San Marcos & New Braunfels · Periodontics & Implants
Periodontal & implant care for the I-35 corridor
From San Marcos and New Braunfels through the Hill Country, patients heading to Austin for specialist care have a direct route up the I-35 and SH-130. Both towns sit about 30–50 miles south of our Austin office, and care is led by Dr. Jane Smith, a specialist-trained periodontist and oral plastic reconstructive surgeon focused on gum health, bone reconstruction, and dental implants.
For patients in San Marcos, New Braunfels, Kyle and across the Hill Country, we keep the trip efficient — a thorough first consultation, a clear plan, and treatment scheduled to minimize drives — while working alongside your local dentist for ongoing care.
What we treat
The cases patients and dentists along the I-35 corridor most often bring to us:
Dental implants
Single-tooth through full-arch implant reconstruction, including complex and previously failed cases.
Learn more →Gum recession & grafting
Soft-tissue grafting and periodontal plastic surgery to cover exposed roots and restore the gumline.
Learn more →Gum disease
From early periodontitis to advanced disease — non-surgical therapy through regenerative surgery.
Learn more →Bone grafting & sinus lifts
Rebuilding lost jawbone to create a stable foundation for long-lasting implants.
Learn more →Serving San Marcos, New Braunfels & the Hill Country
We welcome patients and referrals from San Marcos, New Braunfels, Kyle, Buda, Wimberley, Seguin, Canyon Lake, Dripping Springs, and the surrounding communities. If you’ve been referred for specialist surgery or want a second opinion on a complex plan, we’re a comfortable drive up I-35. See all areas we serve →
We also serve Round Rock & Williamson County, San Antonio, Waco & the I-35 Corridor.
A drive most of you already make
The southern corridor is unusual among the areas we serve, because a large share of the people living in Kyle, Buda, San Marcos, and New Braunfels already travel into Austin regularly — for work, for the airport, for everything the metro has that the Hill Country doesn’t. Specialist dental surgery is simply another item on a list you were already driving for.
That changes the calculation in a practical way. A morning appointment attaches to a commute you were making anyway, or replaces one. Patients from Kyle and Buda in particular are often closer to us than to specialty care in San Antonio, and the distance rarely turns out to be the deciding factor.
The other pattern we see here is people caught between two metros — New Braunfels and Canyon Lake sit roughly midway, with Austin north and San Antonio south. If your case is better handled closer to San Antonio, we will tell you. Where the treatment is genuinely complex, the extra few miles matter far less than who is doing the surgery.
Working with your Hill Country dentist
Almost every patient we see from San Marcos, New Braunfels, Wimberley, Seguin, and Dripping Springs keeps their own general dentist — and that is the arrangement we want. We handle the surgical phase and return the case with a written report, imaging, and a clear plan for what happens next.
For implant cases that means agreeing the restorative design with your dentist before surgery, so the implant is placed where the final tooth needs to be rather than where the bone was most convenient. For periodontal treatment it means setting a maintenance interval and sharing it, so your hygiene visits happen close to home at the frequency your case actually needs.
If you don’t currently have a regular dentist — common enough among people who have recently moved into the corridor — say so at the consultation and we’ll point you toward practices in your part of the Hill Country.
Questions from the southern corridor
- How far is it from San Marcos or New Braunfels?
- Roughly thirty miles from San Marcos and around fifty from New Braunfels, up I-35 or SH-130. Kyle and Buda are closer still. Toll 130 avoids the worst of the I-35 congestion and is often the faster route for morning appointments.
- Should I go to Austin or San Antonio?
- For routine care, whichever is closer and more convenient — there’s no advantage to traveling for something you can get locally. For complex reconstruction or a second opinion, choose on the strength of the case rather than the mileage. If we think San Antonio suits you better, we’ll say so.
- Can I schedule around my commute?
- Yes, and it’s worth asking. Early appointments suit patients heading into Austin for work; later ones suit people coming up mid-morning against the traffic. Tell us what fits and we’ll work with it.
- Do you accept referrals from Hill Country dentists?
- Regularly, from across Hays and Comal counties. Send radiographs and a note, or just call. We confirm receipt, schedule promptly, and send the plan before treatment starts rather than after it ends.
- What if I need to be seen urgently after surgery?
- Call the office — most concerns are settled by phone, and where you need to be seen we’ll get you in the same day. Thirty to fifty miles is close enough that emergency access has never been a real constraint for corridor patients.
- I’m a student at Texas State. Is this the kind of thing I’d need?
- Occasionally. Young adults are the main group needing surgical exposure of impacted canines and, less often, gum grafting where recession has started early. Both are worth assessing sooner rather than later — impacted teeth in particular become far harder to treat with age.
- Do you offer payment plans?
- Financing options are available and we’ll go through them at the planning stage, alongside a written breakdown of costs by phase. Larger reconstructive plans are often staged so the treatment and the cost are spread together.
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This information is provided for educational purposes and is not a substitute for a professional evaluation. Diagnosis and treatment should always be determined by a qualified dental professional based on your individual condition.