Lauri Barge, DDS

Dr. Lauri Barge has had her cosmetic and family dental practice in Flower Mound long enough — two decades, to be exact — to become a proverbial household name and trusted source for beautiful, healthy smiles. In fact, her most loyal patients and their families say she’s the kind of hometown dentist who knows every patient by name and has built relationships well beyond the dental chair.

Of course, Dr. Barge might beg to differ. Back in the day, she jokes, she wasn’t exactly a natural at dentistry.

“I was the world’s worst dental assistant ever,” Dr. Barge said jokingly about her first job in college. “I just needed something on the weekends, and you didn’t have to take classes back then. Let’s just say we learned on the job quite a bit.”

While that weekend job wasn’t the smoothest introduction, it gave Dr. Barge a glimpse into a career that would become her passion and life’s work. Her services include everything from routine checkups and cleanings to implants, veneers, crowns, Invisalign, and full-mouth reconstructions. So whether patients want to maintain a healthy smile, replace missing teeth, or correct cosmetic imperfections that affect their confidence, Dr. Barge provides the dental experience they can rely on.

Meet Your Hometown Dentist

Dr. Barge graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington and earned her dental doctorate at Texas A&M College of Dentistry. She completed a General Practice Residency program at Olin E Teague VA Hospital and has committed to continuing education to provide the best possible treatment for patients. This includes the Core Curriculum for complex restorative and aesthetic cases at the Las Vegas Institute. Dr. Barge is also a member of the American Academy of Clear Aligners and the Texas Super Dentist Hall of Fame. She has won Best of Denton County numerous times and earned Invisalign Gold Provider Status, a significant accomplishment for a single-doctor practice.

Dr. Barge takes the time to truly get to know her patients and educate them on their oral health and well-being.

“We focus on relationships,” she said. “We know about their kids and grandmothers. We know what colleges their kids go to, and whether they had a baby. It’s a philosophy that reminds you of the old days of dentistry, which is missing in many corporate practices.”

A Patient-Centered Approach

More than ever, Dr. Barge’s practice is surrounded by newer dentists and established names with trusted reputations of their own. But after 20 years, she has discovered that longevity is about more than simply staying in business. It’s about giving people a reason to keep coming back — and a reason to bring their families with them.

“I’m the only dentist here, and I’m not corporately owned,” she added. “That matters to people because while many places still go by the same name, you see different dentists every time. I prefer to keep my practice single-doctor oriented and patient-based.”