Dr. Chris Dauterive grew up in Katy, Texas. He attended St. Thomas High School and received his college degree from the University of St. Thomas in Houston. After college, Dr. Dauterive earned his dental degree from the University of Texas Dental Branch and then completed his four-year specialty training in oral & maxillofacial surgery at the University of Texas Medical Branch.
Dr. Dauterive is on hospital staff and has operating privileges at Houston Methodist Hospital. He is a member of the American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and the Texas, Southwest, and Houston Societies of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Dauterive is also an active member of the American Dental Association, Texas Dental Association, and Greater Houston Dental Society.
His interests include wisdom tooth removal, dental implants, anesthesia, bone grafting, pathology, facial trauma, orthodontic surgery, and frenectomy.