Dentists in Carrollton

Delta Dental's national averages give you a baseline before you call a Carrollton office for its own prices. A standard cleaning without dental benefits averages $85 to $160. Tooth-colored fillings average $145 to $480 for a front tooth and $165 to $530 for a back tooth (2024 data), and a permanent crown $1,100 to $2,000 out of network (2023 data).

Texas A&M dental clinics in Dallas

Texas A&M's dental college in Dallas is one of four Texas dental schools with public clinics, where students treat patients under licensed faculty. Adults pay $120 for registration, a screening and X-rays, with no fee if they aren't accepted. The adult clinics don't take dental insurance, and visits run longer than at a private office. Call (214) 828-8981 to ask about a screening.

The full Texas cost guide is on the Texas dentists guide.

Before a first visit in Carrollton, look the dentist up on the Public License Search run by the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners (TSBDE), the board over dentists, hygienists, registered dental assistants and dental labs. The search shows whether a license is active and any public disciplinary action. In the office itself, look for TSBDE's consumer information sign, which state rules require in plain view of patients.

Specialist titles in Carrollton dental offices

Texas recognizes 12 dental specialties, from orthodontics and endodontics to pediatric dentistry. A dentist may advertise as a specialist only after an accredited specialty program of at least two years or board certification, and a practice must not imply its general dentists are specialists. Specialty status doesn't show on the license certificate, so if a Carrollton office says "orthodontist", ask where the dentist trained.

Who cleans your teeth

A hygienist can clean and polish, take X-rays, apply fluoride and give local anesthetic under a dentist's authorization, but can't diagnose or prescribe. A dentist must have examined you within the previous 12 months for a hygienist to do your cleaning.

A short call before the first visit saves most billing surprises. Ask these, and write the answers down.

• Which plans do you take? For a child on Medicaid or CHIP, ask whether the office is in network with your managed care dental plan, since that plan decides where the child can be seen.
• What will the first visit cost? Ask for the exam, X-ray and cleaning prices in writing, and compare them with Delta Dental's national cleaning range above.
• Who does the work? Ask whether a treatment you're quoted will be done by the general dentist or referred to a specialist, and the specialist's training.
• Will a hygienist do my cleaning? In Texas a hygienist can, as long as a dentist examined you within the previous 12 months, and the dentist doesn't have to be on the premises. Ask when your last exam on file was.

Most Texans 20 and under on Medicaid or CHIP get dental care through DentaQuest, MCNA Dental or UnitedHealthcare Dental. Texas Health Steps helps families find a dentist at 1-877-847-8377. For low-cost adult care, DSHS points people to 2-1-1 and to federally qualified health centers, some with dental clinics.

Complaints about care, sanitation or conduct go to TSBDE on its complaint form, by email to complaints@tsbde.texas.gov, fax or mail, and can't be anonymous. TSBDE doesn't settle fee disputes, so agree prices before treatment. This page explains how the system works; questions about your own teeth belong with a licensed dentist.

To learn whether Carrollton tap water is fluoridated, ask the city's water department or look up your water system on the CDC's My Water's Fluoride page.

Other local checks are on the Carrollton hub. Living near the Richardson line, compare dentists in Richardson.