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Pediatric dentist · Near Southwest

Just For Kids Dental

4778 W Bellfort Ave, Houston, TX 77035

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4+ stars in 20+ reviews

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

Who you'll see

Dr. Shirley Murphy

  • Texas license active, first licensed Jun 1979
  • Dental school: Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, 1975
  • Holds a nitrous oxide (laughing gas) permit (since 1989) and sedation permits for levels 1 to 2 (most recent 2012)

NPI 1417006271 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on its business listing

Help with insurance paperwork

Two reviewers say staff helped with insurance questions or paperwork, including CHIP documentation and later private-insurance difficulties.

Medicaid & CHIP (children)

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

Insure Kids Now, Texas, updated Jul 2026

Ways to pay

  • Accepts credit cards, debit cards and mobile pay (its business profile)

Registered specialist for kids

State and national records list a registered specialist for children’s dentistry at the practice.

  • Dentists for kids

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

  • Sedation & nervous patients

    A confirmed dentist holds a Texas board sedation permit

  • Medicaid & low-cost

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

Sedation & nervous patients: how it works ShowA scale of four sedation levels from most to least awake: minimal, moderate, deep and general anesthesia.

Children’s dental coverage

The Medicaid and CHIP directory entry applies to children’s dental care.

Longtime Texas license

Texas records show Dr. Shirley Murphy was first licensed in 1979, among the dentists licensed longest at 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

Closed
Friday, and weekends

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Getting there

4778 W Bellfort Ave
Houston, TX 77035
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  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance, parking and restroom

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Sources and dates

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

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