Dentists in Midland

Delta Dental's national figures give Midland patients a benchmark:

• Standard cleaning without benefits: $85 to $160 (no data year stated).
• Tooth-colored filling: $145 to $480 for front teeth, $165 to $530 for back teeth (2024 data).
• Silver amalgam filling: $110 to $455 (2024 data).
• Permanent crown, out of network: $1,100 to $2,000 (2023 data).

Ask whether the estimate includes the exam and X-rays, and whether a hygienist or the dentist does the cleaning. Texas lets a dentist delegate cleanings to a hygienist if the dentist examined you in the previous 12 months, and the dentist doesn't have to be in the building. Fee disputes aren't something TSBDE handles, so settle the price before treatment. The Texas dentists guide covers more procedures.

TSBDE licenses Texas dentists, hygienists, registered dental assistants and dental labs. Its Public License Search shows license status and any public disciplinary action. Every Texas dental office must also post TSBDE's consumer information sign in plain view.

Midland dental specialists

Texas recognizes 12 specialties, from orthodontics and pediatric dentistry to oral and maxillofacial surgery, dental anesthesiology and orofacial pain. A dentist may advertise as a specialist only after an accredited program of two or more years or board certification. Because license certificates don't list specialties, a dentist can ask TSBDE to add an accredited specialty certificate to their licensing record; ask your specialist whether they have.

What a Midland hygienist can and can't do

A Texas hygienist cleans and polishes teeth, smooths root surfaces, takes X-rays, applies fluoride and can give local anesthetic under a dentist's authorization. A hygienist can't diagnose, prescribe or perform irreversible procedures that cut tissue. If a treatment plan comes from the hygienist alone, ask to talk it through with the dentist.

Texas's four dental schools, the clinics where supervised students treat patients at lower cost, are in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and El Paso, so Midland residents rely on other routes:

• Children and young adults 20 and under on Medicaid or CHIP usually get dental care through DentaQuest, MCNA Dental or UnitedHealthcare Dental. Texas Health Steps, 1-877-847-8377 (1-877-THSTEPS), helps find a dentist, Monday through Friday.
• DSHS points everyone else to 2-1-1 (211Texas.org) and to federally qualified health centers, some of which offer dental services. Ask 2-1-1 which centers near Midland have a dental clinic.
• If you can travel, UT Health San Antonio says care in its student dental clinic costs about 60% less than private practice, though appointments take two to three times longer.

Fluoride and Midland tap water

Water fluoridation in Texas began in Marshall in 1946, and today about 72% of Texans, some 19.6 million people, drink adjusted or naturally fluoridated water. Midland's water comes from the City of Midland Utilities Department, which reported no water quality violations in 2025. Whether it is fluoridated is a question for the department, and your child's dentist may want the answer.

Hygienists can also work in alternate settings under a supervising dentist, such as nursing homes, patients' homes and schools, which helps families caring for someone who can't easily get to an office.

This page explains how to find and check a dentist; it isn't advice on any treatment. Talk through what's right for you with a licensed dentist.

TSBDE investigates quality of care, sanitation, professional conduct and patient abandonment, and helps police with unlicensed practice. Send its complaint form to complaints@tsbde.texas.gov, or by fax or mail; it won't take anonymous complaints. Texas dentistry law is in Title 3, Subtitle D of the Occupations Code, with board rules in Title 22 of the Texas Administrative Code.

If you're new to Midland, see Midland movers and the Midland city guide, or compare dentists in Odessa.