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General dentist · Far North Dallas

Dr. Ashlea M. Drakeford, DDS

5365 Spring Valley Rd #130, Dallas, TX 75254

4+ stars in 10+ reviews Opening hours below

Reviews

4+ stars in 10+ reviews

  • Emergency
  • Sedation permit (TX board)
  • Medicaid & CHIP (DentaQuest, MCNA)
  • Invisalign

Exam special has an insurance condition

At $185, the exam special is among the highest prices charged by Dallas practices that list a price for it. Her website says it is for people without dental insurance and includes a cleaning, exam and X-rays; other first-time patients are offered free teeth whitening with their first appointment.

Its website, Sep 2026

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

  • Payment plans (its website)
  • Accepts credit cards and debit cards (its business profile)
  • Accepts CareCredit (its website)
  • Sunbit financing (its website)
  • Third-party lender financing (its website)

What they can help with

  • Braces & Invisalign

    3 pages on its website · Federal Open Payments records link a confirmed dentist to the treatment's maker

  • Veneers & cosmetic

    3 pages on its website · Listed on its business profile

  • Emergency dentist

    Listed on its business profile · 2 pages on its website

  • Sedation & nervous patients

    A confirmed dentist holds a Texas board sedation permit · Listed on its business profile · 1 page 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.
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

Texas records show Dr. Drakeford holds sedation permits

Texas records show Dr. Ashlea Drakeford holds permits for nitrous oxide and level 1 sedation.

Dr. Ashlea Drakeford, DDS

  • Texas license active, first licensed Oct 2009
  • Dental school: Meharry Medical College, 2009
  • Holds a nitrous oxide (laughing gas) permit (since 2011) and a level 1 sedation permit (most recent 2012)

NPI 1548598683 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

Dental visits can start with the first tooth

The government Medicaid and CHIP directory entry covers children’s dental care. The website says children can start checkups around age one or when their first tooth appears.

How it compares in Dallas

New-patient exam special
$185on its website
Higher than 18 of the 19 other Dallas practices that publish one (Sep 2026)
Licensed in Texas since
2009its longest-licensed confirmed dentist
Licensed more recently than 63% of Dallas dentists we list
Middle Dallas dentist: first licensed 2004

How we compare

Equipment and memberships

Equipment and treatments on its website
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When you can go

Open late
until 6 pm, Tuesday
25% of Dallas practices stay open to 6 pm or later
Weekends
Closed

Hours from its listing. Check when you call.

Getting there

5365 Spring Valley Rd #130
Dallas, TX 75254
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  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance, parking and restroom

Its business profile

In the practice's words

Its own business description

“Dr. Ashlea Drakeford is the owner and lead dentist at For You Dental, a family-focused general practice in North Dallas. With over 20 years of experience, Dr. Drakeford is known for providing personalized, compassionate care in a warm and welcoming environment. …”

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Sources and dates

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