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Pediatric dentist · Greater Uptown

Tanglewood Pediatric Dentistry

5757 Woodway Dr Ste 155, Houston, TX 77057

4.5+ stars in 100+ reviews Opening hours below
Call (832) 699-7712 Directions Website (tanglewoodpediatricdentistry.com, opens in a new tab)

Reviews

4.5+ stars in 100+ reviews

4–5 stars: 91% · 1–2 stars: 9% · 70 written reviews

Last 12 months: 10 reviews · 90% 4–5 stars · Replies: 96% of reviews · 3 of 6 one- and two-star

17mention friendly, welcoming staff

15mention tongue-tie treatment for a child

Read what patients say (2 themes) ↓Write a review
  • Sedation permit (TX board)
  • Kids

Tongue-Tie Care Draws Attention

Tongue-tie release for children, known as a frenectomy, is the subject of 15 reviews, two of them low-rated. Seventeen reviews describe the staff as friendly. Recent evidence is thin, though: only 10 reviews were written in the past year, nine of them four- or five-star.

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Who you'll see

Dr. Kathleen Incavo, DMD

  • Texas license active, first licensed Aug 2019
  • Dental school: Rutgers, 2010
  • Training: General Practice Residency and Pediatric Dentistry Residency at Staten Island University Hospital (its website)
  • Holds a nitrous oxide (laughing gas) permit (since 2019) and sedation permits for levels 1 to 2 (most recent 2019)

NPI 1689985921 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

Frequent Replies to Reviews

It replies to 96% of reviews, among the highest shares for Houston practices we list.

One- and two-star reviews
9%of 70 written reviews
A higher share than 74% of Houston practices
Middle Houston practice: 4%
Most common complaints
Pushed to have treatment they doubted1
Of its 3 one- and two-star reviews since Oct 2023 · Read them below
Replies to reviews
96%of written reviews get a reply (3 of 6 one- and two-star)
More replies than 91% 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

What patients say

Staff and office

17Friendly, welcoming staff

Why patients came

15Tongue-tie treatment for a child

How we count themes

A Pediatric Dentistry Specialist

The national provider registry identifies a pediatric dentistry specialist at this practice, a useful marker for families looking for child-focused care.

  • Dentists for kids

    Listed category: Pediatric dentist · Specialist taxonomy in the NPI registry · Named for it

  • Sedation & nervous patients

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

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

Concerns About Recommendations and Billing

Several reviewers raise concerns about treatment recommendations, cost communication or insurance billing. One report came from the related West U office; that reviewer said it shared a doctor and ownership.

What unhappy patients say

Why they were unhappy

  • Pushed to have treatment they doubted1
    None in the last 12 months

How we read these

Cost and paying

No prices on its website

Ways to pay

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

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When you can go

Opens early
7 am, Friday
15% of Houston practices open before 8 am
Weekends
Closed

Hours from its listing. Check when you call.

Getting there

5757 Woodway Dr Ste 155
Houston, TX 77057
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  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance, parking, restroom and seating
  • Lactation space

Its business profile

In the practice's words

Its own business description

“Dr. Kate provides gentle, compassionate, and excellent pediatric dental care while Dr. Gandhi leads the Houston area in Co2 laser tongue tie release.”

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Sources and dates

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

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