By seeking to stay on the forefront of future dentistry, Dr. Lowrance was the:

• first dentist to bring an intra-oral camera to South Texas (1989). This allows you to view your mouth on a television monitor and is used for diagnosis and discovery of hidden dental disease by magnifying the teeth and oral structures 20 times. Two of the local TV stations carried this event. Dr. Lowrance was one of the

• first few dentists in the nation to eliminate the use of amalgam (silver-mercury fillings) from his dental practice (1983). He was the

• first dentist in South Texas to incorporate the use of functional appliances in treating orthodontics (1982), the

• first to offer bank drafts as a payment plan (1987), the

• first to offer the convenience of home bleaching (1988), the

• first to offer laboratory testing for keeping track of cholesterol, cPSA and other health monitors (1995), the

• first dentist in South Texas to utilize the Internet with a web site as well as being 43rd International dental listing (1995), and

• first dentist in South Texas to become Board Certified as a Clinical Nutritionist and offer nutritional counseling to his patients.

• first dentist in South Texas to produce a public, online newsletter for health and nutrition

first dentist in South Texas to provide TMJ treatment using Neuromuscular dental principles

first dentist in South Texas to offer treatment for Sleep Apnea patients with oral appliances allowing them to get rid of the CPAP machine.

National Dental Research Project
Dr. Lowrance was involved in a two year FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approved IRB (Internal Review Board) study to demonstrate the effectiveness and safety of a medication that removes deposited mercury from the body. There are only 100 dentists in the United States who were chosen to participate in this study.