Dr. Riley's Texas license dates to 1978, placing her among the longer-licensed dentists in the Houston comparison. Her state permits cover nitrous oxide and level 1 sedation, though a permit does not mean either is used at every visit.
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Dr. Mary Riley, DDS
✓Texas license active, first licensed Oct 1978
✓Dental school: University of Maryland, 1978
✓Holds a nitrous oxide (laughing gas) permit (since 1990) and a level 1 sedation permit (most recent 2002)
NPI 1518184837 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on its business listing
Bad reviews and public replies
Bad reviews make up a comparatively large share in the Houston comparison. The practice has not replied to any of its six one- or two-star reviews.
This practiceMiddle half of HoustonMiddle Houston practice
One- and two-star reviews
25%of 24 written reviews
0%25%
A higher share than 95% of Houston practices
Middle Houston practice: 4%
Replies to reviews
0%of written reviews get a reply (0 of 6 one- and two-star)
0%98%
Fewer replies than 82% of Houston practices
Middle Houston practice: 35%
Licensed in Texas since
1978its longest-licensed confirmed dentist
19752022
Licensed longer than 91% of Houston dentists we list
Advanced Early DecayLow-Radiation Digital X-RaysUltrasonic Scaling InstrumentationSoft Tissue Laser
Laser options for gum concerns
For gum disease, ailing implants, or receding gums, its website describes LANAP, LAPIP, and the Pinhole Surgical Technique.
Billing and insurance concerns
Four reviewers raise billing or insurance concerns, including a cleaning billed as debridement without advance notice and problems with coverage checks. A reviewer said routine cleanings cost three times as much as at a previous office.
Ways to pay
Accepts credit cards, debit cards and mobile pay (its business profile)
Business listing and reviews, Sep 2026 · maryrileydds.com, Sep 2026 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, Sep 2026 · NPI registry · City of Houston super neighborhoods