Meet Our Team
For over 3 years, our office has been home to the finest oral and maxillofacial surgery clinic in the North Central Texas area. Providing dental implants, wisdom tooth extraction, and a wide scope of oral and maxillofacial procedures, we take a proactive, state-of-the-art approach to treating dental problems and disease.
The team at Live Oak Oral Surgery of Texas looks forward to providing quality, compassionate care for patients throughout Wichita Falls and the North Central Texas area.

Michael J. Gliddon, DDS
He served in the United States Army, during which he did one combat tour in Iraq from 2004 to 2005, giving him significant experience in the treatment of extensive traumatic wounds. Following his deployment, he became a faculty member in the oral and maxillofacial surgery training program at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio. Here he taught advanced reconstructive techniques, as well as all routine maxillofacial procedures.
Since leaving the military in 2009, Dr. Gliddon has been in private practice, mainly in South Central Oklahoma and North Central Texas.
Accreditions
- Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Member of both the American Association of Oral and
- Maxillofacial Surgeons
- Members of American Dental Society of Anesthesiology
- Fellow of the American College of Dentists
- Fellow of the Pierre Fauchard Academy

Kristy Russell, Practice Relations Director
Our Administrative Staff
Our coordinators are also accustomed to working with many dental PPO insurances and in preparing financial treatment plans for both insured and non-insured patients.
Our Surgery Staff
Our oral surgery assistants will support you with preoperative teaching. They will take care of you during your procedure under the direction of our surgeons. After discharge, they’ll then provide you with postoperative education and support, so you are able to best care for yourself at home.
Contact us at 940-386-3000 for more information, or to schedule an appointment.
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Live Oak Oral Surgery of Texas
2708 Southwest Pkwy, #130
Wichita Falls, TX 76308
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Contact
Phone: 940-386-3000
Fax: 940-386-3002
Hours
Monday ‒ Thursday 8 AM ‒ 5 PM
Friday - 8 AM ‒ 2 PM
Saturday - Closed
Sunday - Closed