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Family and cosmetic dentistry · Huntersville, NC
Book online. See a dentist this week.
Check-ups, fillings, children's visits and emergencies for families in Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson and Mooresville. Check your insurance first, see every price, and pick a time that suits you, Saturday mornings included.
Mon-Thu 8 AM-5 PM, Fri 8 AM-2 PM, Sat 9 AM-1 PM, Eastern Time.
Our dentists: Elena Hartwell, DDS, General Dentist. Theo Whitlock, DMD, General Dentist. Sofia Quintero, DDS, General Dentist.
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4.9 from 318 patient reviews
Sample rating, demo site
Saturday mornings
Open 9 AM-1 PM, for families who cannot miss school or work.
Every price published
Cash, plan and typical insurance coverage, side by side.
Same-week emergencies
Emergency slots held every day we are open.
English, Spanish, ASL
Spoken or signed by our dentists, no interpreter needed.
Insurance
Do we take your insurance? Find out in a minute.
Tell us your carrier and member ID. The front desk checks your plan's benefits with your insurer, in network or out, and sends you a plain breakdown within one business hour: what is covered, what your share would be, and how much of your annual maximum is left.
Prefer to ask? Call (704) 555-0129 with your insurance card in hand.
Demo form
Thanks. We'll verify your benefits and send you a breakdown within one business hour.
- Carrier
- Member ID
- Patient
- Patient type
Demo form: nothing is submitted anywhere. On a real practice's site this request would reach the front desk through a secure, HIPAA-compliant connection.
Annual maximum
The most your plan pays in a year, often $1,000-$2,000. After that you pay the rest yourself until the plan year starts again. A crown can use up half of it.
Waiting period
Some plans pay for cleanings from day one but make you wait six or twelve months before they pay toward fillings or crowns. It is in your plan documents, and we check it for you.
Why 100, 80 and 50
Most plans pay check-ups and cleanings at or near 100%, because prevention saves them money, fillings around 80%, and crowns and root canals around 50%, after your deductible.
No insurance? See what the Northbend Care plan costs and saves, honestly.
Book online
Pick a day and a time that suit you
Five short steps. The calendar shows the practice's own hours in Eastern Time, Saturday mornings included, and the front desk confirms your appointment within one business hour.
In pain right now? Call (704) 555-0129; we hold emergency slots every day we are open.
Mon-Thu 8 AM-5 PM, Fri 8 AM-2 PM, Sat 9 AM-1 PM. Closed Sundays and major holidays.
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Demo booking: nothing is scheduled. On a real practice's site the front desk would confirm within one business hour.
Services
Everything a family needs, under one roof
All of it is done by our three general dentists and their team. When something needs a specialist, we say so and refer you to one.
Preventive care
Exams, cleanings and check-up X-rays, twice a year, for every age.
About preventive care: what happens, cost and risks
Models, not our dentists or patients.
Fillings and crowns
Tooth-colored fillings, crowns and root canal treatment, planned with a written estimate first.
About fillings and crowns: what happens, cost and risks
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Cosmetic dentistry
Bonding, veneers and clear aligners, planned on screen before anything changes.
About cosmetic dentistry: what happens, cost and risks
Model, not a patient.
Children's dentistry
First visits, cleanings, sealants and fluoride, with time for questions. Provided by our general dentists.
About children's dentistry: what happens, cost and risks
Models, not our dentists or patients.
Emergency visits
Same-week emergency slots for toothache, a broken tooth or a lost filling.
About emergency visits: what happens, cost and risks
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Teeth whitening
In-office whitening or take-home trays, after an exam and with honest expectations.
About teeth whitening: what happens, cost and risksPrices
Every price, before you book
What you pay without insurance, what you pay on our Northbend Care plan, and what a typical dental plan covers. Your written estimate before any treatment is the price you pay.
