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High Point Dentistry Kids & Braces

8901 Vertex Blvd Ste 130, Austin, TX 78747, United States

4.5+ stars in 250+ reviews Opening hours below
Call (512) 677-7443 Directions Website (highpointsmilestx.com, opens in a new tab)

Reviews

4.5+ stars in 250+ reviews

4–5 stars: 98% · 1–2 stars: 1% · 346 written reviews

Last 12 months: 202 reviews · 97% 4–5 stars · Replies: 98% of reviews · 3 of 5 one- and two-star

116mention friendly, welcoming staff

32mention a clean office

23mention explaining everything before doing it

Read what patients say (8 themes) ↓Write a review
  • Emergency
  • Medicaid & CHIP (DentaQuest, MCNA)
  • Invisalign
  • Kids

Children’s dental care, braces and coverage

A children's practice that also does braces and Invisalign. Its clean office is mentioned in 32 reviews, and eight reviews describe a team that is great with kids. Insure Kids Now lists it for children's coverage under DentaQuest (CHIP), MCNA Dental (CHIP), MCNA Dental (Medicaid), United Healthcare Dental (CHIP) and United Healthcare Dental (Medicaid).

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Who you'll see

Dr. Jessica Ferreira, DDS

  • Texas license active, first licensed Jun 2023
  • Dental school: Virginia Commonwealth University, 2023
  • Speaks Portuguese (its website)
  • Holds a nitrous oxide (laughing gas) permit (since 2023)

NPI 1750067864 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

Dr. Massiel Parra, DMD

  • Texas license active, first licensed Apr 2024
  • Dental school: Rutgers the Sate Universityof New Jersey, 2014
  • Training: General practice residency at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn; Pediatric dentistry residency at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital; Board Certified Pediatric Dentist (its website)
  • Speaks Spanish (its website)
  • Holds a nitrous oxide (laughing gas) permit (since 2024)

NPI 1992180376 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

What patients say

How the visit felt

23Explaining everything before doing it
9A gentle touch
8Gentle, thorough cleanings

Staff and office

116Friendly, welcoming staff
32A clean office
11A modern, attractive office

Who comes here

11Spanish or other languages spoken
8Being great with kids

How we count themes

What they can help with

  • Braces & Invisalign

    Listed category: Orthodontist · Named for it · 5 pages on its website

  • Veneers & cosmetic

    3 pages on its website · Listed on its business profile

  • Dentists for kids

    Registered specialist with the state board · Specialist taxonomy in the NPI registry · Listed category: Pediatric dentist

  • Emergency dentist

    Listed on its business profile · 3 pages on its website

  • Medicaid & low-cost

    Listed by Insure Kids Now for DentaQuest and MCNA Dental and United Healthcare Dental (Texas, updated Jul 2026)

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.

Also listed on its website

Cost and paying

No prices on its website

Medicaid & CHIP (children)

DentaQuest (CHIP) · MCNA Dental (CHIP, Medicaid) · United Healthcare Dental (CHIP, Medicaid)

Insure Kids Now, Texas, updated Jul 2026

Ways to pay

  • Payment plans (its website)
  • Accepts credit cards, debit cards and mobile pay (its business profile)
  • Senior Discount (its website)
  • Accepts CareCredit (its website)
  • Cherry financing (its website)
  • Third-party lender financing (its website)

Replies include critical reviews

It replies to nearly all its reviews, including most of the bad reviews we checked.

One- and two-star reviews
1%of 346 written reviews
A lower share than 69% of Austin practices
Middle Austin practice: 3%
Most common complaints
Long wait past the appointment time2
Rough or painful treatment2
Of its 5 one- and two-star reviews since Oct 2023 · Read them below
Replies to reviews
98%of written reviews get a reply (3 of 5 one- and two-star)
More replies than 94% of Austin practices
Middle Austin practice: 36%
Licensed in Texas since
2023its longest-licensed confirmed dentist
Licensed more recently than 94% of Austin dentists we list
Middle Austin dentist: first licensed 2008

How we compare

Complaints about waits and rough treatment

In the reviews from October 2023 onward, complaints mention long waits and rough or painful treatment. Both concerns also appear among reviews from the last 12 months.

Why they were unhappy

  • Long wait past the appointment time2
    1 in the last 12 months
  • Rough or painful treatment2
    2 in the last 12 months

One- and two-star reviews by quarter

Quarters · the last one partial

How we read these

Care around sensory sensitivities

Two reviewers describe the team taking children's sensory sensitivities into account.

Equipment and memberships

Equipment and treatments on its website
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When you can go

Weekends
Closed

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Getting there

8901 Vertex Blvd Ste 130
Austin, TX 78747, United States
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  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance, parking and restroom
  • Lactation space
  • On-site parking

Its business profile

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Sources and dates

Business listing and reviews, Sep 2026 · highpointsmilestx.com, Sep 2026 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, Sep 2026 · NPI registry · Insure Kids Now, updated Jul 2026

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