Our Houston Tidwell office sits at 5422 North Freeway, right where Tidwell Road meets the I-45 North Freeway feeder between the Northline and Independence Heights neighborhoods. Families come in from Acres Homes, Kashmere Gardens, and the 77076, 77093, and 77037 ZIPs — many of them walking in after a Fiesta Mart run or on the way home from Aldine ISD pickup.

The neighborhood is predominantly bilingual, and orthodontic questions often start in Spanish at the front desk and end in a shared conversation with a parent and a middle-schooler. Because the North Freeway corridor feeds directly into the Beltway and 610 North Loop, we see commuter families from Greenspoint and Aldine booking late-afternoon braces checks before traffic builds on 45.

The practice is full-service, so orthodontic work happens in-house alongside the kids' preventive visits parents already drive out here for.

What Houston Patients Say

“Siempre traigo ami niña asu destista muy recomendable”
— Estefany Gutierrez
“Dr Eric and his assistant was very nice and knowledgeable. The office was very clean and everyone was professional. Overall I would be going back”
— Tinisha Johnson
“Best dentist ever ! , had a great experience with ms mayte, and Mr Conrad. All the staff here are amazing, such kind hearted people 🥹❤️ most definitely recommend to bring your little ones and not to mention there's games, activities, and movie theater to entertain the kiddos love it here !! 🥰”
— Raquel Gonzalez

Meet Your Houston Team

Care You Can Count On

The Houston Tidwell team handles orthodontic consults, bracket placements, wire changes, and aligner check-ins in the same building where siblings get cleanings — so one Saturday appointment can cover three kids on three different treatment tracks. Our orthodontic chairs run parallel to general ops, which means a loose bracket found during a hygiene visit gets fixed the same day instead of bouncing you to a specialist across town.

The front desk is bilingual by default: insurance verification, treatment-plan walkthroughs, and payment-plan conversations all happen in English or Spanish without a handoff. Assistants are trained to seat younger patients first and keep parents in the operatory for the whole visit — no waiting-room-only policy.

For commercial PPO families, the team runs benefit checks before the appointment so you know your ortho rider, lifetime max, and in-network status before a wire ever touches a tooth.

Orthodontics FAQ — Houston

Where exactly is the Tidwell office and how do I park?

We're at 5422 North Freeway, Houston, TX 77076, on the I-45 North feeder near the Tidwell exit. Free surface parking is right at the building — pull in, park, and walk to the front door, no garage ticket.

What are your Saturday hours for ortho check-ins?

Saturday we're open 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, which is when most of our family ortho blocks run. Weekdays we're 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM Monday, Tuesday, and Friday, and 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM Wednesday and Thursday for after-school wire changes. We're closed Sunday.

Can you verify my commercial PPO orthodontic benefits before the first visit?

Yes — call (832) 982-1977 with your member ID and group number and the front desk will pull your ortho rider, lifetime maximum, and in-network status before you drive over. That way the treatment coordinator can quote the actual out-of-pocket at the consult, not a guess.

Can all my kids be seen on the same Saturday, even if one is in braces and another just needs a cleaning?

Yes, that's the whole reason families drive out here. We stack ortho adjustments with sibling cleanings into one visit so you're not making two trips down 45.