Meet Dr. Holly Phillip
Dr. Holly Phillip is an Austin native, having lived in the greater Austin area her entire life except for her time at Baylor University in Waco and at Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas. She was born at St. David’s Medical Center, attended Walnut Creek Elementary in north Austin .and eventually moved with her parents and sister to a ranch in Elgin, where she graduated as valedictorian of her class.
She then headed up I-35 to Waco, where she graduated with a BA in Chemistry while gaining valuable work experience in the dental field to help put herself through college and dental school. In 1991 she obtained her Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree, graduating with several honors from the Baylor College of Dentistry.
After completing an Advanced Education in General Dentistry residency at Baylor College of Dentistry, Dr. Phillip moved back to Austin to begin practicing dentistry as an associate in a private practice in 1992. In 1998, to better balance the needs of being both a new mom and a practicing dentist, she established her own private practice at her current location next to Eanes Elementary in Westlake Hills, where she has been helping her patients maintain healthy smiles for over twenty years now.
During those twenty years, Dr. Phillip has continually sought to advance both her skills and her expertise as a general dentist through active pursuit of continuing education that extends far beyond requirements for maintaining accreditation. She is an alumnus of the prestigious L. D. Pankey Institute, was recognized as a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry in 1998, and, in 2008 was honored at the national Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) conference as a Master of the AGD (MAGD), a prestigious designation earned by only 2% of dentists in Texas and 1% of dentists nationwide.
Dr. Phillip is also active in a local branch of the Seattle Study Club, where she collaborates with other leading dentists, specialists and lab technicians to present case studies, learn about emerging technologies, and hear of best practices and current research from national experts.
She is married to her husband Michael and has three beautiful daughters, the oldest of which just graduated from the University of Texas at Austin. She is deeply committed to her faith, a second generation member of First Austin church, and regularly contributes to mission work and helping people in need. She has been a teacher of the youth at her church for much of her adult life. She loves to sing, and studied voice at Baylor during her time there, as well.
She believes God prepared her for her role as she unknowingly did much to develop fine hand skills growing up. She has an eye for symmetry and has always enjoyed the art and creativity of dentistry.
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