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Lighthouse Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

6560 Fannin St #614, Houston, TX 77030

4.5+ stars in 100+ reviews Opening hours below

Reviews

4.5+ stars in 100+ reviews

4–5 stars: 97% · 1–2 stars: 3% · 193 written reviews

Last 12 months: 44 reviews · 98% 4–5 stars · Replies: 18% of reviews · 1 of 5 one- and two-star

32mention friendly, welcoming staff

14mention explaining everything before doing it

9mention putting nervous patients at ease

  • Sedation permit (TX board)
  • Implants

Reviewers praise recovery support after oral surgery

Recovery gets specific praise: five reviews say there was little or no pain afterwards, or that pain medication wasn't needed. Sedation or being put under is mentioned in eight, and six reviewers name wisdom tooth pain or infection as what brought them in. Recent feedback holds steady, with 98% of the 44 reviews from the last 12 months at four or five stars.

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Oral surgery training and certification

The practice’s website says Dr. Andrew Bhagyam completed an oral and maxillofacial surgery residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. The practice’s website says Dr. Justin Seaman is board certified by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Dr. Andrew Bhagyam

  • Dental school: University of Missouri–Kansas City, 1946
  • Training: General Practice Residency at Hennepin County Medical Center; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Certificate of Advanced Training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (2023) (its website)

NPI 1073976890 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

Dr. Justin Seaman

  • Texas license active, first licensed Apr 2014
  • Dental school: New York University College of Dentistry, 2008
  • Training: Board certified by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (its website)
  • Holds a nitrous oxide (laughing gas) permit (since 2014) and sedation permits for levels 1 to 4 (most recent 2014)

NPI 1518212943 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

Dr. Mary Thomas, DDS

  • Texas license active, first licensed Jun 1988
  • Dental school: UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry, 1988
  • Holds a nitrous oxide (laughing gas) permit (since 1992) and sedation permits for levels 1 to 4 (most recent 2012)

NPI 1699743302 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on its business listing

Oral surgery specialist recognition

A state board and a national provider directory both identify the practice as having a specialist in wisdom teeth and oral surgery.

Dental implants: how it works ShowA natural molar beside a dental implant: a crown on an abutment, joined to a titanium post set in the jawbone, which bone grows onto over several months.
Sedation & nervous patients: how it works ShowA scale of four sedation levels from most to least awake: minimal, moderate, deep and general anesthesia.

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What patients say

How the visit felt

14Explaining everything before doing it
9Putting nervous patients at ease
8Sedation or laughing gas

Staff and office

32Friendly, welcoming staff

Why patients came

6Wisdom tooth pain

How we count themes

How it compares in Houston

One- and two-star reviews
3%of 193 written reviews
A lower share than 60% of Houston practices
Middle Houston practice: 4%
Most common complaints
Phones not answered or calls not returned1
Work failed or had to be fixed1
Of its 1 one- and two-star reviews since Oct 2023 · Read them below
Replies to reviews
18%of written reviews get a reply (1 of 5 one- and two-star)
Fewer replies than 60% of Houston practices
Middle Houston practice: 35%
Licensed in Texas since
1946its longest-licensed confirmed dentist
Licensed longer than 99% of Houston dentists we list
Middle Houston dentist: first licensed 2004

How we compare

Older concerns after jaw surgery

Older one-star reviews describe alleged infections after jaw surgery, trouble reaching or getting help from the office, and distressing phone handling during urgent jaw care, a different concern from the recovery praise in the summary.

Why they were unhappy

  • Phones not answered or calls not returned1
    1 in the last 12 months
  • Work failed or had to be fixed1
    1 in the last 12 months

How we read these

Insurance checks and financing

Its group’s website says it accepts most PPO plans, checks benefits and provides a cost estimate before scheduling. It also names Proceed Finance, Cherry and Alphaeon as financing options.

Ways to pay

  • Accepts credit cards, debit cards and mobile pay (its business profile)
  • Third-party lender financing (its website)

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When you can go

Opens early
7 am, Monday to Friday
15% of Houston practices open before 8 am
Weekends
Closed

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Getting there

6560 Fannin St #614
Houston, TX 77030
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  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance, parking, restroom and seating
  • LGBTQ+ friendly
  • Lactation space
  • Free parking lot

Its business profile

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Sources and dates

Business listing and reviews, Sep 2026 · lighthouseomfshouston.com, Sep 2026 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, Sep 2026 · NPI registry · City of Houston super neighborhoods