About
Connor Medgaus, DMD
Implant surgery, full-arch prosthetics, IV sedation.
I'm a dentist in the Austin area, and my clinical work is implant surgery and the prosthetics that go with it: full-arch reconstruction, single implants, complex extractions, and third molars. On a typical day I'm in surgery in the morning, placing implants under IV sedation that I administer myself, and in the afternoon I'm fitting and finishing the teeth that go on them. I've placed more than 700 implants, most of them in full-arch cases.
I trained at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine and went straight into implant surgery, with intensive programs through Implant Pathway and the Misch Implant Institute, a 100-hour IV sedation training program, and advanced training in sedating medically complex patients. I'm a member of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry and currently in its MaxiCourse, a year-long implant program, on the path to Diplomate status with the American Board of Oral Implantology. I also serve as a clinical advisor to Stabili-Teeth, a full-arch treatment system.
What I care about most is continuity. The person who plans your case, does the surgery, manages your sedation, and delivers your final teeth should be the same person. That's how I practice.
Outside the clinic I play tennis and pickleball, make music on synthesizers, and I'm slowly learning to climb. Bio is a draft — approve, edit, or send bullets for a rewrite
Training and credentials
- Degree
- Doctor of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, 2025
- Licensure
- Texas State Board of Dental Examiners; Pennsylvania State Board of Dentistry
- Sedation
- Texas Level 3 permit (IV moderate sedation), with Levels 1 and 2 and nitrous oxide
Qualified to sedate high-risk (ASA III) patients under Texas Rule 110.6 - Life support
- ACLS and BLS, American Heart Association
- Roles
- Clinical Advisor, Stabili-Teeth
Fellow, Implant Pathway - Memberships
- American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID)
Texas Dental Association - In progress
- AAID MaxiCourse in Implant Dentistry, 2026–27, toward ABOI Diplomate certification
Implant and sedation training
- Implant Pathway — Fast Track surgical program and Session One (Justin Moody, DDS and faculty), 2025
- Misch Implant Institute — Surgical Session 1: Extract, Preserve and Place, 2025
- IV Sedation for Dentistry, 100-hour program — Conscious Sedation Consulting, 2025
- Sedation of High-Risk (ASA III) Patients, Texas Rule 110.6 training — Conscious Sedation Consulting, 2026
- Stabili-Teeth full-arch sessions — Oral Reconstruction Foundation, 2025
- Bendable Mono Implants and 3D Full-Arch Printing — Noris Academy, 2026
Dr. Medgaus practices as a general dentist. Implant dentistry is not a specialty recognized by the American Dental Association.
What I do
- Full-arch implant reconstruction. Removal of failing teeth, implant placement, same-day fixed teeth, and the final prosthesis.
- Single and multiple implants. Including extraction with immediate placement and grafting where needed.
- Complex extractions and third molars. Under IV sedation when appropriate.
- Implant prosthetics. I restore what I place, from the temporary through the final bridge or crown.
How I practice
- One clinician for the whole arc. I do the surgery, the sedation, the conversion the same day, and the final prosthesis. You are never handed to someone who wasn't in the room.
- Sedation taken seriously. Every sedation is planned against your medical history, monitored continuously, and documented. Patients with more complex health histories are cleared with their physician first.
- Plain answers. I would rather tell you a full-arch bridge is the wrong choice for you than sell you one.
Where I practice
Optima Dental Surgery Center
990 Hesters Crossing Rd, Round Rock, TX 78681