Open Saturday mornings from 8 am to 1 pm, and from 7 am on Thursdays and Fridays, which makes visits easier to fit around school or work. Spanish speakers, and patients more at home in another language, appear in 69 reviews. Fourteen say treatment was clearly explained, and five recall hearing what each step would sound and feel like.
✓Dental school: University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry (its website)
✓Training: Orthodontic residency at Marquette University School of Dentistry, M.S. in Orthodontics (its website)
NPI 1427889856 · Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website
RD
Dr. Raj Desai
✓Illinois license active, first licensed Aug 2021
NPI 1447746334 · Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website
Few bad reviews, frequent replies
Its share of one- and two-star reviews is lower than that of most Chicago practices in this guide. The reply rate is among the highest for Chicago practices covered here.
This practiceMiddle half of ChicagoMiddle Chicago practice
One- and two-star reviews
1%of 491 written reviews
0%31%
A lower share than 89% of Chicago practices
Middle Chicago practice: 5%
Most common complaints
Long wait past the appointment time2
Hard to get or keep an appointment1
Rude or unhelpful front desk1
Of its 2 one- and two-star reviews since Oct 2023 · Read them below
Replies to reviews
99%of written reviews get a reply (2 of 3 one- and two-star)
0%99%
More replies than 96% of Chicago practices
Middle Chicago practice: 33%
Open Saturdays
Yesopen Saturdays
53%
of Chicago practices with listed hours are
Licensed in Illinois since
2021its longest-licensed confirmed dentist
19792025
Licensed more recently than 83% of Chicago dentists we list
Aetna (Medicaid) · Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois (Medicaid) · CountyCare (Medicaid) · Illinois HFS (Medicaid) · Meridian Health Plan of Illinois (Medicaid) · Molina Health Plan (Medicaid)
Insure Kids Now, Illinois, updated Jul 2026
Ways to pay
Accepts payment plans (its business profile)
Accepts credit cards, debit cards, mobile pay and checks (its business profile)
Names Aetna, Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna and 4 more (its website, not a network check)
Accepts CareCredit (its website)
Third-party lender financing (its website)
Takes American Express (its website)
Children's Medicaid coverage
The Insure Kids Now government directory lists these plans for children's dental care.
Listed by Insure Kids Now for Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois and CountyCare and Illinois HFS and Meridian Health Plan of Illinois and Molina Health Plan (Illinois, updated Jul 2026) · Its website says it accepts Medicaid / CHIP
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Business listing and reviews, Sep 2026 · orthodonticexprts.com, Sep 2026 · Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Sep 2026 · NPI registry · Insure Kids Now, updated Jul 2026 · City of Chicago community areas