Rick Hurst, D.D.S

Dr. Hurst was born in California and grew up in the panhandle of Texas. His undergraduate education was at Texas Tech University, graduating with a degree in Chemistry in 1972. His doctoral degree is from the University of Texas Dental Branch in Houston. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery training was a four year residency through the University of Texas in Houston, primarily at Ben Taub Hospital. He entered practice in Nacogdoches in 1980. For several years he maintained offices in both Nacogdoches and Lufkin.

He is married to Christy Milton Hurst and they have four children, ranging in age from 16 to 22.

Dr. Hurst’s special interests in Oral and Facial surgery are in the areas of the treatment of trauma, of pathology such as cysts and tumors of the jaws and in dental implants. His professional associations include being a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery where he served on the Advisory Board of Examiners for six years. He is a past President of the Texas Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. He maintains a volunteer part time faculty position at the University of Texas Houston Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Training Program teaching in the area of practice management.

CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION

Friona High School – graduated 1968

• Baush Lomb Science Award
  Lettered in football and basketball 4 years
  All District and All Region football
  Junior and Senior Class President

Texas Tech University – 1968 – 1972

• B. A. in Chemistry
  Dean’s List in each year
  Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities – 1972
  O.D.K. Leadership and Scholarship Honorary
  Student Senate; Student Supreme Court; Student Union Outstanding Chairman
  Phi Delta Theta Fraternity – Scovall Award for outstanding achievement

University of Texas Dental Branch – Houston – 1972 – 1976

• O.K.U. Scholastic Honorary
  Southwest Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Distinguished Student Award – 1976

University of Texas Dental Branch – Houston

• Graduate School/Oral Maxillofacial Surgery 1976-1977
  Internship – Ben Taub Hospital 1977-1978
  Residency – Ben Taub Hospital 1978 – 1980

BOARD CERTIFICATION

American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons – 1982 National Dental Board of Anesthesiology - 2002

AFFILIATE POSITIONS

American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons –
Examination Committee 1991 – 1997

American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons -
Regional Advisor 2002 – present

American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons -
Committee on Practice Management and Professional and Allied Staff – 2004 – present

American Dental Association – Commission on Dental Accreditation –
Site Visit Committee for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2002 – 2004

Hinds Academy (University of Texas Houston OMS Alumni Association) –
President 2005 - 2006

TEACHING POSITIONS

Louisiana State University at Shreveport – Part time non-paid clinical staff in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery -1990 – 1994

University of Texas Dental Branch – Assistant Clinical Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery – part time non-paid staff -1999

PUBLICATIONS

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinicopathologic Conference 55:987, 1997

American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons - OMS Knowledge Update Volume Two - Section Editor

ORGANIZATIONS

American Dental Association

American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

Texas Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Alternate Delegate and Board Member 1990 – 1994
President – 1999 - 2000

Southwest Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

American Dental Society of Anesthesiology

American Academy of Oral Medicine

MILITARY

United States Army – September 18, 2002 to present
Rank: Major – United States Army Reserves
Deployment: Operation Enduring Freedom – October 2003 – March 2004

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinicopathologic Conference 55:987, 1997

American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Knowledge Update, Volume 1, Section Editor




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