Meghna Dassani, DMD Claimed

Dr. Meghna Dassani received her initial dental training from the University of Mumbai, India, where she graduated in 1996 with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS). After working as an associate dentist for one year, she established her own practice in Mumbai, India. Dr. Dassani successfully operated her Mumbai practice for six years prior to moving to the United States.

Once in the United States, Dr. Dassani earned her DMD at Boston University (BU) Goldman School of Dental Medicine. While she was at BU, she was the editor of the BU chapter of American Student Dental Association (ASDA) magazine, was actively involved in research projects, and enjoyed doing outreach work in the surrounding communities. Dr. Dassani relocated to Houston and practiced dentistry as an associate before she opened Dassani Dentistry in 2011.

Dr. Dassani is passionate about and committed to continuing education. She has numerous hours of supplemental credit hours and training in the placement and restoration of dental implants, including completion of training with the prestigious Misch International Implant Institute. She also regularly attends courses and seminars with a focus on aesthetic dentistry, and in 2014, Dr. Dassani provided advanced implant and bone grafting surgeries on a missionary trip in the Dominican Republic. She is SMART-certified (Safe Mercury Amalgam Removal Technique) by the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT). Dr. Dassani has also had advanced training in sleep apnea treatment for adults and children as well as additional education in the treatment of TMJ/TMD dysfunction.

Dr. Dassani belongs to the following professional organizations:

• • Fellow and Member, International Congress of Implantologists

• Associate Fellow, World Clinical Laser Institute
• International Academy of Biological Dentistry and Medicine
• International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology
• American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine
• American Academy of Physiological Medicine and Dentistry
• American Academy of Sleep Medicine
• American Dental Association
• Academy of General Dentistry
• Texas Dental Association
• Greater Houston Dental Society

Since opening Dassani Dentistry, she doesn’t have a lot of free time, but when she does, she enjoys traveling, reading, gardening, cooking, visiting with friends and family—and of course, SHOPPING with a Starbucks in her hand! She is a proud mom of two beautiful girls and enjoys spending time relaxing with her daughters and husband when she can.