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Houston Children's Dental Center3800 N Shepherd Dr Ste B

3800 N Shepherd Dr Ste B, Houston, TX 77018

4+ stars in 500+ reviews Opening hours below

Reviews

4+ stars in 500+ reviews

4–5 stars: 70% · 1–2 stars: 28% · 385 written reviews

Last 12 months: 98 reviews · 86% 4–5 stars (was 65%) · Replies: 29% of reviews · 33 of 108 one- and two-star

62mention friendly, welcoming staff

51mention Spanish or other languages spoken

22mention explaining everything before doing it

  • Medicaid & CHIP (DentaQuest, Traditional Medicaid)
  • Kids
  • 5 insurers named

What patients say

How the visit felt

22Explaining everything before doing it
11Listening and answering every question
5Putting nervous patients at ease

Staff and office

62Friendly, welcoming staff
8A clean office
7Staff who explain and answer questions

Who comes here

51Spanish or other languages spoken
21Autism or special needs

How we count themes

Dr. Weil's permits

Dr. Matt Weil holds a state permit for nitrous oxide. He also holds permits for the first two levels of sedation. Those permits show what the state allows, not what a visit includes.

Dr. Matt Weil, DDS

  • Texas license active, first licensed Apr 2019
  • Dental school: University of Maryland -- Baltimore, 2012
  • Holds a nitrous oxide (laughing gas) permit (since 2019) and sedation permits for levels 1 to 2 (most recent 2019)

NPI 1710250873 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

A larger share of bad reviews

One- and two-star reviews make up 28% of its reviews with comments, a share among the largest for Houston practices we list.

One- and two-star reviews
28%of 385 written reviews
A higher share than 96% of Houston practices
Middle Houston practice: 4%
4–5 star reviews
86%in the last 12 months, up from 65%
Share of written reviews giving 4–5 stars
Replies to reviews
29%of written reviews get a reply (33 of 108 one- and two-star)
Fewer replies than 53% of Houston practices
Middle Houston practice: 35%
Licensed in Texas since
2019its longest-licensed confirmed dentist
Licensed more recently than 90% of Houston dentists we list
Middle Houston dentist: first licensed 2004

How we compare

Children's Medicaid and CHIP coverage

Insure Kids Now, the government directory, lists these plans for children's dental care; it does not say whether adults on Medicaid are seen.

Medicaid & CHIP (children)

DentaQuest (CHIP, Medicaid) · Traditional Medicaid · United Healthcare Dental (CHIP, Medicaid)

Insure Kids Now, Texas, updated Jul 2026

Ways to pay

  • Accepts credit cards, debit cards and mobile pay (its business profile)
  • Names Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Delta Dental, DentaQuest and 1 more (its website, not a network check)
  • Accepts CareCredit (its website)

What they can help with

  • Dentists for kids

    Listed category: Pediatric dentist · Named for it · 41 pages on its website

  • Medicaid & low-cost

    Listed by Insure Kids Now for DentaQuest and Traditional Medicaid and United Healthcare Dental (Texas, updated Jul 2026) · Its website says it accepts Medicaid / CHIP

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When you can go

Weekends
Closed

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Getting there

3800 N Shepherd Dr Ste B
Houston, TX 77018
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  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance, parking and restroom

Its business profile

In the practice's words

Its own business description

“Houston Children's Dental Center is proud to provide safe, high-quality general anesthesia dentistry and oral surgery to members of the Houston and surrounding communities. …”

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Sources and dates

Business listing and reviews, Sep 2026 · bluecloudpsc.com, Sep 2026 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, Sep 2026 · NPI registry · Insure Kids Now, updated Jul 2026 · City of Houston super neighborhoods