About Us

We are PerioHealth Professionals™, Houston’s specialists in oral health and wellness since 1979, and the originators of Smile Engineering™.

Through the years, we have found that once a new patient experiences their first treatment with us, they become a PerioHealth Professionals™ patient for life. Here are just a few of the reasons why they love us so much:

Team Approach
Our team is a highly trained group of professionals who work in concert with each other to perform treatments in the shortest amount of time with the greatest comfort to you.

We offer seamless collaboration with your dentist to assure we’re all working together for your goals. We provide the best care in periodontal therapy and continuous coverage for emergency care.

Trust, Confidence, and Integrity
These are words our patients often use to describe our office and the safe, comfortable, and relaxing environment we provide.

Collaboration with Your Dentist
Our communication with you and your general dentist will be timely and thorough, so that everyone involved in your treatment is well informed. You will feel more comfortable with your treatment decisions and will have more confidence in those assisting you.

Clinical Research Center
Our office is unique in that it conducts leading-edge clinical research, allowing us to be on the forefront of advances in technology. Our center, one of the first practice-based research centers in the U.S., continues to conduct many research studies each year. These studies not only contribute to the body of scientific literature, they also benefit our patients involved in the studies by providing care at a reduced fee.

Our ability to conduct research also provides our office and patients access to technology that would be otherwise unavailable.

Teaching
Drs. McGuire and Scheyer are regularly asked by their peers to lecture on esthetics, regenerative procedures, dental implants, tissue engineering, and the link between periodontal disease and systemic health. Both doctors hold teaching positions at the graduate and post-graduate levels, have been published in peer-reviewed journals and textbooks, and often conduct teaching sessions for colleagues at their office and around the world.

State-of-the-Art Technology
We work with the most sophisticated equipment available in our profession. This equipment allows us to diagnose and treat you most efficiently and effectively. Some of these include dental lasers, microscopes, digital x-rays, the most advanced computer technology, and more.

Certification
Drs. McGuire and Scheyer are Diplomates of the American Board of Periodontology, an honor that only one-third of the periodontists in the United States earn. They both have served in leadership positions their entire career and continue to do so.

Drs. McGuire and Scheyer are leaders in the field of periodontics and implant dentistry. They lecture all over the world on advanced technologies related to periodontics and dental implants.

Drs. McGuire and Scheyer are also certified by the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners to administer conscious sedation, and are certified by the American Heart Association in life support. They provide excellent pain and anxiety control with conscious sedation to make your dental experience more relaxing and comfortable.


Michael K. McGuire, DDS

Dr. McGuire is the author of over fifty scientific articles and textbook chapters on periodontology. He serves on the editorial board of multiple publications, including the Journal of Periodontology, the International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry, and the International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants.

An eminent speaker, having presented over 200 continuing education programs, Dr. McGuire has lectured for both national and international audiences. His research has received the American Academy of Periodontology’s highest recognition for excellence, earning twice the Robinson Regeneration Award and twice the Clinical Research Award. He is also the recipient of the Academy’s prestigious Master Clinician Award and the Academy’s highest honor, the Gold Medal Award.

Dr. McGuire is a Director of the American Board of Periodontology. He has served as president of numerous dental organizations, including the American Academy of Periodontology and the American Academy of Periodontology Foundation.

Dr. McGuire received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Baylor University. He received both his D.D.S. and Certificate of Periodontics from the Emory University School of Dentistry. Emory University recognized Dr. McGuire with their Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2009.

To learn more about Dr. McGuire and PerioHealth Professionals™, read this article published in the online edition of the Houston Chronicle.


Eric Todd Scheyer, DDS, MS
Dr. Scheyer received his Bachelor’s Degree in Biology with Honors from Arizona State University, and attended dental school at the Medical College of Virginia at Virginia Commonwealth University, from which he graduated magna cum laude, earning clinical and research awards. He received his Certificate in Periodontics and Conscious Sedation and a master’s degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, focusing on perio-prosthetic reconstruction.

Dr. Scheyer was awarded the John F. Prichard Award for graduate research in February 2001. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology, and a member of many outstanding dental organizations. He has previously served and currently serves as an officer and committee member for many dental organizations. Currently, he serves on the Board of Trustees for the American Academy of Periodontology. In 2010, Drs. Scheyer and McGuire received the prestigious Robinson Regeneration and Clinical Research Award from the American Academy of Periodontology.

Dr. Scheyer is currently in private practice limited to periodontics and implant reconstructive dentistry in Houston, Texas. He is a Clinical Assistant Instructor at the University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston, and guest lecturer for the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

Dr. Scheyer continues to be involved with clinical research and publications within the private practice setting, sharing his research and clinical perspectives through national and international lecturing. Clinical research interests include dental esthetics, tissue engineering for periodontal regeneration, and 3D treatment planning for dental implant-based reconstruction.

Dr. Scheyer has been involved with cancer fundraising and awareness for more than 10 years and has received a research grant from the American Cancer Society in 1997. He has raised over $10,000 to support cancer research.

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