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David Malave

6501 Blanco Rd, San Antonio, TX 78216

3.5+ stars in 10+ reviews

Reviews

3.5+ stars in 10+ reviews

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

Who you'll see

Dr. Lavan Parker, DDS

  • Texas license active, first licensed Aug 1994
  • Dental school: Baylor College of Dentistry, 1994
  • Holds a nitrous oxide (laughing gas) permit (since 1994) and sedation permits for levels 1 to 4 (most recent 2012)

NPI 1063491462 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

Dr. Michael Casillas, DDS

  • Texas license active, first licensed Jun 1989
  • Dental school: UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry, 1989
  • Holds a nitrous oxide (laughing gas) permit (since 1994) and sedation permits for levels 1 to 4 (most recent 2012)

NPI 1407835069 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

Dr. Michael Gissell

  • Texas license active, first licensed Jun 2000
  • Dental school: Baylor College of Dentistry, 2000
  • Holds a nitrous oxide (laughing gas) permit (since 2000) and sedation permits for levels 1 to 4 (most recent 2012)

NPI 1255386140 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

Dr. William Thornton, DDS

  • Dental school: Baylor College of Dentistry, 1969

NPI 1083693600 · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, checked Sep 2026 · named on its business listing

Registered specialist in oral surgery

State and national dental registries identify a specialist in wisdom teeth and oral surgery at the practice.

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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Cost and paying

Medicaid & CHIP (children)

DentaQuest (CHIP, Medicaid) · MCNA Dental (CHIP, Medicaid) · United Healthcare Dental (CHIP, Medicaid)

Insure Kids Now, Texas, updated Jul 2026

Ways to pay

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

Medicaid listing covers children's care

Insure Kids Now's Medicaid and CHIP entry covers children's dental care; it does not say whether adults on Medicaid are seen.

Among the longest licensed San Antonio dentists we list

Texas records show the dentist licensed longest dates to 1969, among the longest licensed of San Antonio dentists we list.

Licensed in Texas since
1969its longest-licensed confirmed dentist
Licensed longer than 98% of San Antonio dentists we list
Middle San Antonio dentist: first licensed 2008

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Getting there

6501 Blanco Rd
San Antonio, TX 78216
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  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance, parking and restroom

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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