Meet Dr. McGuire
Dickson McGuire, DDS, MSD
Board-Certified Diplomate of The American Board of Endodontics
Dr. McGuire is a Board-Certified Diplomate of The American Board of Endodontics. He received his Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry in June 1999. He was indoctrinated into the U.S. Navy Dental Corps from June-August 1999 in Newport, RI. From there he served and trained in advanced education in general dentistry residency program (AEGD) at the Naval Dental Center San Diego. He then served three years as a Navy Dentist with the 7th Marines in 29 Palms, California. He made application to endodontic programs around the country and was accepted into Indiana University's School of Dentistry Department of Endodontics's prestigious program. He was one of two residents from over a thousand applicants. At IU he received his American Dental Association (ADA) specialist's certificate in Endodontics and a Master of Science in Dentistry (MSD). He obtained diplomate status with the American Board of Endodontics (ABE) in March of 2018. A status held by less than 20% of endodontists nationwide. Obtaining diplomate status from the American Board of Endodontics is a long process that includes a written exam (current/classic literature), a case portfolio with proper complexity, and an oral examination.
Dr. McGuire is the founder of McGuire Endodontics in Austin, Texas, and has been in private practice since January 2006. He strives for painless, comfortable, and compassionate endodontics. He's continually reading endodontic literature to stay on his "A" game. He prides himself on his experienced/comforting team, building/space, modern equipment for proper patient access/care, comfort, diagnosis, endodontic treatment, and post-operative care. He's excited to offer gentlewave technology (GW) for all non-surgical root canal therapy. It's the only device with a combined multisonic irrigation and vacuum. It reaches and suctions out the microscopic organic areas unreachable by other means. He uses it in every case allowable. He doesn't let the cost of each handpiece and the additional chair time compromise your clinical endodontic outcome. He, also, never reuses endodontic files or reamers and buys only the very best supplies. He's all about your clinical comfort and long-term endodontic outcome. He'll give plenty of nitrous, oral sedation, and local anesthesia as needed. He knows that almost every patient is nervous to see the endodontist and waives the fees for nitrous and oral sedation. All you'll need is a safe driver to take you home. He's known as "the go-to" for the most difficult endo cases and circumstances. He enjoys a good endodontic challenge! In his spare time, he enjoys relaxing, spending time with his daughter, walking or running the trail at Town Lake, and spending time with his referring dentists. Patients usually find their way to his practice by self-referral or one of Austin's finest dental practices that he calls "his referrals." His latest continuing education experiences include the 10th annual ABE Scientific Board Review at the University of Maryland-Baltimore 2020, the AAE 2020 and 2021 virtual conference, the 11th annual ABE virtual Scientific January 2021, AAE Scottsdale 2021, Endocon 2022, ABE Scientific UTHB 2023, Endocon 2023, AAE Los Angeles 2024, and AAE Boston 2025. He, currently, mentors board eligible endodontists for the College of Diplomates and serves as a Mock Oral Examiner.