Meet Our Dentists

Jason Burkett, DDS

“I decided to pursue a career in healthcare, specifically dentistry, because I enjoy working with people and wanted to make a positive difference in their lives. The prospect of being able to help patients achieve functional and beautiful smiles seemed very rewarding to me. Today, I offer my patients many years of clinical experience along with the friendly, gentle care they will truly appreciate. I spend the time necessary to fully understand my patients’ individual smile goals and explain everything in simple terms they can understand. I feel that educating them makes for better overall treatment.”

• Preceptorship: Pediatric Dentistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
• Postdoctoral Training: Intravenous (IV) Sedation, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
• DDS: Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX
• Undergraduate Education: Microbiology, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
• Surgical Staff Member: Cornerstone Regional Hospital, Mission Hospital, Edinburg Regional Hospital
• Dental Director: Surgical Center of South Texas (2005 to present)
• Member: Academy of General Dentistry, Academy of Hospital Dentistry, American Dental Association, American Dental Society of Anesthesiology, American Society for the Advancement of Anesthesia in Dentistry, Academy of Dentistry for Persons with Disabilities, American Association of Hospital Dentists, Rio Grande Valley Academy of General Dentistry (former President and Vice President)
• Certified: Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Cardiac Life Support

While not at the office, Dr. Burkett enjoys spending time with his family and donates his time and resources to the Boy Scouts of America and the Boys and Girls Club of McAllen.

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Hien T. Ngo, DDS

• DDS: Dental School, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
• BS: Biochemistry, University of Houston, Houston, TX
• Member: Academy of General Dentistry, American Dental Association,
• Texas Dental Association

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Pennie Moreland, DDS

• Residency: General Practice, VA Hospital, Gainesville, FL
• DDS: Dental School, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
• BS: Zoology, University of Texas, Austin, TX
• Member: Academy of General Dentistry, American Dental Association, International and American Associations of Dental Research, Texas Dental Association, Christian Medical and Dental Associations, Texas Women’s Dental Association
• Advanced Training: Implantology, Advanced Periodontics, Hospital Dentistry and Sedation Dentistry, among others

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Yixiang Liu, MD, PhD, MBA

• Board-Certified: American Board of Anesthesiology
• Residency: Anesthesiology, Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Endocrinology, The Academy of Chinese Military Medical Science, Beijing, China
• Post-Doctoral Fellow: Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
• MBA: University of Texas at Pan Am, Edinburg, TX
• PhD: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL
• Medical Degree: Jamusi Medical School, Jamusi, China

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