Dr. Rachel Mussa, DMD
- Texas license active, first licensed Jun 2023
- Dental school: Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine, 2023
NPI 1619654860 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website
General dentist
Lakewood Dentistry: Zaina Timmons-Farah, DDS
11620 Louetta Rd Ste A, Houston, TX 77070
4.5+ stars in 500+ reviews
Opening hours below
Reviews
4.5+ stars in 500+ reviews
4–5 stars: 95% · 1–2 stars: 4% · 445 written reviews
Last 12 months: 85 reviews · 94% 4–5 stars · Replies: none
104mention friendly, welcoming staff
22mention a clean office
22mention a gentle touch
- Sedation permit (TX board)
- Medicaid & CHIP (DentaQuest, MCNA)
- Implants
Reviewers mention gentle care and sensitive teeth
Five reviews say the numbing shot went unnoticed, and gentle treatment comes up in 22. Sensitive-teeth patients and people who came in with wisdom tooth pain or infection each appear in five reviews too. It closes at 5 pm, and at 2 pm on Fridays, with no weekend hours, so it is harder to fit around a 9-to-5.
Fact-checked · How we write these
What patients say
How the visit felt
22A gentle touch
11Explaining everything before doing it
9Putting nervous patients at ease
Staff and office
104Friendly, welcoming staff
22A clean office
8An honest dentist
Getting seen
7Being fitted in at short notice
Who comes here
7Dental anxiety
5Sensitive teeth
Concerns about treatment and waits
In the one- and two-star reviews read since October 2023, reviewers raise concerns about treatment recommendations, long waits, and children's care.
Why they were unhappy
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Pushed to have treatment they doubted41 in the last 12 months
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Refused care or dismissed from the practice31 in the last 12 months
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Long wait past the appointment time32 in the last 12 months
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Problems with a child's care22 in the last 12 months
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Insurance problems21 in the last 12 months
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Rough or painful treatment22 in the last 12 months
One- and two-star reviews by quarter
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Who you'll see
Dr. Zaina Farah, DDS
- Texas license active, first licensed Oct 1996
- Dental degree from outside the US (1988)
- Training: Fellowship, International Congress of Oral Implantologists (ICOI) (its website)
- Holds a nitrous oxide (laughing gas) permit (since 1997) and a level 1 sedation permit (most recent 2002)
NPI 1588764609 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website
A gum treatment specialist
State and national provider records identify a registered gum treatment specialist at the practice.
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Dental implants
Federal Open Payments records link a confirmed dentist to the treatment's maker · 1 page on its website · Listed category: Dental implants provider
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Gum treatment
Registered specialist with the state board · Specialist taxonomy in the NPI registry · 1 page on its website
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Sedation & nervous patients
A confirmed dentist holds a Texas board sedation permit · 2 pages on its website
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Medicaid & low-cost
Listed by Insure Kids Now for DentaQuest and MCNA Dental and United Healthcare Dental (Texas, updated Jul 2026)
Dental implants: how it works Show
Gum treatment: how it works Show
Sedation & nervous patients: how it works Show
Also listed on its website
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Braces & Invisalign
6 pages on its website
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Veneers & cosmetic
2 pages on its website
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Teeth whitening
1 page on its website
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Wisdom teeth & oral surgery
1 page on its website
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Root canal
1 page on its website
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Emergency dentist
1 page on its website · Listed category: Emergency dental service
No replies to reviews
The practice has not replied to reviews, including bad reviews.
- One- and two-star reviews
- 4%of 445 written reviews
- A higher share than 57% of Houston practices
- Middle Houston practice: 4%
- Most common complaints
- Pushed to have treatment they doubted4Refused care or dismissed from the practice3Long wait past the appointment time3
- Of its 9 one- and two-star reviews since Oct 2023 · Read them below
- Replies to reviews
- 0%of written reviews get a reply (0 of 20 one- and two-star)
- Fewer replies than 82% of Houston practices
- Middle Houston practice: 35%
- Licensed in Texas since
- 1996its longest-licensed confirmed dentist
- Licensed longer than 67% of Houston dentists we list
- Middle Houston dentist: first licensed 2004
Solea and anesthesia
Its website says Solea replaces the drill for most procedures and that most hard- and soft-tissue procedures can be done without anesthesia.
Cost and paying
No prices on its website
Medicaid & CHIP (children)
DentaQuest (CHIP, Medicaid) · MCNA Dental (CHIP, Medicaid) · United Healthcare Dental (CHIP, Medicaid)
Insure Kids Now, Texas, updated Jul 2026
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When you can go
- Weekends
- Closed
Mon
8:30 am–5 pm
Tue
8:30 am–5 pm
Wed
8:30 am–5 pm
Thu
8:30 am–5 pm
Fri
9 am–2 pm
Sat
Closed
Sun
Closed
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Hours from its listing. Check when you call.
Getting there
11620 Louetta Rd Ste AHouston, TX 77070 Get directions
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance, parking and restroom
Its business profile
In the practice's words
Its own business description
“Welcome to Lakewood Dentistry! Our North Houston dentist, Dr. Zaina Timmons-Farah, and our team are excited to be your dental practice of choice in Houston, Texas. …”
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Sources and dates
Business listing and reviews, Sep 2026 · lakewoodentistry.com, Sep 2026 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, Sep 2026 · NPI registry · Insure Kids Now, updated Jul 2026