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UT Dentists

7500 Cambridge St #1210, Houston, TX 77054, United States

3+ stars in 50+ reviews Opening hours below
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Reviews

3+ stars in 50+ reviews

4–5 stars: 55% · 1–2 stars: 40% · 42 written reviews

Replies: 29% of reviews · 11 of 17 one- and two-star

5mention staff who are friendly and professional

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  • Sedation permit (TX board)
  • Invisalign
  • Kids
  • 2 insurers named

Who you'll see

Dr. Antonio Cardenas, DDS

  • Dental school: University of Antioquia, 1972
  • Holds a nitrous oxide (laughing gas) permit (since 2016) and sedation permits for levels 1 to 2 (most recent 2018)

NPI 1821443771 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

Dr. Chun-Teh Lee

  • Texas license active, first licensed Feb 2013
  • Dental school: Foreign - National Taiwan University, 2007
  • Holds a nitrous oxide (laughing gas) permit (since 2016) and a level 1 sedation permit (most recent 2016)

NPI 1215272380 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

Dr. Chun-Yeh Chien

  • Texas license active, first licensed Nov 2017
  • Dental school: Chung Shan Medical University, 2017

NPI 1982058368 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

Dr. Cristiane Fonteles

  • Texas license active, first licensed Mar 2025
  • Dental school: Federal University of Ceara Brazil, 1991

NPI 1427864834 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

Dr. David Fray, DDS

  • Texas license active, first licensed Jul 2015
  • Dental school: Uthsc School of Dentistry, 1979

NPI 1902102783 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

Dr. David Jaramillo, DDS

  • Texas license active, first licensed Mar 2014
  • Dental school: Guadalajara Univesrity, 1991

NPI 1609089622 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

Dr. Erin Key, DDS

  • Texas license active, first licensed Jul 2021
  • Dental school: University of Texas Health Science Center, 2020

NPI 1598396038 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

Dr. Geethanjali Vipulanandan

  • Texas license active, first licensed Jul 2018
  • Dental school: UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry, 2018
  • Holds a nitrous oxide (laughing gas) permit (since 2020) and a level 1 sedation permit (most recent 2020)

NPI 1720565492 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

Dr. Gisela Bona, DDS

  • Texas license active, first licensed Oct 2008
  • Dental school: Universidad Autonoma de Honduras, 1998
  • Holds a nitrous oxide (laughing gas) permit (since 2009) and sedation permits for levels 1 to 3 (most recent 2014)

NPI 1366690984 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

Dr. Ida Varghese, DDS

  • Texas license active, first licensed Aug 2019
  • Dental school: Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, India, 2007
  • Holds a nitrous oxide (laughing gas) permit (since 2025)

NPI 1245753573 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

Dr. Jennifer Chang

  • Texas license active, first licensed Aug 2018
  • Dental school: Kaohsiung Medical University, 2012
  • Holds a nitrous oxide (laughing gas) permit (since 2018) and sedation permits for levels 1 to 3 (most recent 2018)

NPI 1679056022 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

Dr. Kalu Ogbureke

  • Texas license active, first licensed Dec 2012
  • Dental school: Foreign - University of Ibadan, 1986

NPI 1235298597 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

Dr. Leticia Guajardo, DDS

  • Texas license active, first licensed May 2013
  • Dental school: University of Nuevo Leon Mexico, 1990

NPI 1558702522 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

Dr. Margarita Lanternier, DDS

  • Texas license active, first licensed Jun 2015
  • Dental school: UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry, 2015
  • Holds a nitrous oxide (laughing gas) permit (since 2015)

NPI 1326421546 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

Dr. Nadarajah Vigneswaran, DMD

  • Texas license active, first licensed Aug 2001
  • Dental school: University of Alabama, 1997

NPI 1750475224 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

Dr. Ngozi Nwizu

  • Texas license active, first licensed May 2014
  • Dental school: University of Lagos, Nigeria Bds, 1992

NPI 1972918266 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

Dr. Nikola Angelov, DDS

  • Texas license active, first licensed Mar 2013
  • Dental school: Foreign - University SS Cyril & Methodius Macedonia, 1993

NPI 1366611014 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

Dr. Oluwabunmi Tokede

  • Texas license active, first licensed Apr 2022
  • Dental school: University of Ibadan, 2006