Preventive
New patient exam
Cash price: $140
With Northbend Care: Included
Typical insurance coverage: Often 100%
Check-up exam
Twice a year on the plan
Cash price: $90
With Northbend Care: Included
Typical insurance coverage: Often 100%
Cleaning, adult
Twice a year on the plan
Cash price: $130
With Northbend Care: Included
Typical insurance coverage: Often 100%
Cleaning, child
Child plan
Cash price: $95
With Northbend Care: Included
Typical insurance coverage: Often 100%
Check-up X-rays (4 films)
Once a year on the plan
Cash price: $85
With Northbend Care: Included
Typical insurance coverage: Often 100%
Full-mouth X-rays
Cash price: $165
With Northbend Care: $132 (20% off)
Typical insurance coverage: Often 100%, every 3-5 years
Fluoride varnish, child
Cash price: $45
With Northbend Care: Included
Typical insurance coverage: Often 100% for children
Sealant, per tooth
Cash price: $55
With Northbend Care: $44 (20% off)
Typical insurance coverage: Often 80-100% for children
Restorative
Tooth-colored filling, one surface
Cash price: $210
With Northbend Care: $168 (20% off)
Typical insurance coverage: Often 80%
Tooth-colored filling, two surfaces
Cash price: $265
With Northbend Care: $212 (20% off)
Typical insurance coverage: Often 80%
Porcelain crown
A core build-up ($245) is added only if the tooth needs one to hold the crown
Cash price: $1,350
With Northbend Care: $1,080 (20% off)
Typical insurance coverage: Often 50%
Root canal treatment, front tooth
A back tooth that has had a root canal usually needs a crown afterward
Cash price: $950
With Northbend Care: $760 (20% off)
Typical insurance coverage: Often 50-80%
Root canal treatment, molar
Usually followed by a crown
Cash price: $1,250
With Northbend Care: $1,000 (20% off)
Typical insurance coverage: Often 50-80%
Simple extraction
Cash price: $220
With Northbend Care: $176 (20% off)
Typical insurance coverage: Often 80%
Deep cleaning, per quarter of the mouth
Cash price: $260
With Northbend Care: $208 (20% off)
Typical insurance coverage: Often 80%
Cosmetic
In-office whitening
Exam first; not done over decay
Cash price: $450
With Northbend Care: $383 (15% off)
Typical insurance coverage: Usually not covered
Take-home whitening trays
Cash price: $295
With Northbend Care: $251 (15% off)
Typical insurance coverage: Usually not covered
Bonding, per tooth
Cash price: $325
With Northbend Care: $276 (15% off)
Typical insurance coverage: Sometimes covered if repairing damage
Porcelain veneer, per tooth
Cash price: $1,250
With Northbend Care: $1,063 (15% off)
Typical insurance coverage: Usually not covered
Orthodontics
Clear aligner consultation
Cash price: No charge
With Northbend Care: No charge
Typical insurance coverage: Not needed
Clear aligners, full treatment
Provided by our general dentists, not an orthodontist
Set by the length of treatment and the number of aligners your teeth need, both shown in your written plan before you start.
Cash price: $3,900-$5,400
With Northbend Care: $3,510-$4,860 (10% off)
Typical insurance coverage: Often 50% up to a lifetime orthodontic maximum, if your plan has one
Retainers, upper and lower
Cash price: $395
With Northbend Care: $356 (10% off)
Typical insurance coverage: Sometimes covered with orthodontic benefit
Emergency
Emergency exam and X-ray
One a year on the plan, then 20% off
Cash price: $120
With Northbend Care: Included
Typical insurance coverage: Often 100%
Relief of pain (palliative treatment)
Cash price: $145
With Northbend Care: $116 (20% off)
Typical insurance coverage: Often 80%
Re-cement a loose crown
Cash price: $160
With Northbend Care: $128 (20% off)
Typical insurance coverage: Often 80%
Sample prices, demo site. Insurance percentages are a typical pattern after the deductible and up to the annual maximum; your plan may differ, and the insurance check tells you yours. Self-pay and uninsured patients get a written Good Faith Estimate before scheduled care. The full list of standard fees is on this page and at the front desk.
No insurance?
Northbend Care, with the maths shown
$34 a month for adults, $24 for children under 14, billed monthly. Tell the calculator what you expect this year and it shows both totals, including when the plan is not worth it.
- Two exams, two cleanings and check-up X-rays a year
- One emergency exam a year
- Fluoride varnish for children
- 20% off fillings, crowns, root canals and extractions
- 15% off whitening, bonding and veneers; 10% off clear aligners
- No deductible, no annual maximum, no waiting period
Northbend Care is a membership plan with our practice. It is not dental insurance and pays nothing at other offices. Month to month, with a written agreement; cancel any time with written notice, no fee. Plan terms.
Then the plan is probably not for you.
It is built for patients without insurance. Check what your plan covers instead; it takes a minute.
| This year | Without a plan | With Northbend Care |
|---|---|---|
| Two check-ups and X-rays | $525 | Included |
| Fillings (1) | $210 | $168 |
| Crowns (0) | $0 | $0 |
| In-office whitening | $0 | $0 |
| Plan fee for the year | $0 | $408 |
| Total | $735 | $576 |
You would save
$159
The plan saves you about $159 this year, and every filling and crown after this one stays 20% off.
Sample prices, demo site. Cash prices from our price list; plan fee $408 a year for an adult, $288 for a child.
Your first visit
No surprises, from the waiting room on
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What happens
Health history, check-up X-rays, a cleaning and a full exam, then a conversation about anything we found, with photos on the screen.
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How long
About 90 minutes for adults, 45 for children. Arrive ten minutes early if you have not filled in the forms online.
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What to bring
Your insurance card and a photo ID, a list of your medications, and any recent X-rays from your last dentist.
04
What it costs
Checked before you come, if you have insurance. Without it, $140 for the new patient exam plus the cleaning and X-rays, or included on the plan.
Dental emergency
Is it urgent? Check in ten seconds.
Tick what is happening and you will see what to do right now, and whether to call or book. This is general first aid, not a diagnosis.
