Michael A. Crossley, DDS

Michael A. Crossley, DDS

General Dentist
Michael A. Crossley, DDS, is an experienced general and cosmetic dentist at Dentistry For Midtown in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a former assistant professor of surgical dentistry at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Crossley graduated dental school at the University of Melbourne, Australia, in 2000. During this time, he completed oral surgery externship training at three large tertiary care hospitals in Australia (Royal Melbourne Hospital, Austin Hospital, Alfred Hospital) and then at Royal Sunderland Hospital in the UK. He practiced briefly in the UK before returning to Sydney to become Clinical Director at Pacific Smiles Group. He provided dental treatment, including dental implantology, IV sedation, and oral surgery under general anesthetic in the operating rooms of two affiliated hospitals. In 2004 Dr. Crossley moved to the US and started an international training program in Philadelphia at The University of Pennsylvania’s School of Dental Medicine, in the Medically Complex Care Clinic. He completed externships at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Crawford Long in Atlanta, Emory in Atlanta, Grady Memorial in Atlanta, and at the VA Hospital and MCG in Augusta, Georgia. He then moved to Denver and completed his international program at The University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine. During this time, he gained broad experience with specialist departments, particularly oral surgery and periodontics, and was appointed assistant professor in the Department of Oral Surgery and Surgical Dentistry. He taught pre-doctoral students and post-doctoral general practice residents in oral surgery while maintaining part-time private practice at the neighboring University of Colorado Hospital. In 2008 Dr. Crossley moved to Georgia and joined Dr. Koch’s office in Warner Robins and has been practicing and partnering with her for the last 14 years. Dr. Crossley has a dental research background in oral molecular biology and bone biomineralization. His 1995 thesis on the sequencing of highly phosphorylated proteins led to a unique publication in the prestigious Journal of Dental Research. He has completed thousands of hours of continuing education and is a member of the American Dental Association (ADA), Academy of General Dentistry (AGD), American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID), and American Student Dental Association (ASDA). He focuses his reading on research advances in biomineralization, implantology, and periodontics and lives in Macon, Georgia with his wife, Stacey, and three young children.