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Root Canal Dentists

3860 W Northwest Hwy Ste 108, Dallas, TX 75220

4.5+ stars in 100+ reviews Opening hours below

Reviews

4.5+ stars in 100+ reviews

4–5 stars: 91% · 1–2 stars: 9% · 213 written reviews

Replies: 11% of reviews · 6 of 19 one- and two-star

35mention friendly, welcoming staff

14mention explaining everything before doing it

14mention Spanish or other languages spoken

  • Sedation permit (TX board)
  • Medicaid & CHIP (DentaQuest, MCNA)
  • 2 insurers named
  • Prices published

Cost and paying

Its website, Sep 2026

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, debit cards and mobile pay (its business profile)
  • Names DentaQuest, MCNA (its website, not a network check)
  • Takes Discover, Mastercard and Visa (its website)

Reports of unresolved treatment problems

Six reviewers describe ongoing pain or infection, unfinished treatment, a declined retreatment request or treatment on the wrong tooth. These are patient reports, not independently verified findings.

How the visit felt

14Explaining everything before doing it
6Putting nervous patients at ease

Staff and office

35Friendly, welcoming staff

Who comes here

14Spanish or other languages spoken
8Being great with kids

How we count themes

Dr. Uppaluri’s sedation permits

State records list Dr. Smitha Uppaluri with permits for nitrous oxide and level 1 sedation. The permits allow her to provide those forms of sedation.

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

Extraction starts at $250

The $250 starting extraction price is higher than the price at most Dallas practices that list one.

One- and two-star reviews
9%of 213 written reviews
A higher share than 79% of Dallas practices
Middle Dallas practice: 3%
Replies to reviews
11%of written reviews get a reply (6 of 19 one- and two-star)
Fewer replies than 65% of Dallas practices
Middle Dallas practice: 29%
Extraction
$250starting price on its website
Higher than 5 of the 6 other Dallas practices that publish one (Sep 2026)
Licensed in Texas since
2007its longest-licensed confirmed dentist
Licensed more recently than 56% of Dallas dentists we list
Middle Dallas dentist: first licensed 2004

How we compare

What they can help with

  • Root canal

    Named for it · Specialist taxonomy in the NPI registry · 26 pages on its website

  • Sedation & nervous patients

    A confirmed dentist holds a Texas board sedation permit · 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) · Its website says it accepts Medicaid / CHIP

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.

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When you can go

Weekends
Closed

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Getting there

3860 W Northwest Hwy Ste 108
Dallas, TX 75220
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  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance, parking and restroom

Its business profile

In the practice's words

Its own business description

“Here at Root Canal Dentists all we do is ROOT CANAL TREATMENT for adults and children with permanent teeth. Open since 2009, we offer much more affordable rates for root canal therapy - up to 40% less than traditional specialists. We accept Medicaid/CHIP and most PPO insurance. …”

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Sources and dates

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