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South Austin Oral Surgery

706B W Ben White Blvd Ste 194, Austin, TX 78704

5 stars in 100+ reviews Opening hours below

Reviews

5 stars in 100+ reviews

4–5 stars: 99% · 1–2 stars: 1% · 192 written reviews

Last 12 months: 43 reviews · 95% 4–5 stars (was 100%) · Replies: 38% of reviews

37mention friendly, welcoming staff

12mention explaining everything before doing it

9mention sedation or laughing gas

  • Sedation permit (TX board)

Oral Surgery and Wisdom Tooth Care

An oral surgery practice, open weekdays from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Six reviews give wisdom tooth pain or infection as the reason for the visit, and five reviews describe little or no pain afterwards. Low-rated reviews are scarce, about 1%, yet its 2 one- and two-star reviews since October 2023, both from the past year, say the dentist was rude or dismissive.

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Who you'll see

Dr. Nitin Raju, DDS

  • Texas license active, first licensed Jan 2012
  • Dental school: University of Michigan, 2008
  • Training: Six years of additional training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Year of training in General Surgery and Anesthesia at University Hospital in San Antonio (2012) (its website)
  • Holds a nitrous oxide (laughing gas) permit (since 2014) and sedation permits for levels 1 to 4 (most recent 2014)

NPI 1073771838 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

How it compares in Austin

One- and two-star reviews
1%of 192 written reviews
A lower share than 74% of Austin practices
Middle Austin practice: 3%
Most common complaints
Dentist was rude or dismissive2
Work failed or had to be fixed1
Of its 2 one- and two-star reviews since Oct 2023 · Read them below
4–5 star reviews
95%in the last 12 months, down from 100%
Share of written reviews giving 4–5 stars
Replies to reviews
38%of written reviews get a reply
More replies than 51% of Austin practices
Middle Austin practice: 36%
Licensed in Texas since
2012its longest-licensed confirmed dentist
Licensed more recently than 59% of Austin dentists we list
Middle Austin dentist: first licensed 2008

How we compare

What patients say

How the visit felt

12Explaining everything before doing it
9Sedation or laughing gas
7Listening and answering every question

Staff and office

37Friendly, welcoming staff

Who comes here

7Spanish or other languages spoken

Why patients came

6Wisdom tooth pain

How we count themes

A registered oral surgery specialist

The state board and national provider registry list a registered specialist in oral surgery at the practice.

Sedation & nervous patients: how it works ShowA scale of four sedation levels from most to least awake: minimal, moderate, deep and general anesthesia.

Also listed on its website

A reviewer reports ongoing pain

One reviewer reports persistent severe facial pain after surgery and says other doctors later identified trigeminal neuralgia; this is the reviewer's account.

Why they were unhappy

  • Dentist was rude or dismissive2
    2 in the last 12 months
  • Work failed or had to be fixed1
    1 in the last 12 months

How we read these

Cost and paying

No prices on its website

Ways to pay

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

Check how your plan handles reimbursement

Its group's website says the practice is out of network, accepts most PPO dental plans, and files claims. Its group's website says reimbursement varies by plan, and HMO, DMO, Medicaid, or Medicare dental plans will not reimburse patients here.

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When you can go

Weekends
Closed

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Getting there

706B W Ben White Blvd Ste 194
Austin, TX 78704
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  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance, parking and restroom

Its business profile

In the practice's words

Its own business description

“South Austin Oral Surgery was opened in 2023 by Dr. Nitin Raju so he could provide excellent and compassionate care to Austin, Texas and its neighboring communities. Dr. Raju enjoys spending time with his patients to get to know their concerns and provide the appropriate and personalized care that they deserve. …”

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Sources and dates

Business listing and reviews, Sep 2026 · southaustinoralsurgery.net, Sep 2026 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, Sep 2026 · NPI registry · City of Austin planning areas