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Orthodontic Experts Chicago4938 S Kedzie Ave

4938 S Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60632

5 stars in 500+ reviews Opening hours below

Reviews

5 stars in 500+ reviews

4–5 stars: 99% · 1–2 stars: 1% · 491 written reviews

Last 12 months: 206 reviews · 100% 4–5 stars · Replies: 99% of reviews · 2 of 3 one- and two-star

80mention friendly, welcoming staff

69mention Spanish or other languages spoken

17mention a clean office

  • Medicaid (Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield)
  • Invisalign
  • 8 insurers named

Few bad reviews, frequent replies

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.

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What patients say

How the visit felt

14Explaining everything before doing it
9A gentle touch
5Explaining each step as it happens

Staff and office

80Friendly, welcoming staff
17A clean office

Who comes here

69Spanish or other languages spoken

How we count themes

Who you'll see

Dr. Mira Suvagia

  • Illinois license active, first licensed Jul 2022
  • 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

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.

One- and two-star reviews
1%of 491 written reviews
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)
More replies than 96% of Chicago practices
Middle Chicago practice: 33%
Open Saturdays
Yesopen Saturdays
Licensed in Illinois since
2021its longest-licensed confirmed dentist
Licensed more recently than 83% of Chicago dentists we list
Middle Chicago dentist: first licensed 2007

How we compare

Cost and paying

No prices on its website

Medicaid (children)

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.

What unhappy patients say

Why they were unhappy

  • Long wait past the appointment time2
    1 in the last 12 months
  • Hard to get or keep an appointment1
    None in the last 12 months
  • Rude or unhelpful front desk1
    None in the last 12 months

How we read these

Specialist registration for orthodontics

For braces and Invisalign, the national provider registry records a specialist at this practice.

  • Braces & Invisalign

    Listed category: Orthodontist · Specialist taxonomy in the NPI registry · Named for it

  • Veneers & cosmetic

    Listed on its business profile · Listed category: Cosmetic dentist

  • Medicaid & low-cost

    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

Braces & Invisalign: how it works ShowFront teeth with braces, brackets joined by a wire, beside front teeth in a clear removable aligner tray.
Veneers & cosmetic: how it works ShowA front tooth with a veneer, a thin shell on the front surface only, beside a front tooth with a crown covering all of it above the gum.

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Equipment and memberships

Equipment and treatments on its website
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When you can go

Opens early
7 am, Thursday and Friday
11% of Chicago practices open before 8 am
Open late
until 6 pm, Monday
57% of Chicago practices stay open to 6 pm or later
Saturday
8 am–1 pm
53% of Chicago practices open on Saturdays

Hours from its listing. Check when you call.

Getting there

4938 S Kedzie Ave
Chicago, IL 60632
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  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance, parking, restroom and seating
  • LGBTQ+ friendly

Its business profile

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Sources and dates

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