Meet Our Doctor

Dr. Fallah is a board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon and diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (ABOMS). He graduated with honors in restorative dentistry in 1993 from the University of Missouri Kansas City (UMKC) School of Dentistry. Since then, he continues his education multiple times a year at different medical, surgical and anesthesia conferences to keep up with the latest in cutting-edge dental technology. On top of his vast knowledge and expertise, he received advanced education through a general dentistry program at Fort Benning in Georgia, and oral and maxillofacial surgery residency training at Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia.

Dr. Fallah started teaching clinical dentistry at UMKC School of Dentistry upon his graduation. He then joined the U.S. Army Dental Corps and practiced general dentistry for five years before entering the oral and maxillofacial surgery training program. He has been practicing and teaching the full scope of his specialty for the past 20 years at various Army residency training programs as assistant program director and program director. He served for nine years as the chairman of the oral and maxillofacial surgery department and was the founding director of the residency training program at William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, Texas. He retired from active duty after 25 plus years of honorable service to our nation.

Immediately after retirement, he was employed by the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, as an associate professor of surgery in the department of surgery and served as the chief of the division of oral and maxillofacial surgery. He also served as the director of oral and maxillofacial surgery at the University Medical Center of El Paso, providing maxillofacial trauma call coverage while supervising and teaching residents who were rotating through army oral and maxillofacial surgery residency programs. Dr. Fallah also served on various medical and surgical committees as The Member-at-Large and as the Secretary of the Medical Executive Committee.

His goal as an oral and maxillofacial surgeon is to serve his fellow human beings and provide them with the highest quality surgical care with the outmost dignity and respect for all. His surgical fields of interest include dentoalveolar surgery, dental implants, orthognathic corrective jaw surgery, maxillofacial trauma, maxillofacial cosmetic surgery and pathology and reconstructive surgery. He is honored to serve you. He is also honored to serve as a board examiner of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Dr. Fallah is a member of the following organizations:

• The American Dental Association® (ADA)
• Fellow of The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS)
• Fellow of The American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (ABOMS)
• Fellow of The American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (ACOMS)
• Fellow of The International College of Dentists (ICD)
• Fellow of The American College of Surgeons (ACS)
• The Texas Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (TSOMS)
• The Texas Dental Association (TDA)
• The El Paso District Dental Society (EPDDS)
• The 38th Parallel Medical Society of Korea
• Served as treasurer of EPDDS
• Served as a member of EPDDS peer review committee

Awards that Dr. David Fallah has received:

• The sole recipient of the U.S. Army Dental Corps Chief’s “2012 Educator of the Year award for Excellence in Dental Education”
• Recipient of the prestigious Order of Military Medical Merit (O2M3) award for “making significant and exemplary contributions to the U.S. Army Medical Department”.
• Awarded the Surgeon General’s prestigious “A” Proficiency Designator Award, the highest recognition for professional excellence in the Army Medical Department and for excellence in education.
• U.S. Army Legion of Merit Medal
• Two U.S. Army Meritorious Service medals
• Two U.S. Army Commendation medals
• Three U.S. Army Achievement medals
• Recipient of the Award of Excellence from the American Dental Association for academic excellence
• Recipient of the Certificate of Recognition from the American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology for academic achievement
• Recipient of the Certificate of Merit from Quintessence Publishing Company for academic achievement
• Delta Sigma Delta Dental Honor Society – Life member
• Alpha Chi Sigma Chemistry Honor Society – Life member
• Golden Key National Honor Society – Life member