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James C West DDS MS

10497 Town & Country Way #915, Houston, TX 77024

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  • Sedation permit (TX board)
  • Invisalign
  • Kids

Who you'll see

Dr. James West

  • Texas license active, first licensed Jun 1979
  • Dental school: University of Texas Dental Branch - Houston, 1979
  • Holds a nitrous oxide (laughing gas) permit (since 1989) and sedation permits for levels 1 to 2 (most recent 2012)

NPI 1346468048 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

Specialist credentials for braces and children’s dentistry

State and national records both show specialist credentials here for braces and Invisalign, and for children’s dentistry.

  • Braces & Invisalign

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

  • Dentists for kids

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

  • Sedation & nervous patients

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

Braces & Invisalign: how it works ShowFront teeth with braces, brackets joined by a wire, beside front teeth in a clear removable aligner tray.
Sedation & nervous patients: how it works ShowA scale of four sedation levels from most to least awake: minimal, moderate, deep and general anesthesia.

Insurance claims handled as a courtesy

The practice’s website says it accepts most major insurance plans and files claims as a courtesy.

Ways to pay

  • Accepts payment plans (its business profile)
  • Accepts credit cards, debit cards and mobile pay (its business profile)
  • Takes cash, Mastercard and Visa (its website)

Planning for children’s needs

Its website says it considers children with special health care needs case by case and involves parents or caregivers in planning. Its website says first-time visits take 45 minutes to an hour. Its website says appointments are often booked several weeks ahead, making same-day or same-week rescheduling difficult.

Texas records show first license in 1979

Texas records show Dr. James West was first licensed in 1979, among the longest licensed of Houston dentists we list.

Licensed in Texas since
1979its longest-licensed confirmed dentist
Licensed longer than 90% of Houston dentists we list
Middle Houston dentist: first licensed 2004

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When you can go

Weekends
Closed
Midday break
12 pm–1:30 pm, Monday to Thursday

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Getting there

10497 Town & Country Way #915
Houston, TX 77024
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  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance, parking and restroom

Its business profile

In the practice's words

Its own business description

“Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics”

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Sources and dates

Business listing and reviews, Sep 2026 · westhoustonorthopedo.com, Sep 2026 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, Sep 2026 · NPI registry · City of Houston super neighborhoods

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