Jim Bates, DDS, MD, is founder of Texas Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the only JCAHO-accredited OBS facility in Dallas, TX. Dr. Bates is a board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon in active private practice with 20 years of academic teaching and clinical research background. Having extensive deposition and trial experience, expert testimony is only a small part of Dr. Bates' activities, which are focused on patient care and medical missions.