Orthodontist · Washington Avenue Coalition / Memorial Park
Elara Orthodontics - Houston Heights
1515 Studemont St Ste 203, Houston, TX 77007
Reviews
5 stars in 500+ reviews
4–5 stars: 100% · 1–2 stars: 0% · 423 written reviews
Last 12 months: 238 reviews · 100% 4–5 stars · Replies: 95% of reviews
132mention friendly, welcoming staff
35mention a clean office
25mention explaining everything before doing it
- Invisalign
In short
Wednesday is the late day, open until 7 pm, and Tuesday opens at 7 am, so a 9-to-5 schedule can work with some planning. There are no weekend hours. Five patients call the office modern but warm, and 11 say the staff know treatment well.
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Reviewers describe explanations before treatment
In 25 reviews, people say the dentist explains what is about to happen before doing it.
How the visit felt
Staff and office
Who comes here
How it compares in Houston
- One- and two-star reviews
- 0%of 423 written reviews
- A lower share than 90% of Houston practices
- Middle Houston practice: 4%
- Most common complaints
- Dentist was rude or dismissive1Disorganized office1Long wait past the appointment time1
- Of its 1 one- and two-star reviews since Oct 2023 · Read them below
- Replies to reviews
- 95%of written reviews get a reply
- More replies than 90% of Houston practices
- Middle Houston practice: 35%
What unhappy patients say
Why they were unhappy
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Dentist was rude or dismissive11 in the last 12 months
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Disorganized office11 in the last 12 months
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Long wait past the appointment time11 in the last 12 months
What they can help with
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Braces & Invisalign
Listed category: Orthodontist · Named for it · 122 pages on its website
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Also listed on its website
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Dentists for kids
10 pages on its website
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TMJ and night guards
4 pages on its website
Urgent wire help
Two reviews describe help with urgent orthodontic wire problems outside routine appointments. One account mentions a Saturday visit.
Insurance and Smiles Change Lives
Its group’s website says Elara is in-network with the vast majority of dental insurance providers and is a registered provider with Smiles Change Lives.
Ways to pay
- Accepts credit cards, debit cards and mobile pay (its business profile)
- Third-party lender financing (its website)
Equipment and memberships
- Equipment and treatments on its website
- Digital Impressions
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When you can go
- Opens early
- 7 am, Tuesday
- 15% of Houston practices open before 8 am
- Open late
- until 7 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
1515 Studemont St Ste 203Houston, TX 77007 Get directions
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance, parking, restroom and seating
Its business profile
In the practice's words
Its own business description
“Searching orthodontist near me in Houston, Texas? Dr. Sam Elkenawy is a leading orthodontist Houston TX loves, specialized in orthodontic care, TMJ therapy and children's orthodontics. We offer the braces Houston residents trust, including adult braces. …”
Need another dentist?
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Clear Smiles
0.4 mi · 5 stars in 50+ reviews
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MINT orthodontics | Heights
0.5 mi · 5 stars in 10+ reviews
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Design Dental Group
0.9 mi · 4+ stars in 100+ reviews
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Sources and dates
Business listing and reviews, Sep 2026 · elaraorthodontics.com, Sep 2026 · City of Houston super neighborhoods