Houston Chinatown along Bellaire Boulevard is a restaurant and shopping strip that stays busy from lunch through the evening rush. Dun Huang Plaza is about four minutes from our door, and the whole corridor sits in ZIP code 77036. Texas Dental Center is at 9801 Bissonnet St Ste K, Houston, TX 77036, close enough that a cracked tooth from a meal does not have to wait for a day off. People who live above the shops, and people who work the dining rooms, often notice the problem between seatings and need a chair before the next shift. The sidewalks here carry several languages. You will hear Mandarin, Vietnamese, and Spanish within a few blocks of Dun Huang Plaza. Our clinic speaks English and Spanish only. We do not provide care in Mandarin or Vietnamese, and we would rather say that plainly than leave you guessing at the front desk. If you are comfortable in English or Spanish, call (832) 831-9101 and we will hold a same-day visit. Hours are Monday–Friday 8:00 AM–6:00 PM and Saturday 8:00 AM–3:00 PM. The office is closed Sunday, so a toothache that starts after Saturday at 3:00 PM waits until Monday morning. Young adults who work the Bellaire Boulevard restaurants often still have wisdom teeth that flare when they are run down. Older patients come in with a molar that finally split. Either way, the visit stays on this side of town. We remove what cannot be saved and, before you return to the plaza, we talk about the next tooth: a dental implant for one gap, or a denture if more of the arch is already failing. The four-minute drive is the practical reason Chinatown patients choose this office instead of heading toward the Medical Center.
No. Shops and restaurants around Dun Huang Plaza use Mandarin, Vietnamese, and Spanish, but Texas Dental Center speaks English and Spanish only. We will not pretend otherwise at the front desk. If you want the visit in English or Spanish, call (832) 831-9101. The office is about 4 minutes from the plaza at 9801 Bissonnet St Ste K, Houston, TX 77036.
Often yes, if you reach us during business hours. We take a digital X-ray on arrival, and when the tooth cannot be saved we can usually do the extraction that visit. Hours are Monday–Friday 8:00 AM–6:00 PM and Saturday 8:00 AM–3:00 PM. We are closed Sunday. Call (832) 831-9101 from the restaurant or from home in 77036 before you leave so a chair is actually open.
Yes. Wisdom teeth are surgical extractions. The digital X-ray shows whether the tooth is angled, partly covered by gum, or pressing the molar in front of it. A simple extraction is reserved for a loose tooth with a straight root. Chinatown patients who work long shifts on Bellaire Boulevard often want that distinction explained before they are numb, and we do that in English or Spanish.
We pause and talk before you go back to Dun Huang Plaza. A dental implant is the path for one missing tooth after the socket heals. A denture is the path when several teeth are already failing or you want a removable tooth while you decide. Neither choice is forced on the extraction day. The English and Spanish team writes the next step in plain language so you can think about it after your shift.
Call (832) 831-9101 in the morning if your shift starts late. The last weekday appointments fall inside Monday–Friday 8:00 AM–6:00 PM, and Saturday ends at 3:00 PM. We are closed Sunday, so an evening flare after Saturday afternoon waits until Monday. Four minutes from Dun Huang Plaza is enough time if you call before you leave the plaza rather than arriving at 6:00 PM hoping for a new chair.
Texas Dental Center, 9801 Bissonnet St Ste K, Houston, TX 77036. (832) 831-9101. Book online