Dr. Daniel Choi
Dr. Daniel Choi is a Board Certified Periodontist who was born in 1978 in Cleveland, Ohio, and was raised by two loving South Korean immigrant parents. He later moved to a surrounding suburb until graduating from high school. He pursued his undergraduate degree in Business and Sociology at the University of California at Los Angeles. Upon graduating, he pursued his interest in dentistry at Ohio State University and graduated in 2008. He then continued his education with an additional 3 years of surgical training at the University of Pittsburgh and graduated in 2011. Dr. Choi immediately moved to the Dallas Fort Worth area where he’s been practicing since.
Dr. Choi enjoys seeing patients and getting them the results they desire. When he has free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife, Julie, his son, his daughter, and their dog Mollie. He also enjoys the outdoors, weekend trips, working out at the gym, and going golfing.
–Daniel Choi. DDS
Dr. Shahrukh Syed
Dr. Shahrukh Syed is a highly skilled prosthodontist dedicated to restoring and enhancing smiles with precision and artistry. He earned his dental degree from Rutgers School of Dental Medicine and went on to complete an advanced residency in prosthodontics at New York University. With expertise in full-mouth rehabilitations, implant restorations, and aesthetic dentistry, Dr. Syed is committed to delivering exceptional, patient-centered care.
Originally from Lahore, Pakistan, Dr. Syed brings a global perspective to his practice, combining advanced clinical techniques with a warm and compassionate approach. When he’s not transforming smiles, he enjoys listening to music and spending quality time with his wife and their two beautiful children—a son and a daughter.
Dr. Syed is passionate about helping patients regain confidence in their smiles, ensuring that each treatment is tailored to their unique needs with the highest level of precision and care.
— Shahrukh Syed , D.D.S.
Dr. Athanasios Rigos
Dr. Athanasios Rigos is a board-certified prosthodontist specializing in complex restorative dentistry and full-mouth rehabilitation.
He completed his prosthodontic specialty training at Texas A&M College of Dentistry in Dallas, where he also earned a Master of Science in Oral Biology. He later served as a Clinical Assistant Professor at Texas A&M and has co-authored several research publications in dental materials.
Prior to becoming a specialist, he practiced general dentistry in England. Dr. Rigos also completed postgraduate training in prosthodontics at King’s College London and earned his DDS from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece.
His experience across private practice, academic dentistry, and different healthcare systems has given him a broad clinical perspective and a creative approach to complex treatment and problem-solving. He draws on this background to develop personalized, facially driven treatment plans focused on excellence and long-term durability.
Outside of dentistry, Dr. Rigos enjoys exercising, spending time outdoors, traveling, watching movies, and reading.
— Athanasios Rigos, D.D.S.
Dr. Sung Han
Dr. Sung Han is a board-certified Oral Maxillofacial Surgeon who comes from a family of dentists. He developed an early interest in Oral Maxillofacial Surgery through his father. Inspired by before-and-after pictures of his father’s jaw surgery patients, Dr. Han also wanted to become an oral maxillofacial surgeon to help people using his hands.
He went on to receive his undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering from Brown University, graduating with Honors. He received his Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree from the University of Detroit Mercy, School of Dentistry in Michigan. He was invited to be a member of the OKU National Dental Honor Society and was the recipient of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) dental student award of his graduating class.
Dr. Han earned his Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree from Loma Linda University School of Medicine in Southern California. Afterwards, he completed a 1-year General Surgery internship during which time he was nominated Resident Physician of the Month. He then finished his residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Loma Linda University Medical Center where his training focused on dentoalveolar surgery (wisdom teeth removal, bone grafting, and dental implants), oral pathology, anesthesia, facial trauma, and orthognathic surgery. His research during residency focused on in-office anesthesia and multimodal pain management.
Dr. Han is an active member of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology.
Dr. Han is fluent in English and Korean. Outside of the office, Dr. Han enjoys singing (he was a member of a famous college A cappella group), cooking Thai and Japanese dishes, watching European soccer, and spending time with his wife, daughter, and dog.
— Dr. Han, D.D.S., M.D
Dr. Sungjoon Koo
After spending years away from Texas for his post-secondary education, Dr. Koo moved back to the great state six years ago to serve the dental needs of his fellow Texans.
Raised in South Korea and Austin, Dr. Koo majored in biology at Brown University and attended the University of Pennsylvania for his dental degree.
Dr. Koo discovered his love for the surgical side of dentistry and implant dentistry during his residency year at NYU Langone Dental Medicine’s Advanced Education in General Dentistry. Prior to joining North Texas Dental Surgery, he gained extensive experience in surgical procedures at dental offices in Central Texas. Dr. Koo has placed and restored over a thousand implants for full smile makeovers (“All-on-X”), snap-on dentures, and single tooth cases.
Outside of dental surgery, Dr. Koo enjoys weightlifting and karaoke. His favorite song to perform in front of a live audience? He’ll give you the answer when you meet him at NTDS.
— Sungjoon Koo D.M.D.
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