Highland Park Orthodontics

Dr. Crawford, a native Texan, has been serving the Park Cities and surrounding communities since 1993. er life's goal is to do her best every day in every situation and remain eternally thankful for the gifts of her talent and her practice family. Dr. Crawford received her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree in 1991 from Baylor College of Dentistry. Her Specialist's Certificate in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics was also received from Baylor's world renowned Orthodontics program in 1993. Dr. Crawford's Masters in Science degree in Craniofacial Biology was awarded from Baylor University in 1993. Then in 2001, Dr. Crawford completed the extensive examinations that earned her Diplomate Status with the American Board of Orthodontics, an honor shared by only approximately 2000 orthodontists world wide. Dr. Crawford has been an INVISALIGN® CERTIFIED PROVIDER since 1999. She also has a passion for understanding how airway obstruction and improper muscle attachments affect the developing face and influences the development of malocclusion. Her original Preston Center practice was founded by her teacher and mentor, Dr. Tom Matthews, in 1956. When asked what she feels have been the strongest contributing factors in the continued growth and success of her practice as well as her truly blessed reputation, she states it is because she gives her best to her patients on a daily basis and treats them with the same level and standard of care she gives members of her own family. She adds that her success has been built one patient at a time with individualized treatment plans that combine traditional, time-tested approaches with high tech diagnostic and treatment techniques to create each individual's beautiful smile. Dr. Crawford cares for children and adults alike, with her youngest patient being three years of age and her eldest having been 93 to date. Her commitment stretches from the meticulous attention given to every smile she has the honor of brightening, to sharing her personal time, monetary resources and connections with each charity she is involved in. Dr. Crawford is dedicated to her staff by leading by example in every aspect of her practice. Dr. Crawford also enjoys all aspects of art, reading, music and ballroom dancing. She is the proud mother of two grown sons and shares her home with two beloved Chihuahuas.