor College of Dentistry in 1982 and graduated in 1986. They set up practice that year and have been active in dentistry ever since. Investing in what was once a small farm house, they converted it into their office. Their office has an atmosphere of comfort and elegance, and offers the finest in technology and facilities.

Dr. Katie is a member of the Dallas County Dental Society, Texas Dental Association, and American Dental Association. She is also a member of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry and has presented several papers to that organization. Along with Dr. Marc, she has conducted live surgical seminars in their office and continues to offer her knowledge to other dentists. She is an Associate Professor at Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas and enjoys teaching as much as she enjoys private practice.

Dr. Katie and Dr. Marc have two children and are active in St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. Dr. Katie is an avid researcher into her genealogy and is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Dames of the 17th Century and The National Society of the American Colonists.