Family & cosmetic dentistry · Delray Beach
The calmest room in the building. Nothing happens until you say so.
Unhurried appointments, prices told before anything starts, and two dentists who explain things in plain words. Most new patients are seen within the week.
The comfort menu
Order anything. It's all on us.
About one in three of our patients arrived nervous. None of this is unusual to ask for, and you never have to explain why.
Care & prices
Priced plainly, before we begin.
These are our fees without insurance. We're in-network with most PPO plans and we'll send you a written estimate before any treatment — if the number changes, we ask first.
Family
- 60 min$129
New-patient exam, cleaning & X-rays
A full hour. Photos of anything we find, shown to you on screen.
What it feels like: light scraping, a polish, a rinse. Ask for a break any time.
- 30 min$89
Children's first visit
Ages 1 and up. A ride in the chair, a count of the teeth, a sticker.
What it feels like: a game. Parents stay in the room the whole time.
- 45 min$118
Six-month cleaning & check
Same hygienist each visit whenever we can manage it.
What it feels like: the easy one. Most people nearly nod off.
- 30 min$95
Same-day toothache visit
Call before 2 pm and we'll see you today. Exam and one X-ray.
What it feels like: we numb first, look second. Relief is the whole point.
Cosmetic
- 75 minfrom $450
In-office whitening
One visit, with take-home trays for touch-ups.
What it feels like: a lip guard, a cool gel, a podcast. Some brief sensitivity after.
- 2 visitsfrom $1,350 / tooth
Porcelain veneers
Designed on a wax model you approve before anything is touched.
What it feels like: two longer visits, fully numb. You try the shape in temporaries first.
- 6–14 mofrom $3,800
Clear aligners
Scanned, not moulded. Typical treatment runs 6 to 14 months.
What it feels like: a snug retainer. Pressure for a day or two with each new tray.
Restorative
- 40 minfrom $210
Tooth-coloured fillings
Matched to your shade; usually done in a single numb-and-done visit.
What it feels like: a pinch you barely notice after the gel, then vibration, no pain.
- 2 hrsfrom $1,250
Same-visit porcelain crowns
Milled here while you wait. No goopy impressions, no second trip.
What it feels like: a long sit with a blanket. Bring the headphones.
- 3–6 mofrom $3,400
Dental implants
Planned with a 3D scan. Placed and restored under one roof.
What it feels like: less than people expect — most compare it to a filling.
Fees shown are self-pay prices for a typical case. Your own estimate follows an exam; results and timelines vary from person to person.
Your first visit
An hour, minute by minute.
- 0:00
Tea, not a clipboard
Forms are done online beforehand. You sit down, we bring something warm.
- 0:10
We talk first
In a regular chair, upright, eye to eye. What's bothering you, what you'd like, what you'd rather avoid.
- 0:25
A gentle look
Low-dose digital X-rays and an exam. Everything we see, you see, on the screen beside you.
- 0:50
A plan, in writing
What matters now, what can wait, and what each part costs. You leave with it on paper.
Rooms that don't feel like the dentist.
Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 318 Google reviews
Most recent review: August 29, 2026
I hadn't been to a dentist in nine years. They booked me a visit where nobody touched my teeth — we just talked. I went back two weeks later for the cleaning and it was fine. Actually fine.
The estimate was $1,250 for the crown and the bill was $1,250. That shouldn't be remarkable, but here we are.
My six-year-old asked when she gets to go back. I have never said that sentence about anything medical.
Dr. Ortega showed me the wax model of my veneers before starting and changed the shape twice without a sigh. They look like my teeth, only on a good day.
The dentists
Two dentists, one slow schedule.
Dr. Inés Calloway, DMD, opened Fernlight in 2014 after a decade in a practice that booked patients every twenty minutes. Here, the shortest appointment is thirty. Dr. Mateo Ortega, DDS, joined in 2019 and looks after most of our cosmetic and implant work.
We see about half as many people a day as a typical office. That's the whole idea: time to explain, time to stop, time to get it right.
- 12
- years on Larkspur Way
- 30 min
- our shortest appointment
- 1 in 3
- patients who arrived nervous
Florida dental licenses DN-SAMPLE-0142 · DN-SAMPLE-0197
Find us
Four blocks north of Atlantic Avenue.
418 Larkspur Way, Suite 2Delray Beach, FL 33444
Free parking behind the building. Ground floor, step-free from car to chair.
- Delray Beach here
- Gulf Stream 6 min
- Highland Beach 9 min
- Boynton Beach 12 min
- Ocean Ridge 13 min
- Boca Raton 16 min
Hours
| Monday | 8:00 – 5:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 8:00 – 5:00 |
| Wednesday | 10:00 – 7:00 |
| Thursday | 8:00 – 5:00 |
| Friday | 8:00 – 2:00 |
| Saturday | First of the month, 9:00 – 1:00 |
Insurance
In-network with most PPO plans, including Delta Dental, Cigna, Aetna, MetLife and Guardian. No insurance? The Fernlight membership is $32 a month and covers two cleanings, exams and X-rays a year.
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