Call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room for trouble breathing or swallowing, swelling spreading toward the eye or neck, a high fever with facial swelling, or a possible broken jaw.
Tick anything that applies
Nothing ticked yet. For a toothache that comes and goes, rinse with warm water, floss gently around the tooth and book the next free check-up. Do not put aspirin on the gum; it can burn it.
Call us now: (704) 555-0129
We keep same-week emergency slots. Book the earliest one.
- Knocked-out adult tooth: hold it by the crown, never the root. If it is dirty, rinse it gently for a few seconds without scrubbing; put it back in the socket if you can, or keep it in milk, not water. The best chance is within 30 minutes; after an hour it drops sharply. A baby tooth is never put back: bring it with you.
- Bleeding: press a clean, damp gauze or cloth firmly on the spot for 15 minutes without lifting. If it still will not stop, go to the emergency room.
- Swelling or a bump with pus: this can be an infection. Cold compress on the outside of the cheek, nothing hot. If swelling spreads toward the eye or neck, or you have a fever, go to the emergency room.
- Toothache: rinse with warm water, floss gently, and take an over-the-counter pain reliever as the label directs. Not on the gum.
- Broken or loose tooth: rinse with warm water, keep any piece in milk, use a cold compress for swelling, and chew on the other side.
If we are closed, or you cannot reach us, go to the nearest emergency room.
Book the earliest slotWhat to do
- Knocked-out tooth, bleeding that will not stop, or swelling: call (704) 555-0129 now. Keep a knocked-out adult tooth in milk, not water; the best chance is within 30 minutes. Never put a baby tooth back.
- Severe toothache or a broken tooth: call or book the earliest emergency slot this week.
General first aid from public dental guidance, not a diagnosis. Demo site.
The practice, in numbers
4,180
Patient visits last year
12
Years in Huntersville
3
Languages: English, Spanish, ASL
4
Saturday mornings a month
Sample figures, demo site.
Our dentists
Names, degrees and schools, not just smiles
All three are general dentists. None of them is a specialist, and when you need one, they tell you and refer you.
Dr. Elena Hartwell, DDS, General Dentist
- Dental school:
- UNC Adams School of Dentistry
- In practice:
- 14 years
- Languages:
- English
- Focus:
- Family check-ups, crowns and cosmetic dentistry
Sees most new families and plans crowns and veneers with a written estimate before anything starts.
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Dr. Theo Whitlock, DMD, General Dentist
- Dental school:
- ECU School of Dental Medicine
- In practice:
- 9 years
- Languages:
- English, ASL
- Focus:
- Emergency visits, root canal treatment and clear aligners
Holds most same-week emergency slots and signs with Deaf patients in ASL, no interpreter needed.
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Dr. Sofia Quintero, DDS, General Dentist
- Dental school:
- VCU School of Dentistry
- In practice:
- 6 years
- Languages:
- English, Spanish
- Focus:
- Children's visits and patients who are nervous about the dentist
Runs the Saturday children's mornings and explains every step before it happens, in English or Spanish.
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In their words
Sample reviews
Sample review
“They checked my insurance before I came in, and the estimate they gave me was what I paid. No surprise bill a month later.”
Sample review
“My son was terrified. Dr. Quintero showed him every tool first and let him hold the mirror. We were out in forty minutes.”
Sample review
“I called with a cracked tooth on a Thursday and was seen Saturday morning. They told me what could wait and what could not.”
Sample reviews, demo site. They describe the visit, never a treatment result.
Questions
What new patients ask us
Do you take my insurance?
Very likely we can work with it, in network or out. Use the insurance check on this site or call with your card, and the front desk confirms your exact benefits with your insurer within one business hour, before you book.
What if I do not have dental insurance?
Every cash price is published on our price list. The Northbend Care plan covers two check-ups a year and takes 20% off most other work; the calculator shows honestly whether it is worth it for you. Self-pay patients get a written Good Faith Estimate before scheduled care.
Can I really be seen this week?
Usually, yes. The online calendar shows the real open times, Saturday mornings included, and we hold emergency slots every day we are open. If nothing suits you, call and we will look for a cancellation.
Do you see children?
Yes, from the first tooth. Our general dentists see children of every age, and Dr. Quintero runs Saturday children's mornings. When a child needs a pediatric dentist or an orthodontist, we say so and refer.
I am nervous about the dentist. What can you do?
Tell us when you book. We explain each step before it happens, agree a stop signal with you, and book longer appointments so nothing is rushed. You can bring someone with you into the room.
Are you specialists?
No. All three of our dentists are general dentists. We do fillings, crowns, root canal treatment, children's dentistry, whitening and clear aligners as general dentists, and refer to specialists when that is the better choice for you.
Questions first?
Ask us, and we will call you back
About a price, your insurance, a nervous child or a second opinion. The front desk replies within one business hour,Mon-Thu 8 AM-5 PM, Fri 8 AM-2 PM, Sat 9 AM-1 PM.
Or call (704) 555-0129.
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