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DENTIST
Mississippi Dental Arts
Mississippi Dental Arts optimizes their patients’ oral and overall health by incorporating a minimally-invasive philosophy with a focus on conserving tooth integrity. Their thorough new patient exams allow them to get to know each patients’ individual goals, and salivary diagnostics provide a more personalized treatment.
BOARD CERTIFICATION
Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry
AFFILIATIONS
American Dental Association Mississippi
Dental Association Academy of General Dentistry Kois Center
LOCATION
121 E. Second St. Pass Christian
228.254.1212 www.mississippidentalarts.com
Dr. Trace Favre
Dr. Trace Favre is South Mississippi born and raised. As an adolescent, he looked up to his childhood dentist and family friend, Dr. Jeff Alexander in Long Beach. This bond was further strengthened when Dr. Favre was in 5th grade and Dr. Alexander saved him from drowning in a riptide when they were fishing. Not long after that, Dr. Alexander passed away from cancer, but the admiration and inspiration that Dr. Favre felt as a youth remained.
Dr. Favre attended Louisiana State University (LSU) in Baton Rouge and was awarded a University Medal for maintaining a 4.0 GPA throughout his undergraduate training. Upon graduation, Favre enrolled
in dental school at LSU in New Orleans
where he graduated with honors and received the Student Leadership Award and the American Academy of Maxillofacial Pathology Award, also serving as Student Government Association class president, student body vice-president, and student body president.
After completion of dental school, he moved to Birmingham, Alabama, and attended an Advanced Education in General Dentistry residency sponsored by NYU at the Foundry Dental Center. This opportunity provided a challenging clinical experience that stretched his knowledge and expertise
in dental implant surgery, IV sedation, and advanced dental prosthetics. Following this, he joined Alamo Ranch Dental where he
spent three years caring for patients in the San Antonio area before returning to the Gulf Coast to fulfill his goal of opening his own hometown dental practice.
Dr. Favre has received many notable honors, including his distinction as a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry, which means he has completed over 500 hours of continuing education and passed a rigorous fellowship exam. He is currently working
his way through the curriculum at the world-renowned Kois Center, a continuing education program based in Seattle that trains dentists from around the world in advanced restorative dental treatments. He is scheduled to graduate November 2023.
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