New patients
Everything a new patient needs, in one place. We treat patients in pain first, by appointment, after a screening.
Emergency care
If you are experiencing severe tooth pain, swelling, a broken tooth, fever, or pus and are uninsured, please use the following form to make an appointment.
Who we see first
This clinic exists for patients in pain. That one fact decides the order of everything below, and it is the difference between being seen next weekend and waiting for a slot to open.
Seen first, always. If you are in pain, this clinic is for you and you are the reason it is open.
We do provide fillings, but they do not take priority. Tell us when you book that you need a filling rather than an extraction and you are placed on the waitlist. We book as many patients in pain as the day holds, then fill any remaining slots from that list.
Seen only if a slot remains once the above are booked. Please do not travel to the clinic expecting this work to be done.
We do not provide cleanings or hygiene care at all. A routine check-up can be done, but it does not take priority.
If you are not in pain, we cannot see you for treatment on a treatment day. You are very welcome to join the waitlist for a filling.
Treatment and fees
$50
Problem focused: the tooth you came in about, not your whole mouth.
Screening day
Read what this means and how it is priced$55+
$55 to $75 depending on the severity of decay.
Treatment dayWaitlist
Read what this means and how it is priced$75
Tooth fully above the gum line.
Treatment dayPriority
Read what this means and how it is priced$100
Tooth fractured or below the gum line.
Treatment dayPriority
Read what this means and how it is pricedScope of care
Referred to an appropriate provider.
Not provided at this clinic at all.
Outside our scope of care.
We may be able to offer this in future. Please ask.
What to expect
We do not accept walk-ins, and nobody is treated on the day they first arrive. Every patient needs an appointment.
You must attend a screening day before any treatment. We record your concern, then radiograph and photograph the tooth you are worried about. A different tooth later means another screening.
After your screening the dentist reviews your case and writes a report on it.
A team member will contact you to let you know whether we can treat you on a treatment day, or whether your case needs to be referred out.
Our radiographs are problem focused. We image and photograph the tooth you are worried about, not your whole mouth, and that is part of what keeps the first visit at $50.
So if a different tooth starts giving you trouble later, even after you have been treated here, we have nothing on file for it. You need another screening for that tooth before we can treat it.
Every dentist here is a volunteer, giving their weekend to keep the clinic open. The treating dentist works within what they judge they can provide safely and comfortably, and may decide your case is better referred out. That judgement rests with the dentist.
Average wait times at a community clinic are longer than at a private practice. That is the trade for care at this price, and we would rather say so now than surprise you on the day.
If you receive any form of government assistance and can provide proof of it, you qualify for a further reduction on top of our standard fees. Bring your documentation to your screening appointment.
New patients
Every new patient starts with a screening. There is no walk-in route and no same-day treatment, whether it is your first visit or your fifth.
Step 1 of 2
Tap one of the two big buttons below.
Answer the question above and the next step will appear here.
In plain words
A dentist determines the cause.
An image revealing the internal structure of the tooth.
The decay is cleaned out and the tooth restored.
A tooth that cannot be saved is removed.
A filling is priced by how many surfaces of the tooth the decay has spread across.
Decay on the biting surface only.
Which one you need is determined at your screening, before anything is scheduled.
The whole tooth sits above the gum line and can be lifted out.
Becoming a patient
Step 1
First visit or returning, it starts here. Tell us whether you are in pain or only need a filling.
Step 2
Currently Saturday
8:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Examination, plus problem-focused radiographs and photographs of the tooth concerned, reviewed by a licensed dentist.
The dentist writes a report on your case afterwards. You will then receive a telephone call telling you whether we can treat you on a treatment day, or whether your case needs to be referred out.
No treatment is performed on Saturday.
Step 3
Currently Sunday
8:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Extractions are performed on this day, and restorations where a slot allows.
By appointment only, and only for patients who have already attended a screening. The cost is agreed before treatment begins and settled at the clinic.
You cannot be treated without attending a screening first.
Common questions
No. This clinic exists specifically for patients without dental coverage. If you do hold dental insurance, a general practice will see you sooner and your plan will cover part of the cost.
Go to the booking section and say whether this is your first visit or whether you have been here before. First visits read and tick four points, then book a screening. Returning patients book straight in. An appointment is required either way; we do not accept walk-ins.
Not on a treatment day, no. This clinic prioritises patients in pain, and extractions are the treatment we prioritise. You are very welcome to join the waitlist for a filling: say when you book that you need a filling rather than an extraction.
No. We are appointment only, and every new patient must attend a screening day first. At the screening we record your concern, take radiographs, and photograph the tooth. The dentist then writes a report and you receive a telephone call.
No. Our radiographs are problem focused, so we only have images of the tooth you originally came in about. A different tooth is a different problem and needs its own screening before we can treat it. This applies even if we have already treated you.
Not for a tooth we have already examined and planned. Book straight in as a returning patient. If it is a new problem or a different tooth, you do need a screening first.
The first visit is $50 and covers your examination and radiographs. Any treatment is quoted to you before it begins, so nothing is a surprise.
No. We do not provide free care. Our fees run roughly 65% to 75% below the going rate for the same treatment in this area, but there is always a fee. Please come expecting to pay.
Yes. If you receive any form of government assistance and can provide proof of it, you qualify for a further reduction on top of our standard fees. Bring your documentation to your screening appointment.
Longer than at a private practice. Average wait times at a community clinic are longer, and that is the trade for care at this price.
At the clinic, on the day. Nothing is charged through this website.
A dentist licensed in the State of Texas, or a registered dental assistant working under that dentist’s direct supervision. Every dentist here is a volunteer. The clinic is registered with the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners.
Saturday is for screening; Sunday is for treatment. Separating them means the diagnosis and the cost are settled before any treatment starts, and the dentist has adequate time for the procedure itself.
We will still examine you, tell you what is wrong, and refer you to a provider who can carry out the treatment you need.
We do not provide cleanings or hygiene care at all. A routine check-up can be done, but this is an emergency and urgent care clinic: patients in pain come first.