Our Garland Dentists

Dr. Lindsay Thomas grew up in Sarasota, Florida. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Physiology at Florida State University, and her DMD at LECOM School of Dental Medicine.

While growing up, Dr. Thomas experienced the good and bad as a patient, but she always admired how comforting and positive she was made to feel in either of those situations. This sparked an interest in dentistry and she was determined to make her patients feel the same way, whether they come in for a complex or simple procedure. Her favorite aspect of dentistry is being able to form long lasting and genuine relationships with her patients and having opportunities to give back to the community.

Dr. Thomas loves staying active and doing anything outdoors! In her free time, she enjoys giving back to the underserved in the community. 

Dr. Nedda Hifeda’s outstanding clinical skills and combined with unique dental research experience using the most advanced technology in Endodontics, led her to be increasingly recognized as a clinician and researcher. 
 
Dr. Nedda Hifeda attended Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, where she earned her Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry. She also decided to pursue her dream of becoming an Endodontist by completing a two-year Postgraduate Endodontic Specialty Residency. Dr. Hifeda’s priority is to provide the best quality care to all her guests in the most comfortable environment using her unique training in the field. 
 
Outside of the office, Dr. Nedda Hifeda loves to spend time with her husband and four children. As a family, they enjoy baking, watching movies, and playing at the park. 

For over a decade, Dr. Garrett Nelson has been practicing oral surgery in the DFW area. Dentistry is in his family as he is a fourth-generation dentist. Dr. Nelson’s brother is an orthodontist in the Houston area and his father continues to practice dentistry at 72 years of age. Dr. Nelson is committed to the delivery of the best oral surgery treatment and experience possible.

Dr. Nelson’s clinical experience includes implant dentistry where he utilizes the very latest technology in planning and delivering the very best in clinical care.

Dr. Nelson studied dentistry at UCLA and studied medicine at Texas Tech. He is a native of Los Angeles but came to Texas to settle down as his new home. He completed his Oral Surgery training at Baylor in Dallas and continues to serve the oral surgery program as an Associate Clinical Professor for over ten years. Many of the current dentists throughout Dallas were once his students.

Dr. Nelson has four children and lives in Frisco where he enjoys golf, travel, snow skiing and serving his church and community. His newest hobby is running several half marathons a year with his wife, Rachel.

Dr. Khushbu Patel graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with Honors and the University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston with multiple recognitions. She then pursued a residency in General Practice in Dentistry followed by Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics at NYU Langone Medical Center. Dr. Patel’s philosophy is to provide her patient with their best smile- which is not only aesthetically driven but also functionally long lasting. She believes in providing her patients with all possible options so they can make informed decisions.

Dr. Patel calls DFW her home. She enjoys spending her spare time with friends & family, traveling and training for half marathons.

Dr. Varun Kulkarni has served as a Faculty for Periodontics and Implant Dentistry at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Midwestern University.

Currently a full-time private practitioner, Dr. Kulkarni combines his teaching abilities and clinical skills to deliver exceptional patient care. Additionally, Dr. Kulkarni has published over 50 articles in Immunology, Periodontology, Implant surgery, Oral Surgery, Esthetic, and Plastics surgery and has presented numerous lectures and surgical demonstrations. He has also lectured nationally and internationally on dental implants and periodontal procedures. He also serves on the Editorial Boards of many peer-reviewed journals.

Dr. Kulkarni is the recipient of the Distinguished Nobel Biocare Fellowship and Straumann Implant Fellowship.