Getting to know the faces of Eagle Dental Center

Welcome back to our blog, friends! We hope that you have enjoyed reading about our team! We have enjoyed putting them all on spotlight, because they are all so amazing! Today we are going to visit with our associate Doctor, Ed Staggs! After selling his practice in the Houston area, Dr. Staggs began practicing with us in September of 2016. He has been an incredible asset to our practice and our patients love him! Let's find out more about what makes Dr. Staggs so great! 1. Where were you raised and where did you go to school? "I am from Texas City, TX and I went to undergraduate school at Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, TX and to Dental school at UT Houston." 2. What was your childhood like? "I had a wonderful childhood! I was the 3rd of 4 children- my father sold insurance and coached football and my mother was a homemaker. I grew up in the good ol days!" 3. You can only have one meal for the rest of your life. What is it? " I...

We know that a lot of our patients don't look forward to coming to see us. After all, this IS the dentist!  But one of the faces that makes it that much easier to come see us is none other that the one that greets you as you walk in the door. The familiar voice of Eagle Dental, Shea Lynn Garner! She is one of our lovely front office associates that helps you with your appointments and insurance questions. We are fortunate to have had Shea Lynn working with us at Eagle Dental for the past 2 1/2 years, and we look forward to so many more! Read on to find out a bit more about this familiar face! 1) Where were you born and raised? Where did you go to school? "I was born here in Texarkana, Texas and went to high school at Pleasant Grove High." 2) What was your childhood like? "I have many fond memories as a child. I used to go trail riding with my dad in the mountains on the weekends. I didn't think there was much more in life that could be better than these...

Welcome back friends! We hope that you have been enjoying getting to know our team members at Eagle Dental center and getting a little insight on who they are.  Our highlight team member for today is one of our hygienists, Mary Collin. Mary Collin, or affectionately known as "MC" to most of her patients and friends has been practicing dental hygiene at Eagle Dental for over 11 years. A familiar face to many at our practice, she has spent the majority of her career at Eagle Dental Center. We sat down with MC to ask her a few questions- and this is what we got. 1. When/where did you graduate dental hygiene school? "I went to the University of Tennessee and graduated with my BS in Dental Hygiene in 2005. GO VOLS!" 2. What is the best part of being a dental hygienist? " I love my patients that I get to work with. Through the years my patients have become like a little family to me! I enjoy getting to watch the kids grow up and families expand over ...

For our very first blog posting as Eagle Dental Center, we wanted to take some time to introduce you to our team! Let's face it...going to the dentist isn't fun for many people. We know that you guys sometimes can be apprehensive about coming in for a visit! But one unique thing about our practice is our extraordinary team members. We believe that our team will have you excited about coming back to see us! So to start things off, we are first going to introduce you to our very own- Dr. Mark Looney. Dr. Looney is the owner of Eagle Dental center and has been practicing dentistry in Texarkana for over 30 years. We asked him 10 random questions, and this is what we got! 1. What led you to choose dentistry as a career? "My father and two uncles were dentists and I wanted to follow in their footsteps. It was an excellent opportunity for me to be able to help others." 2. When did you decide to be a dentist? "It was my senior year of college." 3. What is ...