Reviewers Describe Gentle Visits That Ease Dental Worry
Eight reviews describe an anxious patient who was helped to relax, and five reviews say a kind, gentle manner won over people who had been frightened of dental care. It opens Monday to Thursday only, 8:30 am to 4 pm, so Fridays and after-work visits are out. Five reviewers chose it because a friend or relative recommended it.
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Nitrous Oxide Authorization State records show Dr. Dimple Sharma and Dr. Jessica Ashe are authorized to administer nitrous oxide.
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Dr. Dimple Sharma, DDS
✓ Texas license active, first licensed Jun 2011✓ Dental school: New York University, College of Dentistry, New York, 2011✓ Holds a nitrous oxide (laughing gas) permit (since 2013)
NPI 1356639751 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website
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Dr. Jessica Ashe, DMD
✓ Texas license active, first licensed Jun 2022✓ Dental school: Temple University, 2017✓ Holds a nitrous oxide (laughing gas) permit (since 2022)
NPI 1487165486 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website
What patients say
How the visit felt
11 Explaining everything before doing it
8 Putting nervous patients at ease
Staff and office
83 Friendly, welcoming staff
Why patients came
5 Coming on a friend's recommendation
How we count themes
Treatment and Work Concerns Among the seven one- and two-star reviews read since October 2023, four mention feeling pushed toward care they questioned. Four mention work that failed or needed redoing.
Why they were unhappy
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How it compares in Austin
This practice Middle half of Austin Middle Austin practice
One- and two-star reviews
4% of 238 written reviews
0% 21%
A higher share than 64% of Austin practices
Middle Austin practice: 3%
Most common complaints
Pushed to have treatment they doubted 4
Work failed or had to be fixed 4
Of its 7 one- and two-star reviews since Oct 2023 · Read them below
4–5 star reviews
98% in the last 12 months, up from 93%
Share of written reviews giving 4–5 stars
Replies to reviews
76% of written reviews get a reply (6 of 10 one- and two-star)
0% 98%
More replies than 77% of Austin practices
Middle Austin practice: 36%
Licensed in Texas since
2011 its longest-licensed confirmed dentist
1979 2023
Licensed more recently than 56% of Austin dentists we list
Middle Austin dentist: first licensed 2008
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Cost and paying
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Medicaid & CHIP (children) MCNA Dental (CHIP, Medicaid)
Insure Kids Now, Texas, updated Jul 2026
Ways to pay
Payment plans (its website) Accepts credit cards, debit cards, mobile pay and checks (its business profile) Accepts CareCredit (its website) Cherry financing (its website)
Children's Medicaid and CHIP The MCNA Dental listing through Insure Kids Now covers children's Medicaid and CHIP dental care.
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When you can go
Closed Friday, and weekends
Mon
8:30 am–4 pm
Tue
8:30 am–4 pm
Wed
8:30 am–4 pm
Thu
8:30 am–4 pm
Fri
Closed
Sat
Closed
Sun
Closed
6a 9a 12p 3p 6p 9p
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Getting there
8700 Menchaca Rd Ste 102 Austin, TX 78748
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Wheelchair-accessible entrance, parking, restroom and seating LGBTQ+ friendly On-site parking
Its business profile
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“At Grand Oaks Dentistry, families across Austin, TX and South Austin have a dental home that feels like a break from the ordinary. …”