Dentists in Lewisville

The Texas State Board of Dental Examiners (TSBDE) oversees every dentist and hygienist practicing in Lewisville, along with registered dental assistants and dental labs. Its Public License Search shows whether a license is active and lists public disciplinary actions. Every Texas dental office must also post TSBDE's consumer information sign where patients can see it.

What a specialist claim means in Lewisville offices

Texas recognizes 12 dental specialties, from endodontics and orthodontics to pediatric dentistry, periodontics and orofacial pain. Under 22 TAC Sec. 108.54 a dentist may advertise as a specialist only after an accredited specialty program of two or more years or board certification, and a practice must avoid implying its general dentists are specialists.

The license certificate on the wall won't show a specialty. Dentists can ask TSBDE to add an accredited specialty to their licensing record, so check the online record, or ask where the specialty training was done.

Delta Dental's national ranges give you a yardstick to bring to a Lewisville treatment plan:

Ask for a written treatment plan with the procedure codes, so a second office can price the same work. Our Texas dentist guide covers the rest of the costs and the license rules.

Dental school clinic. Texas has four dental schools with public clinics. Texas A&M's college in Dallas screens adults for $120 (registration, screening and X-rays), charges nothing if you aren't accepted, and charges much less than private offices, though its adult clinics don't take insurance.

Medicaid and CHIP. Most Texans age 20 and younger on Medicaid or CHIP get dental care through a managed care dental plan: DentaQuest, MCNA Dental or UnitedHealthcare Dental. Texas Health Steps helps families find a dentist at 1-877-847-8377, Monday through Friday.

Other routes. DSHS points people to 2-1-1 (211Texas.org), which answers around the clock in more than 90 languages, and to federally qualified health centers, some of which offer dental care. Ask any clinic what it charges before the first visit.

Statewide, about 72% of Texans drink adjusted or naturally fluoridated water. If your dentist asks about fluoride, request the City of Lewisville's water quality report, or check your system on the CDC's My Water's Fluoride page.

A hygienist can clean and polish teeth, smooth root surfaces, apply fluoride, take X-rays and give local anesthetic under a dentist's authorization, but under Occupations Code Chapter 262 may not diagnose, prescribe or cut tissue. A dentist can delegate your cleaning if they examined you within the previous 12 months.

Complaints about care, sanitation or conduct go to TSBDE on its form by email to complaints@tsbde.texas.gov, fax or mail; anonymous complaints aren't accepted. TSBDE does not handle fee disputes and can order restitution only in limited cases. This page explains how licensing works; for any question about your own teeth, ask a licensed Texas dentist.

To compare offices nearby, see Flower Mound dentists or dentists in Carrollton, and the Lewisville services page for other local checks.