Larry Dougherty of Garden Ridge is the owner and lead dentist at Rolling Oaks Dental. In his free time, Dr. Dougherty enjoys playing guitar, cycling, and spending time with his family.
Dr. Dougherty grew up in Columbus, GA, and was Valedictorian of his high school class as well as an Eagle Scout. Dr. Dougherty was a 1998 recipient of the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Page One Award for General Scholarship. He won department awards for the top student in Science, Mathematics, and Spanish at Hardaway High School, and his band won second place in the school talent show during his junior year!
As a recipient of the Governor’s Scholarship and the HOPE Scholarship, Dr. Dougherty earned his Bachelor of Science in Genetics from the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. In college, he was one of the first CURO Honors Scholarship recipients studying olfactory loss and aging in fruit flies in the Promislow Lab.
He earned his Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. As a dental student, he was awarded the College of Dental Medicine Service Award for his commitment to welcoming all prospective students interviewing for dental school.
Dr. Dougherty was an adjunct faculty member at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Dental School in the Department of Comprehensive Dentistry for two years.
Dr. Dougherty has been a Seattle Study Club member for more than ten years. He has been a member of a Spear Study Club as well as the San Antonio Chapter of the Texas Academy of General Dentistry. As a member of the Texas Academy of General Dentistry, Dr. Dougherty was twice nominated as Texas New Dentist of the Year. As a member of the San Antonio District Dental Society, Dr. Dougherty served as the Chair for the New Dentist Committee for two years and as a general Board Member for two years. Dr. Dougherty was the New Dentist liaison for the Texas Dental Association Annual Session Committee for two years helping to plan the annual TDA Meeting. Dr. Dougherty has completed more than 1000 hours of continuing education in his career with these organizations. He is currently a member of the River District Dental Society.
In 2015, Dr. Dougherty was inducted into the International College of Dentists.
Dr. Dougherty is an active member of the National Eagle Scout Association.
Locally, Dr. Dougherty is a past board member for Texas Young Professionals San Antonio Chapter and was a founding board member for Business Professionals of San Antonio. He is a current member of the Garden Ridge Lions Club.
Dr. Dougherty’s practice Rolling Oaks Dental is a proud sponsor of the Garden Ridge Lions Club, Garden Ridge Elementary School, and the South Texas Chapter of Breakthrough T1D.
- DMD from Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine
- Adjunct Faculty Member at the University of Texas Health Science Center
- Specialties: General, Restorative, and Cosmetic Dentistry
- Hobbies: Playing Guitar and Cycling
- Member of The Garden Ridge Lions Club
