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Crestwater Dental Dr Carol C. Chang DDS FAGD MAGD

17125 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77082

4.5+ stars in 250+ reviews Opening hours below

Reviews

4.5+ stars in 250+ reviews

4–5 stars: 97% · 1–2 stars: 3% · 236 written reviews

Replies: 8% of reviews · 5 of 6 one- and two-star

79mention friendly, welcoming staff

13mention a clean office

13mention a gentle touch

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

In short

It stays open until 7:30 pm on Wednesdays, a help for anyone who works standard hours. Thirteen reviews describe treatment as gentle, and 11 reviews say cleanings were gentle and thorough. Recent evidence is thin: only four reviews were written in the past 12 months.

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What patients say

How the visit felt

13A gentle touch
11Gentle, thorough cleanings

Staff and office

79Friendly, welcoming staff
13A clean office
7Knowledgeable staff

How we count themes

Dr. Chang’s Sedation Credentials

Dr. Carol Chang has state authorization for laughing gas and level 1 sedation.

Dr. Carol Chang, DDS

  • Texas license active, first licensed Jun 2000
  • Dental school: Baylor College of Dentistry, 2000
  • Holds a nitrous oxide (laughing gas) permit (since 2001) and a level 1 sedation permit (most recent 2002)

NPI 1649362542 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

What they can help with

  • Dental implants

    Federal Open Payments records link a confirmed dentist to the treatment's maker · 1 page on its website

  • Veneers & cosmetic

    3 pages on its website · Listed category: Cosmetic dentist

  • Sedation & nervous patients

    A confirmed dentist holds a Texas board sedation permit · 1 page on its website

  • Medicaid & low-cost

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

Dental implants: how it works ShowA natural molar beside a dental implant: a crown on an abutment, joined to a titanium post set in the jawbone, which bone grows onto over several months.
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.

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How it compares in Houston

One- and two-star reviews
3%of 236 written reviews
A lower share than 61% of Houston practices
Middle Houston practice: 4%
Most common complaints
Hard to get or keep an appointment2
Prices felt too high1
Rushed visit1
Of its 4 one- and two-star reviews since Oct 2023 · Read them below
Replies to reviews
8%of written reviews get a reply (5 of 6 one- and two-star)
Fewer replies than 69% of Houston practices
Middle Houston practice: 35%
Licensed in Texas since
2000its longest-licensed confirmed dentist
Licensed longer than 58% of Houston dentists we list
Middle Houston dentist: first licensed 2004

How we compare

What unhappy patients say

Why they were unhappy

  • Hard to get or keep an appointment2
    1 in the last 12 months
  • Prices felt too high1
    None in the last 12 months
  • Rushed visit1
    None in the last 12 months

How we read these

Children’s Dental Coverage

Insure Kids Now includes DentaQuest and MCNA Dental for children’s dental care at this practice.

Cost and paying

No prices on its website

Medicaid & CHIP (children)

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

Insure Kids Now, Texas, updated Jul 2026

Equipment and memberships

Equipment and treatments on its website
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When you can go

Open late
until 7:30 pm, Wednesday
34% of Houston practices stay open to 6 pm or later
Weekends
Closed

Hours from its listing. Check when you call.

Getting there

17125 Westheimer Rd
Houston, TX 77082
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  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance, parking and restroom

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Sources and dates

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