Dentist in Waterstone, Frisco TX 75036: A Local Guide
Choosing a Dentist6 min read • By Dr. Kevin Baharvand, DMD, MS • Updated August 2026The short answerWe are at 5605 FM 423, Suite 600-B, just north of the Lebanon intersection, which puts us a few minutes from Waterstone and most of the 75036 side of Frisco. The practical questions for anyone in this corridor are not really about dentistry. They are about the traffic on 423, which appointment times...
Frisco Families: Do You Actually Know Who Owns Your Orthodontist?
Choosing a Dentist8 min read • By Dr. Kevin Baharvand, DMD, MS • Updated August 2026The short answerMost families never ask who owns the practice treating their kid, and it is the question that shapes the most. A dental service organization can buy a practice, keep the name and the sign on the door, and set production targets for the dentist you meet. That is not automatically bad care, but...
The Rules a Dental Office Actually Runs On
Choosing a Dentist8 min read • By Dr. Kevin Baharvand, DMD, MS • Updated August 2026The short answerA dental office runs on a much longer list of rules than patients ever see: licensing and continuing education, sterilization standards with weekly biological testing, radiation rules for every x-ray machine, record retention requirements, and privacy law. Most of it is invisible when it is being done right, which is exactly the problem....
Dentist Near The Colony, TX: What Families Should Actually Compare
Choosing a Dentist6 min read • By Dr. Kevin Baharvand, DMD, MS • Updated August 2026The short answerThe Colony sits close enough to the FM 423 corridor that most of the town is inside a fifteen minute drive of a Frisco dental office, which means your realistic options are wider than the ones inside city limits. What matters is not which side of the county line the office is on....
DDS, DMD, Specialist, Board Certified: What the Letters Mean
Choosing a Dentist8 min read • By Dr. Kevin Baharvand, DMD, MS • Updated August 2026The short answerEight years to become a general dentist: four years of college, four years of dental school. Specialties add two to six more years of accredited residency on top of that. DDS and DMD are the same degree with different letters. Board certification is a separate voluntary process after residency, which is why it...
How to Find the Best Dentist in Frisco, TX
Choosing a Dentist 7 min read • By Dr. Kevin Baharvand, DMD, MS • Updated August 2026 The short answer The best dentist for your family is the one who picks up the phone when something hurts, tells you what it costs before you are in the chair, and is owned by the people who actually treat you. Look the license up with the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners,...
New to Frisco? How to Switch Dentists Without Starting Over
Choosing a Dentist7 min read • By Dr. Kevin Baharvand, DMD, MS • Updated August 2026The short answerYou do not need permission to switch dentists, and you do not owe anyone an explanation. Call the old office, ask them to send your records and most recent x-rays to the new one, and book. The records are yours. Most offices email them within a few days. The only real planning involved...
Dentist on FM 423 in Frisco, TX: The Practical Details
Choosing a Dentist8 min read • By Dr. Kevin Baharvand, DMD, MS • Updated August 2026The short answerWe are at 5605 FM 423, Suite 600-B, just north of the Lebanon intersection, open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Family owned, independent, one location, everything from cleanings to crowns to wisdom teeth in the same building, with orthodontics through our sister practice. If you live anywhere along the...