Twenty-five reviews describe a child who now enjoys the visits or looks forward to the next one, and seven are about a child's first trip to the dentist. Courtney Carr is a board-certified pediatric dentist, and the team includes a board-certified orthodontist, Claire Foreman, for braces and Invisalign.
NPI 1851708366 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website
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Dr. Courtney Carr, DDS
✓Texas license active, first licensed May 2006
✓Dental school: Baylor College of Dentistry, 2006
✓Training: Two-year pediatric dentistry residency at Baylor College of Dentistry; Board-certified pediatric dentist, Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry (its website)
✓Holds a nitrous oxide (laughing gas) permit (since 2006) and sedation permits for levels 1 to 2 (most recent 2013)
NPI 1134251515 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website
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Dr. Melanie Babot, DDS
✓Texas license active, first licensed Sep 1990
✓Dental school: University of Oklahoma, 1990
✓Training: Pediatric specialty residency at Baylor College of Dentistry (its website)
✓Holds a nitrous oxide (laughing gas) permit (since 1991) and sedation permits for levels 1 to 2 (most recent 2017)
NPI 1841321049 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website
Families Describe Adjustments for Different Needs
Families describe the team adapting visits for sensory, developmental and communication needs, from headphones and movie glasses to letting a deaf child watch a sibling during care.
2 of its dentists hold Texas board sedation permits · Listed on its business profile · 2 pages on its website
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Cost and paying
No prices on its website
Ways to pay
Payment plans (its website)
Accepts credit cards, debit cards, mobile pay and checks (its business profile)
Accepts CareCredit (its website)
Sunbit financing (its website)
Takes cash and American Express (its website)
Reviewers Describe Different Forms of Urgent Help
Urgent help in reviews ranges from same-day or next-day appointments to after-hours phone guidance. One reviewer says the office stayed late for a child with a cracked molar; a nonpatient says Dr. Carr gave guidance after an injury outside business hours.
Equipment and memberships
Equipment and treatments on its website
Digital ImpressionsLow-Radiation Digital X-Rays
Reviewers Raise Billing Follow-Up Concerns
Billing concerns span different points in the process: reports include a procedure price that differed from the quote, later bills despite expected insurance coverage, and repeated insurer follow-up.
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