NPI 1770009359 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

Dr. Pooja Maney

  • Texas license active, first licensed Nov 2020
  • Dental school: Kuvempu University, 2000
  • Holds a nitrous oxide (laughing gas) permit (since 2023) and sedation permits for levels 1 to 3 (most recent 2023)

NPI 1518296482 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

Dr. Ritu Tiwari

  • Texas license active, first licensed Feb 2023
  • Dental school: Barkatullah University India, 2011

NPI 1659094902 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

Dr. Safia Durab

  • Texas license active, first licensed May 2025
  • Dental school: University of Central Lancashire, 2015

NPI 1477337046 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

Dr. Sahar Dowlatshahi, DDS

  • Texas license active, first licensed Jul 2022
  • Dental school: University of California, San Francisco, 2018
  • Holds a nitrous oxide (laughing gas) permit (since 2022) and sedation permits for levels 1 to 3 (most recent 2022)

NPI 1942794730 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

Dr. Shawn Adibi

  • Texas license active, first licensed Mar 2000
  • Dental school: University of Oklahoma, 1993

NPI 1689105322 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

Dr. Silvia Saponaro Vargas, DDS

  • Dental school: Georgetown, 2000

NPI 1538800636 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

Dr. Sloane Kaminski-Ditzel, DMD

  • Texas license active, first licensed Dec 2019
  • Dental school: Boston University, 2018
  • Holds a nitrous oxide (laughing gas) permit (since 2020) and a level 1 sedation permit (most recent 2020)

NPI 1558848226 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

Dr. Srinivas Ayilavarapu

  • Texas license active, first licensed Jan 2011
  • Dental degree from outside the US (1998)
  • Holds a nitrous oxide (laughing gas) permit (since 2011)

NPI 1497906630 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

Dr. Taylor Ozougwu, DDS

  • Texas license active, first licensed Jun 2019
  • Dental school: the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 2019
  • Holds a nitrous oxide (laughing gas) permit (since 2019) and a level 1 sedation permit (most recent 2019)

NPI 1316508294 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

Dr. Ted Sheng, DDS

  • Texas license active, first licensed Apr 2011
  • Dental school: University of Southern California, 2010
  • Holds a nitrous oxide (laughing gas) permit (since 2011)

NPI 1639480700 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

What they can help with

  • Braces & Invisalign

    Specialist taxonomy in the NPI registry · 1 page on its website

  • Dentists for kids

    Specialist taxonomy in the NPI registry · 1 page on its website

  • Gum treatment

    Registered specialist with the state board · Specialist taxonomy in the NPI registry · 1 page on its website

  • Sedation & nervous patients

    9 of its dentists hold Texas board sedation permits; 4 others hold a nitrous oxide permit

Braces & Invisalign: how it works ShowFront teeth with braces, brackets joined by a wire, beside front teeth in a clear removable aligner tray.
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.
Sedation & nervous patients: how it works ShowA scale of four sedation levels from most to least awake: minimal, moderate, deep and general anesthesia.

Also listed on its website

A high share of bad reviews

One- and two-star reviews make up a much larger share here than is typical in Houston. Texas records show the dentist licensed longest at this practice was first licensed in 1920, among the longest licensed of the Houston dentists we list.

One- and two-star reviews
40%of 42 written reviews
A higher share than 99% of Houston practices
Middle Houston practice: 4%
Replies to reviews
29%of written reviews get a reply (11 of 17 one- and two-star)
Fewer replies than 53% of Houston practices
Middle Houston practice: 35%
Licensed in Texas since
1920its longest-licensed confirmed dentist
Licensed longer than 100% of Houston dentists we list
Middle Houston dentist: first licensed 2004

How we compare

Group Practice fees and student clinics

UT Dentists says its Group Practice fees are comparable to private practice.

Ways to pay

  • Names Blue Cross Blue Shield, Delta Dental (its website, not a network check)
  • Takes cash, American Express, Discover, Mastercard and Visa (its website)

Equipment and memberships

Memberships
Member, American Academy of PeriodontologyBoard-certified in periodontology

What patients say

Staff and office

5Staff who are friendly and professional

How we count themes

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When you can go

Weekends
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Getting there

7500 Cambridge St #1210
Houston, TX 77054, United States
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  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance, parking and restroom

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Sources and dates

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

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