Dr. Brian N. Dyess, DDS

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Get to know Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon Dr. Brian N. Dyess, who serves patients in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Dr. Dyess is a board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon who specializes in dental implants, impacted wisdom teeth, jaw defects, sleep apnea, TMJ disorders, as well as tooth or bone loss. In practice since 1998, he works alongside Dr. Lynn Philippe at their private dental practice in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Patients have excellent things to say about them, one stating “Awesome experience from arrival to leaving. From the moment walking into the office and meeting the great staff to the great bedside manner of Dr. Dyess, I have not been more impressed by anyone else.”

In the early days of his academic career, Dr. Dyess obtained his Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree from the Louisiana State University School of Dentistry in New Orleans in 1983. He then went on to serve his residency in oral and maxillofacial surgery at LSU-Charity Hospital of New Orleans in 1988.

Years later, in 1992, he earned board certification through the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, which is the only certifying board for the specialty of oral and maxillofacial surgery in the United States.

With a focus on dental excellence, Dr. Dyess is a member of several professional dental organizations, including the American Dental Association, the Louisiana Dental Association, the Greater Baton Rouge Dental Association, the Louisiana Society of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, the American Society of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, and the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association.

Alongside his role as a skilled dental professional in private practice, he serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Louisiana State University School of Dentistry.

Oral and maxillofacial surgery specializes in surgery of the face, mouth, and jaws. It is an internationally recognized surgical specialty. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons are dental specialists who treat conditions, defects, injuries, and esthetic aspects of the mouth, teeth, jaws, and face. Their training involves a four-year graduate degree in dentistry and the completion of a minimum four-year hospital surgical residency program.

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