Dr. Robert E. McMahon

                                          Dr. Robert E. McMahon graduated

                                          from Northwestern University Dental

                                          School in Chicago in 1969, and

                                           served his residency in Oral and

                                       Maxillofacial Surgery at the University

                                         of Chicago and Pritzker School of

                                           Medicine from 1969-1972.  He then

                                                entered the United States Army and was on Active Duty from 1972-1978.  During his service in Germany he worked with the 464th Medical Detachment in Kaiserslaten and Lanstuhl.  He was chief of Oral Surgery at Wurzburg Army Hospital before transferring to Fort Dix, New Jersey, where he was chief of Oral Surgery and a mentor in their general practice residency program.  He achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.   He joined Oral Surgery Group, Inc in 1978.  He is certified by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and has authored numerous scientific articles.  He was a Clinical Investigator for the Residual Infection in Bone (RIIB) Project sponsored by Indiana University Medical Center from 1989 to 1991.  Also he was a Consultant to the NICO JAW Project (Neuralgia-Inducing Cavitational Osteonecrosis) at Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio.  He was active in regional dental activities as a founder of the Southlake Dental Study Club, Program Director for Northwest Indiana Dental Society, and served as Secretary and Treasurer for the organization.  Dr. McMahon concurrently has privileges at the Methodist Hospitals of Merrillville and Gary, where he serves on the Credentials Committee.  He and his wife Karen have five children, five grandchildren, and have resided in the Lakes of the Four Seasons since 1978.

Dr. Basel Hajjar

 Dr. Basel Hajjar received his

Doctorate of Dental Surgery

from New York University

College of Dentistry in 1998. 

He then completed advanced

education in general dentistry at

Columbia University in New York. 

In 2005 Dr. Hajjar completed a

residency in periodontics at Indiana University School of Dentistry and the Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Indianapolis, Indiana.  He is a member of the American Academy of Periodontology.  Dr. Hajjar researched implant bone types in human mandible at Indiana University from 2002 to 2005 and earned his Master degree in Dental Science.  He has special interests in the placement of dental implants and bone augmentation procedures that enhance their stability.  He is on staff at Methodist Hospital’s Southlake and Northlake campuses.  He and his wife Dana have two children and live in Crown Point, Indiana.

Dr. Lina Garcia

Dr. Garcia graduated from the

University of Nova Friburgo

Dental School in 1985 (DDS),

completed her residency at

Sesi Hospital in Rio de Janeiro,

and graduated from the Boston

University Advanced Dental

Program in 1991 (DMD). 

Dr. Garcia maintains a private practice in general dentistry in South Barrington, Illinois, and focuses on preventive care with an emphasis on sound nutrition for optimum dental and whole body health. She is on staff at St. Alexis Medical Center in Hoffman Estates and The Methodist Hospitals in Gary and Merrillville. Dr. Garcia comes to us to provide restorative care and dental rehabilitation for exceptionally challenged adult patients who are unable to receive dental care in a traditional dental office.