Pediatric dentist
Manzanita Kids Dentistry & Orthodontics
11800 Dessau Rd #203, Austin, TX 78754
Reviews
4+ stars in 50+ reviews
4–5 stars: 77% · 1–2 stars: 23% · 47 written reviews
Last 12 months: 11 reviews · 82% 4–5 stars (was 75%) · Replies: 45% of reviews · 5 of 11 one- and two-star
15mention friendly, welcoming staff
6mention Spanish or other languages spoken
5mention a clean office
- Emergency
- Offers sedation
- Medicaid & CHIP (DentaQuest, MCNA)
- Invisalign
What they can help with
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Braces & Invisalign
Named for it · 30 pages on its website
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Dentists for kids
Listed category: Pediatric dentist · Specialist taxonomy in the NPI registry · Named for it
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Emergency dentist
Listed on its business profile · 1 page on its website
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Sedation & nervous patients
A confirmed dentist holds a Texas board nitrous oxide permit · Listed on its business profile · 1 page on its website
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Medicaid & low-cost
Listed by Insure Kids Now for DentaQuest and MCNA Dental and United Healthcare Dental (Texas, updated Jul 2026) · Registered specialist with the state board
Braces & Invisalign: how it works Show
Sedation & nervous patients: how it works Show
Also listed on its website
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Gum treatment
1 page on its website
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Tooth extraction
1 page on its website
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TMJ and night guards
1 page on its website
Bad reviews and Saturday hours
One- and two-star reviews make up 23% of its reviews with comments, among the highest shares of the Austin practices we list. Saturday hours are uncommon in Austin: only 12% of Austin practices with listed hours have them.
- One- and two-star reviews
- 23%of 47 written reviews
- A higher share than 95% of Austin practices
- Middle Austin practice: 3%
- 4–5 star reviews
- 82%in the last 12 months, up from 75%
- Share of written reviews giving 4–5 stars
- Replies to reviews
- 45%of written reviews get a reply (5 of 11 one- and two-star)
- More replies than 56% of Austin practices
- Middle Austin practice: 36%
- Open Saturdays
- Yesopen Saturdays
After-hours calls and sedation options
Its website says families can call an emergency number for urgent care after hours. For children who remain awake, its website describes nitrous oxide; it describes oral medication for children with high anxiety or limited coping skills, and general anesthesia at a surgery center or hospital.
Cost and paying
No prices on its website
Medicaid & CHIP (children)
DentaQuest (CHIP, Medicaid) · MCNA Dental (CHIP, Medicaid) · United Healthcare Dental (CHIP, Medicaid)
Insure Kids Now, Texas, updated Jul 2026
Ways to pay
- Accepts credit cards, debit cards and mobile pay (its business profile)
Families report long waits
Several families describe waits of around 45 minutes or longer, with little communication from the office.
Staff and office
Who comes here
Your review of Manzanita Kids Dentistry & Orthodontics
No account needed · read by us before it goes up
When you can go
- Saturday
- 8:30 am–3 pm
- 12% of Austin practices open on Saturdays
- Closed
- Monday
Hours from its listing. Check when you call.
Getting there
11800 Dessau Rd #203Austin, TX 78754 Get directions
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance, parking and restroom
Its business profile
In the practice's words
Its own business description
“Children’s Dentist”
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Sources and dates
Business listing and reviews, Sep 2026 · manzanitakidsdds.com, Sep 2026 · Insure Kids Now, updated Jul 2026