Dr Nathalie C. Dunwody

Dr. Nathalie C. Dunwody was born and raised in El Paso, Texas, graduating from Eastwood High School with honors and in the top ten of her class in 2005. She then graduated summa cum laude and with honors from Texas Tech University in 2009 with a BS degree in biology. She then moved to Houston and earned her DDS degree from The University of Texas School of Dentistry. During dental school, Dr. Dunwody was a member of the Dean’s List of Excellence, and she served as President of both the Psi Omega Dental Fraternity and the local chapter of the Student Professionalism and Ethics Association. She also earned the American College of Dentists Outstanding Student Leader Award, was inducted into the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honor Society, and received The Foundation of the Pierre Fauchard Academy Award. She also fiercely competed with her classmates at every annual Dental Olympics, rain or shine. In June 2014, she successfully earned a postgraduate certificate in Advanced Education in General Dentistry by completing a 12-month residency program (coincidentally, this is the same program Dr. Montz completed in 1997). This residency program afforded her extensive training in cosmetic dentistry, implant restorations, dentures, and much more. Dr. Dunwody first became interested in dentistry at the young age of 9, when she knocked her front tooth out while playing on a set of monkey bars! This event, which seemed dire at the time (and for the next 15 years!), inspired her ambition to become the best dentist she can be, and to strive to treat her patients as wonderfully as she was treated throughout her tough dental journey. Dr. Dunwody knows the importance of staying up-to-date with the ever-evolving field of dentistry, which is why she is very connected and involved. She is a member of the American Dental Association, the Texas Dental Association, the Greater Houston Dental Society, and the Academy of General Dentistry. Dr. Dunwody volunteers her time with events such as Give Kids a Smile and Project Saving Smiles, both which are dedicated to providing to children who would otherwise have no exposure to dental care. She has also attended Texas Missions of Mercy events, and plans to serve at many more. Since moving to Pearland, she has become an active member of her new church family, as well as her Crossfit family, where she exercises several (okay, usually only 2–3) times a week. When she’s not practicing dentistry, Dr. Dunwody and her husband, Jared, spend all of their time and energy on their dachshund-mix dog-child, Marty McFly.