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University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston - Dental Branch Clinics

6516 MD Anderson Blvd, Houston, TX 77030

  • Implants

Who you'll see

Dr. Darla Mckitrick

  • Dental school: St. Louis U, 1946

NPI 1649391921 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

Dr. Donna Morris

  • Dental school: UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry, 1969

NPI 1609087667 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

Dr. John Valenza, DDS

  • Texas license active, first licensed Jun 1981
  • Dental school: UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry, 1981

NPI 1770616179 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

What they can help with

  • Dental implants

    Listed category: Dental implants periodontist

  • Gum treatment

    Listed category: Dental implants periodontist · 5 pages on its website

Dental implants: how it works ShowA natural molar beside a dental implant: a crown on an abutment, joined to a titanium post set in the jawbone, which bone grows onto over several months.
Gum treatment: how it works ShowThree molars: a healthy gum; gum disease with tartar below the gum line, a pocket and bone loss; and after deep cleaning, the tartar gone and the root smoothed.

Also listed on its website

  • Root canal

    Listed category: Endodontist · 5 pages on its website

A Texas license dating to 1954

Texas records show a dentist here was first licensed in 1954, among the longest licensed of Houston dentists we list.

Licensed in Texas since
1954its longest-licensed confirmed dentist
Licensed longer than 99% of Houston dentists we list
Middle Houston dentist: first licensed 2004

How we compare

Urgent care costs and scheduling

Its group's website says Urgent Care appointments vary with student schedules, and patients leave messages handled in order. The initial exam is $32, with imaging potentially adding cost. Most treatment fees are under $200.

Ways to pay

  • Takes cash, American Express, Mastercard and Visa (its website)

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Getting there

6516 MD Anderson Blvd
Houston, TX 77030
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Sources and dates

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