Flower Mound dentists

Texas Health Steps helps Medicaid and CHIP families find a dentist or book a checkup at 1-877-847-8377 (1-877-THSTEPS), Monday through Friday. Call it, or the plan on the back of the card, to confirm a Flower Mound office takes your plan before you book.

Pediatric dentists and orthodontists in Flower Mound

Pediatric dentistry and orthodontics are two of the 12 specialties Texas recognizes. An office can advertise a specialty only if the dentist finished an accredited specialty program of two or more years or is board certified in it, under 22 TAC Sec. 108.54. A general dentist who sees children can still be a good fit; the rule just bars the practice from implying a specialty it doesn't have.

Fluoride and Flower Mound tap water

Most of the town's treated water comes from the Upper Trinity Regional Water District, with the rest from Dallas Water Utilities, and the town delivers it. The town says the Upper Trinity district, which supplies most of that water, does not add fluoride, so mention it to your child's dentist and read the town's water quality report for details. Statewide, about 105 public water systems serving 9.7 million people adjust fluoride, and about 72% of Texans drink adjusted or naturally fluoridated water.

A Flower Mound dentist's license status and any public discipline show on the TSBDE Public License Search. The same board also oversees hygienists, registered dental assistants and dental labs.

• Look for the sign. Every Texas dental office must post TSBDE's consumer information sign where patients can see it.
• Don't rely on the wall certificate for specialties. Texas license certificates don't show them; a dentist can ask TSBDE to add an accredited specialty to the licensing record, so check online.
• Know who cleans your teeth. Under Occupations Code Chapter 262, a hygienist can clean and polish, take X-rays, apply fluoride and give local anesthetic under a dentist's authorization, but cannot diagnose, prescribe or cut tissue. The dentist must have examined you within the previous 12 months to hand the cleaning to a hygienist.

Our Texas dentist guide covers the rest of the license rules.

No published price list covers Flower Mound. Delta Dental's national figures give a starting point:

• A standard cleaning without benefits: $85 to $160 (no data year stated).
• Tooth-colored fillings: $145 to $480 for front teeth and $165 to $530 for back teeth; silver amalgam $110 to $455 (2024 data).
• A permanent crown out of network: $1,100 to $2,000 (2023 data).

Ask the office for a written estimate with procedure codes and its self-pay price. A dental school clinic can cost less: Texas A&M's college in Dallas screens adults for $120 with no fee if you are not accepted, and its supervised clinics charge much less than private offices, though they don't take insurance. DSHS also points people to 2-1-1 (211Texas.org) and to federally qualified health centers, some with dental services.

TSBDE investigates complaints about quality of care, sanitation, professional conduct and patient abandonment. File on its form by email (complaints@tsbde.texas.gov), fax or mail; it does not accept anonymous complaints. It does not settle fee disputes, and it can order restitution only in limited cases, up to your out-of-pocket treatment costs, where care fell below the standard.

For a billing dispute, ask the office for an itemized statement first. This is general information, not dental advice; confirm treatment with a licensed Texas dentist.

To compare offices nearby, see dentists in Lewisville or Grapevine dentists, and the Flower Mound services page covers the town's other local rules.