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Born and raised in Nacogdoches, Dr. Jennifer Criss attended Nacogdoches High School and graduated with honors in 1998 from Stephen F. Austin State University. In 2003, she graduated with honors from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Dental School. Dr. Criss completed her Pediatric Residency in 2005 at Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas, where she trained at Childrens Medical Center and Texas Scottish Rite Hospital. Dr. Criss became a board certified Pediatric Dentist in 2007. She holds diplomate status with the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and fellowship status with the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.
Dr. Criss is a proud SFA Lumberjack Alumni and was selected as the 2012 Outstanding Young Alumni. Dr. Criss believes in giving back to the community and providing every parent and child receives the quality care they deserve.
In her free time, Dr. Criss enjoys spending time with her husband, and high school sweetheart Michael, and their two kids Lilly and Anderson. She also enjoys volunteering in the community, gardening, watching soccer and relaxing at the lake.
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Rating 4.8 out of 5 based on 70 reviews
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newest oldest highest lowestSuzy breidenthal
a year ago
Love the staff and Dr Criss they are so amazing and nice
Nida Moton
2 years ago
Very nice staff and explain everthing very clearly.
Deyanira Almaguer
2 years ago
The Best pediatric Dentist !!!
Angela Campos
2 years ago
I absolutely love this place! I decided to switch my daughters dentist and I don't regret it. Caitlyn was so patient and made my daughter feel so comfortable. She explained everything to her so she wouldn't be scared. My daughter even let her take x-rays. Dr. Criss was amazing as well. I loved how comfortable they made us feel and how informative they were. I'm so happy we switched over to them
Sarah Hall
2 years ago
These are the nicest folks you could ever have for your kids!! Very caring, loving and patience is the key here with Dr Criss and her staff
Dee Dee
2 years ago
Kids have went here for years. Dr. Criss and the team are the best.
Dakota nash
2 years ago
The best around I live in lufkin and she is still the best
Jennifer King
2 years ago
Very Rude staff. We like Dr. Criss. However this experience has looking for a new pediatric dentist. We scheduled appointments for both my grandsons. We showed up to the appointment and the cancelled the appointments without letting us know. They claimed to have TEXTED our HOME number to confirm the appointment. We don't receive text messages to our home number. Then they couldn't reschedule us until January. When I called back to speak to the Office Manager, there story changed that they left a voicemail at our house number (we do not have an answering machine) and that they texted our cell number. We never received a text message on the cell either. When I called her out on that she was like well she was late and that the text message says late show will be canceled. Well we didn't receive said text. I call BS on her and she hung up because I cursed at her... All I did was call her BS because she kept making excuses for cancelling a meeting that should not have been cancelled. Dr. Criss if you see this, my daughter that was bringing her son in has disabilities, we have to coordinate schedules for day to get appointments taken care of this was ridiculous to cancel these appointments. Just for the record I did not curse at this Office Manager I just called her out on her BS.
Wendi Wallace
2 years ago
The staff is very professional and do an amazing job with my kids. There was a difficult parent in the waiting room with us and the staff did a great job handling the situation to where it wasn't escalated.
Saran Gjaime
2 years ago
Always a great experience. Great team.
Earlana Michel
2 years ago
Best children's dentist around. My daughter is not the least bit scared to go to the dentist anymore. Very polite takes time with each patient. Friendly staff and always helpful. Recommend 100 %.
Samantha Schmidt
2 years ago
I will mention first that Dr. Criss herself was kind and understanding. However I had a major issue that happened with one of her office staff over the phone. She was completely inappropriate, rude, and caused me a lot of unnecessary stress and embarrassment. I did take it up with the office manager who was very nice but did not seem to take the incident as seriously as I would have liked. I have literally never written a negative review for anything in my life, but I was traumatized by this and I wanted to warn other parents. The office is very busy and I was understanding about not getting my calls returned, but the rudeness by this particular employee was just over the top. I wouldn't say don't go here because like I said Dr. Criss was professional and personable, as was most of the staff, however I would say get all your questions answered while you are in the office because if you have to call and ask a question you maybe harassed and mistreated. I normally do not take things personally, but this was extreme behavior over several phone calls.
Dana Cooper
3 years ago
Jenni and her team are the best! Cannot say enough good things about them . . . professional, caring, efficient--the list goes on and on!
Handy Mom
3 years ago
Dr. Criss is wonderful! My kiddos Love going to the dentist
Jennifer King
3 years ago
Very Rude staff. We like Dr. Criss. However this experience has looking for a new pediatric dentist. We scheduled appointments for both my grandsons. We showed up to the appointment and the cancelled the appointments without letting us know. They claimed to have TEXTED our HOME number to confirm the appointment. We don't receive text messages to our home number. Then they couldn't reschedule us until January. When I called back to speak to the Office Manager, there story changed that they left a voicemail at our house number (we do not have an answering machine) and that they texted our cell number. We never received a text message on the cell either. When I called her out on that she was like well she was late and that the text message says late show will be canceled. Well we didn't receive said text. I call BS on her and she hung up because I cursed at her... All I did was call her BS because she kept making excuses for cancelling a meeting that should not have been cancelled. Dr. Criss if you see this, my daughter that was bringing her son in has disabilities, we have to coordinate schedules for day to get appointments taken care of this was ridiculous to cancel these appointments. Just for the record I did not curse at this Office Manager I just called her out on her BS.
Wendi Wallace
3 years ago
The staff is very professional and do an amazing job with my kids. There was a difficult parent in the waiting room with us and the staff did a great job handling the situation to where it wasn't escalated.
Saran Gjaime
3 years ago
Always a great experience. Great team.
Samantha Schmidt
3 years ago
I will mention first that Dr. Criss herself was kind and understanding. However I had a major issue that happened with one of her office staff over the phone. She was completely inappropriate, rude, and caused me a lot of unnecessary stress and embarrassment. I did take it up with the office manager who was very nice but did not seem to take the incident as seriously as I would have liked. I have literally never written a negative review for anything in my life, but I was traumatized by this and I wanted to warn other parents. The office is very busy and I was understanding about not getting my calls returned, but the rudeness by this particular employee was just over the top. I wouldn't say don't go here because like I said Dr. Criss was professional and personable, as was most of the staff, however I would say get all your questions answered while you are in the office because if you have to call and ask a question you maybe harassed and mistreated. I normally do not take things personally, but this was extreme behavior over several phone calls.
Earlana Michel
3 years ago
Best children's dentist around. My daughter is not the least bit scared to go to the dentist anymore. Very polite takes time with each patient. Friendly staff and always helpful. Recommend 100 %.
Hollie Smith
3 years ago
My kids love going to to see Dr. Criss and staff! They are kind and patient! I highly recommend Nacogdoches Pediatric Dentistry!
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