Our Mission
- We will endeavor to use our God-given talents to serve our patients, referring doctors, dentists and staff.
- We will strive to identify all of the factors contributing to our patients’ medical pain ans sleep conditions by addressing the total patient, including his or her physical, emotional and spiritual needs, by using state-of-the-art diagnostic and appropriate treatment procedures.
- Our goal is to serve by maintaining a comfortable, empathetic and loving environment, while pointing all to Christ by our competency, character and compassion.
- We want to be a light in the dark world of facial pain and sleep medicine in South Texas and beyond.
- Sleep disorders and pain can affect the physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of a person’s life. We are committed to addressing all three when a patient presents to our office in distress.
- Orofacial pain, sleep disorders and headaches have many contributing factors involving both medical and dental science. We are committed to bridging that “no-mans land” between the two professions, the place where many patients in pain find themselves.
- While we may not be able to treat everyone who comes to us, it is our mission that any patient who is experiencing pain, or any dentist or medical practitioner who wants to know what is causing facial pain or headache in his or her patient, will have access to our knowledge, experience and compassion.
- Our fees are consistent with our mission in that they are as low as they possibly can be in order for us to keep our doors open. We are committed to remaining available to all those who desire to know about their condition.
Our Vision
To serve
Those with facial pain and sleep-disordered breathing
from Houston and beyond,
with
Competency,
Character,
and
Compassion.
Our Values
Competence – driven by excellence in medical care
- “Make sure you do good medicine before you speak.” — C. Everett Koop, M.D.
- There is no place for mediocrity in quality, compassionate medicine.
- Competence is the front door of influence through which people will trust the doctor to treat their pain.
Character – reflecting our integrity and authenticity
- Without character, every action is fraud.
- Character is what drives the actions of people who care for others.
- What you see in a person of character — what you see is what there is. The attributes that are visible reflect the core of what and who the person is.
Compassion – people don’t care how much we know until they know how much we care
- Compassion is the logical end of grace. Grace is receiving or giving what is not deserved. If we receive grace, then we should respond in compassion to others.
- Our speech and actions are driven by compassion.
- Without compassion, everything is driven by selfish ambition and vain conceit. No patient in pain can ever benefit from medical care without compassion.
Community – provides the consistency in quality care
- Staff unity is essential to the delivery of quality care. It is the glue that provides consistency of care, from the phone call to the end of treatment.
- Patients become part of that community. When people care for each other, there is a community that becomes the environment in which true care and love can be expressed and accomplished.
Positive Influence – making a positive difference in the lives of those we serve
- Our reward is in knowing we have made a difference in someone’s life.
- We value the positive impact on someone’s life and the resulting change in our patients’ point of view as they take control of their pain.
- This has a positive effect on all the people in the patient’s life — their family, friends and co-workers.
