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Smile Safari Pediatric Dentistry

5510 Abrams Rd #105, Dallas, TX 75214

4.5+ stars in 500+ reviews Opening hours below
Call (469) 232-2300 Directions Website (smilesafari.net, opens in a new tab)

Reviews

4.5+ stars in 500+ reviews

4–5 stars: 98% · 1–2 stars: 1% · 462 written reviews

Last 12 months: 44 reviews · 95% 4–5 stars · Replies: 75% of reviews · 2 of 6 one- and two-star

124mention friendly, welcoming staff

45mention being great with kids

33mention children who enjoy going

Read what patients say (9 themes) ↓Write a review
  • Emergency
  • Sedation permit (TX board)
  • Medicaid & CHIP (DentaQuest)
  • Kids

What patients say

How the visit felt

33Children who enjoy going
21Explaining everything before doing it
10Sedation or laughing gas

Staff and office

124Friendly, welcoming staff
20A clean office
13An honest dentist

Who comes here

45Being great with kids
17Spanish or other languages spoken
11Autism or special needs

How we count themes

Texas records list Dr. Shanadi's sedation permits

Texas records show Dr. Arvind Shanadi holds a nitrous oxide permit and a level 1 sedation permit. They also show he holds a level 2 sedation permit.

Dr. Arvind Shanadi, DMD

  • Texas license active, first licensed Oct 2007
  • Dental school: University of Florida, 2006
  • Holds a nitrous oxide (laughing gas) permit (since 2007) and sedation permits for levels 1 to 2 (most recent 2012)

NPI 1033374327 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on its business listing

How it compares in Dallas

One- and two-star reviews
1%of 462 written reviews
A lower share than 67% of Dallas practices
Middle Dallas practice: 3%
Replies to reviews
75%of written reviews get a reply (2 of 6 one- and two-star)
More replies than 78% of Dallas practices
Middle Dallas practice: 29%
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

The registries list a registered specialist for kids

The state board and national provider registry list a registered specialist in dentistry for kids at this practice.

  • Dentists for kids

    Registered specialist with the state board · Listed category: Pediatric dentist · Specialist taxonomy in the NPI registry

  • Emergency dentist

    Listed on its business profile · Listed category: Emergency dental service

  • Sedation & nervous patients

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

  • Medicaid & low-cost

    Listed by Insure Kids Now for DentaQuest (Texas, updated Jul 2026)

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

Insure Kids Now lists DentaQuest for children's dental care

Insure Kids Now lists DentaQuest as a children's Medicaid or CHIP dental plan for the practice. The coverage is for children's dental care.

Medicaid & CHIP (children)

DentaQuest (CHIP)

Insure Kids Now, Texas, updated Jul 2026

Ways to pay

  • Accepts credit cards, debit cards and mobile pay (its business profile)

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When you can go

Weekends
Closed

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Getting there

5510 Abrams Rd #105
Dallas, TX 75214
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  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance, parking and restroom

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Sources and dates

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

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