Oral and maxillofacial surgery requires additional years of hospital-based surgical and anesthesia training after graduation from dental school. As oral and maxillofacial surgeons, our Doctors manage a wide variety of problems relating to the mouth, teeth, and facial regions. We practice the full scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery with expertise ranging from dental implant surgery and wisdom tooth removal to corrective jaw surgery. This also includes techniques designed to rebuild bone structure with minimal surgical intervention and optimal patient comfort. We can also diagnose and treat facial pain, facial injuries, and fractures.

Our team at DFW Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery has experienced, certified surgical assistants who aid in administration of IV sedation and surgery. They are also CPR-certified and well-versed in health and insurance policies.

Our mission at DFW Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery is to provide high quality care with compassion. We are committed to quality customer service through the pursuit of excellence in all areas of treatment. We recognize that every referring office and every patient has unique wants and needs. It is our highest priority to provide individualized care for those we serve and strive to exceed their expectations.

Our vision is carried out in a compassionate, ethical, and professional manner. The patients interests are always our highest priority with consideration and excellence by our doctor and the DFW Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery team.

Our Doctors practice the full scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery in Irving, Mesquite, and Ennis, Texas. He has expertise that ranges from dental implant surgery, wisdom tooth removal, corrective jaw surgery, and temporomandibular joint surgery. This also includes techniques designed to rebuild bone structure with minimal surgical intervention and optimal patient comfort. We can also diagnose and treat facial pain, injuries, and fractures. Additionally, our team has a focus on creating custom teeth replacements such as fixed dental bridges, dental implants (both conventional implants and zygomatic implants), All-On-4 implant-supported dentures, and much more.

Drs. Franco and Prices practice, DFW Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, has been accredited by the Joint Commission as an Office-Based Surgery facility since June 2011. Our oral surgeons and team are proud to be one of the few accredited Office-Based Surgery facilities in the Dallas, Texas, metroplex.

The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) is an independent, non-profit, national body that oversees the safety and quality of health care and other services provided in accredited organizations. JCAHO is universally recognized as Americas premier accrediting body for hospitals and surgery centers. The Joint Commission performs an on-site survey of our facility every three years. This is a voluntary process that results in substantial expense to the practice. However, we believe that accreditation is in the best interest of our patients and team.

When an individual has any concerns about patient care and safety in the practice, which the practice has not addressed, he or she is encouraged to contact the practices management. If the concerns cannot be resolved through the practice, the individual is encouraged to contact the Joint Commission.

The public may contact the Joint Commissions Office of Quality Monitoring to report any concerns or register complaints about a Joint Commission-accredited health care organization by either calling 1-800-994-6610 or emailing complaint@jointcommission.org.

Pedro Franco, DDSDr. Pedro Franco was born in Cali, Colombia. He attended Pontificia Universidad Javeriana School of Dentistry, in Bogota, Colombia, where he earned his DDS degree and completed his oral and maxillofacial surgery residency. Following his surgical training in Colombia, Dr. Franco went to Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago completing an oral and maxillofacial training program under Drs. Mark Steinberg and Louis Mercuri. He then spent 15 months in a postgraduate fellowship program at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, with Dr. Larry Wolford. Following the fellowship, he returned to Colombia and built a successful private practice in Bogota, in addition to joining Pontificia Javeriana University as a clinical professor.

In 2000, Dr. Pedro Franco came back to Dallas and joined the oral and maxillofacial surgery faculty at Baylor College of Dentistry, Texas A & M University System Health Science Center. He was employed as a full-time professor instructing the undergraduate and graduate students on oral surgical techniques.

In his private practice, Dr. Franco practices the full scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery with an emphasis in temporomandibular joint, or TMJ, reconstructive surgery. He has special interest in performing facial cosmetic and orthognathic jaw surgery, as well as placing dental implants. Dr. Franco has hospital privileges at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas.

In addition to his private practice, Dr. Franco travels to other countries on mission trips to treat patients with cleft lip and palate deformities, and children with craniofacial syndromes. He also lectures internationally on the topics of facial reconstruction, dental implants, temporomandibular joint, and orthognathic surgery.

Dr. Franco has many interests outside of his specialty. He enjoys running, cooking, and traveling. In addition to personal hobbies, he belongs to non-profit organizations such as Healing the Children and the United for Colombia. Further charitable activities include orchestrating and performing pro-bono medical care for patients from other countries who can benefit from advanced procedures and techniques offered in the U.S.

Dr. Jared Gilliland, DDSDr. Jared Gilliland was born in Mount Kisco, New York and raised in Dallas, Texas. After graduating from Baylor University with a B.S. in Biology, he attended Texas A&M Baylor College of Dentistry where he graduated with a Doctorate of Dental Surgery in 2017. Dr. Gilliland then moved to Oklahoma where he completed his training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Oklahoma.

Dr. Gilliland is a devoted husband and father and has many interests outside of the specialty. He is an active member of his church, enjoys cheering on his Baylor Bears and Oklahoma Sooners in basketball and football, and plays golf in his spare time.

Ahmed Zaidi, DMDDr Ahmed Zaidi grew up in Southern California and is a proud alumnus of the University of California Riverside where he earned a bachelors degree in Philosophy and Biology in 2007.He continued to attend Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and graduated with a Doctorate of Dental Medicine in 2013. Dr Zaidi then began his Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency in 2015 at the Louisiana State University in Shreveport Louisiana where he graduated in June of 2019.

In his spare time, Dr Zaidi enjoys cooking with his family and exploring the great outdoors as well as traveling around the world and absorbing other cultures. In 2012 he embarked on a mission trip to Jamaica to treat patients with dental issues in rural areas. He plans on visiting more countries in the future to treat people in need that live in underserved areas. He avidly follows the latest tech news, constantly learning about the new and innovative technology.