Dr. Carole Bates is the owner and family dentist of Farmersville Dental. Dr. Bates is originally from Vancouver, Canada but has been a Texan for over fifteen years now. She went to school locally at Texas A&M University-Commerce and graduated from dental school at the University of Texas Dental Branch in Houston. Dr. Bates is a member of the American Dental Association, the Texas Dental Association, North Texas Dental Society and the American Academy of Orthodontics.