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Dr. Smitha Uppaluri, DDS

2924 W Northwest Hwy, Dallas, TX 75220

5 stars in 5+ reviews

Reviews

5 stars in 5+ reviews

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

Who you'll see

Dr. Rita Ne

  • Texas license active, first licensed Aug 1996
  • Dental school: Baylor College of Dentistry, 1996
  • Holds a nitrous oxide (laughing gas) permit (since 1997) and a level 1 sedation permit (most recent 2002)

NPI 1316068935 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

Dr. Smitha Uppaluri, DDS

  • Texas license active, first licensed Oct 2007
  • Dental school: Baylor College of Dentistry, 2007
  • Holds a nitrous oxide (laughing gas) permit (since 2007) and a level 1 sedation permit (most recent 2007)

NPI 1023206786 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

Cost and paying

Medicaid & CHIP (children)

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

Insure Kids Now, Texas, updated Jul 2026

Ways to pay

  • Accepts credit cards and debit cards (its business profile)

Root canal specialist registration

State and national provider records list a registered root canal specialist at the practice.

  • Root canal

    Registered specialist with the state board · Specialist taxonomy in the NPI registry

  • Sedation & nervous patients

    Both of its dentists hold Texas board sedation permits · Listed on its business profile

Root canal: how it works ShowRoot canal treatment in four steps: inflamed pulp, an opening in the top with the pulp cleaned out, the canals filled and sealed, then a crown on top.
Sedation & nervous patients: how it works ShowA scale of four sedation levels from most to least awake: minimal, moderate, deep and general anesthesia.

After-hours emergency instructions

Its FAQ directs people who are not established patients to contact their general dentist for after-hours emergencies. Its FAQ tells patients of record to call and follow voicemail instructions for a return call.

How it compares in Dallas

Licensed in Texas since
1996its longest-licensed confirmed dentist
Licensed longer than 67% of Dallas dentists we list
Middle Dallas dentist: first licensed 2004

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Getting there

2924 W Northwest Hwy
Dallas, TX 75220
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  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance, parking and restroom

Its business profile

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Sources and dates

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