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Dr. Makwana is excited to meet you! Born and raised in India, Dr. Makwana obtained his Bachelors in Dentistry in India and moved to the USA after graduation. Dr. Makwana calls Texas his home in the USA as he studied Master's of Public Health at Fort Worth, Texas. Dr. Makwana obtained his Doctor of Dental Surgery at tech savvy school, University of the Pacific, San Francisco.After practicing in Dallas and Houston, Dr. Makwana decided to call Austin/ San Marcos area his home. Dr. Makwana is married to his beautiful wife Shreya. In his free time, Dr. Makwana loves to read books , play and watch cricket, and explore new restaurants and coffee places with his wife.Dr. Makwana likes to keep himself up to date with latest technology and latest trends with continuous education. Dr. Makwana's unique international exposure, curiosity , clinical experience, and leadership qualities make him an excellent clinician. Dr. Makwana's spirit, enthusiasm and happy go lucky attitude makes him a pleasure to have around.

Dr. Varun Kulkarni has served as a Faculty for Periodontics and Implant Dentistry at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Midwestern University. Currently a full-time private practitioner, Dr. Kulkarni combines his teaching abilities and clinical skills to deliver exceptional patient care. Additionally, Dr. Kulkarni has published over 50 articles in Immunology, Periodontology, Implant surgery, Oral Surgery, Esthetic, and Plastics surgery and has presented numerous lectures and surgical demonstrations. He has also lectured nationally and internationally on dental implants and periodontal procedures. He also serves on the Editorial Boards of many peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Kulkarni is the recipient of the Distinguished Nobel Biocare Fellowship and Straumann Implant Fellowship.

Dr. Buhler was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He grew up in a military family. His family found themselves moving every 2-4 years, due to his father’s employment in the United States Air Force. Dr. Buhler has lived in all regions of the United States, while growing up, to include Nebraska, Alaska, Montana, California, Kentucky, and North Dakota. He even lived a term of 3 years in Germany, as an adolescent, while his father was stationed oversees for his employment.

Dr. Buhler graduated from Red River High School in Grand Forks, North Dakota. After HS Graduation he went to Utah and attended Utah Valley University on a Cross Country and Track and Field scholarship. After college, he was accepted and received a Military Health Profession Scholarship, in which he then moved to Oklahoma City, OK to attend Dental School at the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry. This is where he received his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree.

Following Dental School he was accepted into the San Antonio Military Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Program in San Antonio, TX. He is a member of AAOMS and board eligible for Diplomate status of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Dr. Buhler enjoys many activities in his spare time. He has two children, Matthew and Charlotte, which is were he prefers to spend most of his spare time, hanging out with his children. Him and his kids enjoy the outdoors playing at the park or pool. They also love spending time reading together, and catching up on school day adventures. Dr. Buhler is an avid runner. Most of his free time delegated to exercising is with his marathon training. His background with collegiate running, and past successes with competitive long distance road racing, have kept his passions soaring high, as he strives to continue to meet goals in the long distance running events. Dr. Buhler has hopes and ambitions to compete in several marathons in the near future, and for as long as his body will allow in life. He also enjoys riding his road bike, reading a good book, hiking adventures with his kids, and the swimming pool or lake.