Dentistry that doesn't
tighten your shoulders.
Riverbend Dental is a small clinic built around nervous patients. Quiet rooms, slow explanations, sedation whenever you want it, and every price written down before anything begins.
If you have been putting this off for years, start here.
Stop at any moment
Raise a hand and everything pauses. No question asked, no sighing, no restart fee.
Numb before the numbing
Topical gel first, then the smallest needle we own, warmed and delivered slowly.
Sedation, light to deep
Oral sedation for the anxious, IV sedation for the terrified. Monitored throughout.
Told before it happens
Nothing touches your mouth without a plain sentence about what it does and why.
Published pricing
What it costs, before you sit down.
These are the real numbers we charge in Minneapolis. If your case would cost more, you hear it at the scan, not on an invoice afterwards.
| Treatment | What it includes | Chair time | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Check-up & clean | Full exam, scale and polish, two X-rays, written notes | 40 min | $89 |
| Invisible alignersScan is free | 3D scan, treatment plan, every tray, retainers at the end | Free 20 min scan | from $1,900 |
| Whitening | Trays moulded here, professional gel, one top-up syringe | 30 min fitting | from $199 |
| Emergency visit | A slot held open every day until 4pm for pain and breakages | Same day | $120 |
| Sedation | Oral or IV, monitored the whole way, added to any treatment | Your visit + 30 min | from $250 |
Aligners spread over 24 months come to $79 a month, interest free. Most insurance plans accepted.
Claim a free scanYour first visit, minute by minute
Forty minutes, start to finish. Nothing gets decided today unless you want it to.
- 00:00
Sit down, not on a clipboard
You talk, we type. Tell us what went wrong last time and what you would rather avoid.
- 00:08
Scan and photographs
A small wand, no putty trays. Your teeth appear on the screen beside you as it goes.
- 00:20
The plain-words conversation
What is urgent, what can wait a year, what each option costs. Printed before you leave.
- 00:30
Clean today, or a plan
Most people have the clean straight away. If today was enough, we stop there.
Riverbend Avenue
Two rooms, garden windows
A clinic designed to be quiet
No waiting-room television, no drill noise down a corridor, nobody calling your name across a room. Three dentists, one hygienist, and a deliberately short daily list so nothing has to be rushed.
- 2012
- Open on Riverbend Avenue since
- 3
- Dentists and one hygienist
- Mon–Sat
- Eight in the morning until six
“I had not seen a dentist in eleven years. Nobody made a face about it.”
“The price on the website was the price on the receipt. That never happens.”