Referrals
If we cannot treat you, this is where you go
Some cases are beyond what a weekend clinic can do safely. Root canals, crowns, dentures, and wisdom teeth are the usual ones. We still examine you, tell you what is wrong, and send you on with a signed referral and your X-rays.
Where we send people
Texas A&M College of Dentistry
It is a dental school located in downtown Dallas. Treatment is completed by either dentists or students under the strict supervision of dentists. They provide high quality, lower cost treatments. Please note that appointments are typically longer than at private offices.
What they treat that we do not
- Comprehensive dentistry
- Endodontics, which is root canal treatment
- Oral and maxillofacial surgery
- Periodontics
- Prosthodontics, which is crowns and dentures
- Pediatric dentistry
- Orthodontics
- Oral pathology and imaging
Who to call
Contacting Texas A&M
Which number you dial decides how quickly you are seen. The first two are the ones most of our patients need.
Adult screening appointments
(214) 828-8981The main route in for anyone 18 or over. Start here unless the tooth needs to come out urgently.
Urgent tooth extraction
(214) 828-8489A tooth that needs removing now. Faster than the screening route. Does not handle wisdom teeth.
Wisdom teeth and oral surgery
(214) 828-8228Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. All wisdom tooth cases go here.
Children's dental care
(214) 828-8133Under 18. Their children’s clinics do accept Medicaid and CHIP.
Orthodontics
(214) 828-8121Braces and alignment.
Health records
(214) 828-8217Requesting copies of records already held there.
Texas A&M Fees
| Service | Cost | What to know |
|---|---|---|
| Adult screening | $120 | Registration, the screening appointment, and X-rays. If you are not accepted as a patient, there is no fee. |
| Urgent tooth extraction | $131 | The examination, X-ray, and the first extraction. Wisdom teeth are handled by Oral Surgery instead. |
| Children's screening | $5 | The screening appointment for a child. |
| Root canal treatment | Not published | After completing a screening either at our office or directly through them, they will provide you with the cost prior to the completion of any treatment. |
| Crowns, dentures, and periodontics | Not published | After completing a screening either at our office or directly through them, they will provide you with the cost prior to the completion of any treatment. |
Quoted from Texas A&M College of Dentistry’s published patient pages, checked September 2026. Prices at a teaching clinic change. Confirm on the telephone before you travel.
Before you go
Four things that surprise people
Adult clinics do not take dental insurance
Their adult clinics do not accept it. The children’s clinics do accept Medicaid and CHIP.
You are screened before you are accepted
A screening decides whether your case suits their teaching programme. Not everybody is accepted, and if you are not, the adult screening fee is not charged.
Appointments run long
Students are learning and faculty check the work at each stage. Set aside considerably more time than a private practice would take.
It is a drive
They are on Gaston Avenue in Dallas, not in Garland. Plan the journey and the parking before the day.
What we send with you
If we refer you, you leave with a referral signed by our doctor and your radiographs attached. You do not have to explain your own case from memory. If anything is missing when you get there, email info@mcdc.care and we will send it again.
Not been screened with us yet? Start here