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Kirkwood Dental Care

7417 S Kirkwood Rd, Houston, TX 77072

4+ stars in 10+ reviews Opening hours below

Reviews

4+ stars in 10+ reviews

  • Sedation permit (TX board)
  • Medicaid & CHIP (DentaQuest)

Sedation permits and what they mean

Dr. Andrew Bao holds permits for nitrous oxide and level 1 sedation. Those permits show what the state allows, not what a visit includes.

Dr. Andrew Bao, DMD

  • Texas license active, first licensed Jun 2000
  • Dental school: Temple University, 1998
  • Holds a nitrous oxide (laughing gas) permit (since 2000) and a level 1 sedation permit (most recent 2002)

NPI 1841313913 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on its business listing

Coverage entry applies to children

The government directory's entry concerns dental care under children's Medicaid and CHIP, so it does not establish adult coverage.

Cost and paying

Medicaid & CHIP (children)

DentaQuest (CHIP, Medicaid)

Insure Kids Now, Texas, updated Jul 2026

Ways to pay

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

How it compares in Houston

Open Saturdays
Yesopen Saturdays
Licensed in Texas since
2000its longest-licensed confirmed dentist
Licensed longer than 58% of Houston dentists we list
Middle Houston dentist: first licensed 2004

How we compare

What they can help with

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

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When you can go

Saturday
9 am–3 pm
42% of Houston practices open on Saturdays
Closed
Monday

Hours from its listing. Check when you call.

Getting there

7417 S Kirkwood Rd
Houston, TX 77072
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  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance, parking and restroom

Its business profile

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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