Dr. Thomas Richard Watkins DDS
Dentist
8744 Grissom Rd San Antonio TX, 78251About
Dr. Thomas Watkins is a Dentist practicing in San Antonio, TX. Dr. Watkins specializes in preventing, diagnosing, and treating diseases and conditions associated with the mouth and overall dental health. Dentists are trained to carry out such treatment as professional cleaning, restorative, prosthodontic, and endodontic procedures, and performing examinations, among many others.
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