New Patients at Estrada Dentistry

Yes, we are accepting new patients at the Hudson office at 13736 Little Rd and at the Port Richey office at 6640 Embassy Blvd. We are open Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM, and same-week appointments are often available. If you are new to the area, or just new to us, this page walks through the first visit, what to bring, and how insurance and payment work here. Or skip the reading and call (727) 869-3886. Our front desk can answer most of it in one short conversation, in English or Spanish.

What Your First Visit Looks Like

The first visit starts with a conversation, not an instrument tray. Before anyone looks in your mouth, we ask about your health history, what has been bothering you, and what you actually want, whether that is a tooth that has been aching for a month or simply a clean bill of health after a move. Then comes a thorough exam and X-rays, so the plan rests on what we can see rather than what we assume.

After the exam, Dr. Jaime Estrada, DDS sits down with you and goes over what he found, in plain language. If treatment is needed, he tells you what matters now, what can wait, and what your options are. When the schedule allows, we do your cleaning the same day so you leave with something done, not just discussed. And nothing beyond the exam gets started before you have agreed to the plan. That sequence does not change for anyone.

What to Bring

Four things cover it: a photo ID, your dental insurance card if you have one, a list of the medications you take, and any records from a previous dentist if you can get them. Old records and X-rays are helpful but not required. If your last office is far away or slow to respond, come in anyway. The exam and X-rays at your first visit give us a current picture, which is usually more useful than an old one.

Insurance, Medicare, and Payment

The office takes PPO insurance and Medicare, and CareCredit financing is there when a treatment plan is bigger than a single visit. Every plan is different, so before any treatment is scheduled, our team reviews your benefits with you and walks through what your plan is likely to cover, so the numbers are not a surprise. If you are weighing your options, our financing page explains how payment works here, and our Medicare page covers what patients with Medicare coverage should know before their first visit.

If It Has Been Years Since Your Last Visit

Some new patients call the day their insurance kicks in. Others call after five or ten years away, bracing for a scolding. There is no scolding here. You already know how long it has been, and repeating it back to you fixes nothing. The plan starts from where you are today: what is urgent, what is stable, and what order makes sense for your mouth and your budget. Most mouths that feel like a lost cause turn out to be a list of very fixable problems.

If You Are Nervous About the Dentist

If you are nervous about this visit, say so when you call. Nobody here will treat it as unusual, and it changes how we plan the appointment. We offer sedation dentistry in-house. Options run from a mask of nitrous that wears off before you reach the parking lot to IV sedation where the appointment goes by in a blur, and Dr. Estrada matches the level to your health history. Because it is all handled in our own offices, you are not referred across town to a stranger for the part of dentistry that worries you most.

One Practice for the Whole Family

Estrada Dentistry is family owned and has been the family dentist for west Pasco households for more than 30 years, long enough that some of our first patients now bring their grandchildren. One office can handle a six-year-old's first checkup through children's dentistry, a parent's crown made the same day with CEREC, and a grandparent's implants or All-on-4, all under the same roof and without a chain of referrals. We see patients in English and Spanish, so no one in the family has to translate for anyone else.

Choosing Your Office

A rough guide: patients toward the north end and the coast usually find our Hudson office at 13736 Little Rd the easier drive, while patients in New Port Richey, Holiday, and along the south coast usually choose our Port Richey office at 6640 Embassy Blvd. You do not have to decide alone. Call (727) 869-3886, tell us where you live, and we will match you to the office and the opening that works. And if your first problem is not a checkup but a tooth that hurts right now, start on the emergency track instead and we will handle the paperwork after the pain.

Reviewed by Dr. Jaime Estrada, DDS, caring for Pasco County families for over 30 years. Last reviewed July 2026.