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Dr. Seth Atkins is a proud Texan and graduate of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, where he earned his Doctorate of Dental Surgery. During his training, he received multiple awards in prosthodontics, periodontics, and implant dentistry, and later earned Fellowships in both the Academy of General Dentistry and the International Congress of Oral Implantologists.
Dr. Atkins maintains a private practice in Waxahachie, Texas, where he focuses on complex restorative, cosmetic, and implant dentistry. His professional interests center on the integration of digital technology into restorative practice, with particular emphasis on diagnostics and occlusion.
He serves as a faculty presenter with Phelan Education, a visiting faculty member at Spear Education, and co-leads the Chicago Study Club. Dr. Atkins also contributes to continuing education through lectures, webinars, and podcasts dedicated to advancing digital dentistry and TMJ diagnostics.
A member of the American Equilibration Society since 2016, Dr. Atkins became a Director in 2024 and currently serves as Co-Chair of the 2026 AES Scientific Program alongside Dr. Liz Turner.
Outside of dentistry, Dr. Atkins enjoys life in Texas with his wife, Erica, and their two children, Caden and Harper.
Dr. Seth Atkins stays on the cutting edge of his profession, having averaged over one hundred hours of continuing education every year. He has earned fellowships to both the International Congress of Oral Implantologists and the Academy of General Dentistry.
Born and raised in Palmer, Texas, Dr. Colby Cottongame graduated from Palmer High School as valedictorian of the class of 2010. Baseball was a constant in Dr. Cottongame’s life and took him from PHS to Navarro College in Corsicana where he played for the 2011 and 2012 seasons, winning the 2011 NJCAA World Series Championship in Grand Junction Colorado and playing in the 2011 TX-NM Junior College All-Star Game.
Following his playing career, he graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University in 2014 with a degree in Biology. After college, Dr. Cottongame was accepted to dental school at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio where he received the 2018 Clinical Excellence Award for his work in the pre-doctoral clinics.
When not practicing dentistry you can find Dr. Cottongame sitting in a deer stand, taking in as many baseball games as he can or on a golf course often looking for a stray tee shot. He is beyond excited to be back home in Ellis County to provide the best possible treatment to the community that raised him and that he considers family. Professional Affiliations
