Convenient Access from Valley Brook
Valley Brook is a small town on SE 59th St, just north of I-240, and Shadid Dental Studio is roughly 9 minutes from its municipal building on SE 59th St. Anyone weighing a dentist in Valley Brook, OK will find two general dentists, a long-serving team and one office for checkups, fillings, crowns and gum care. Our door is in south Oklahoma City, and appointments run Monday through Thursday, 8:45 AM to 5 PM.
Start at the Valley Brook Court House, the town's municipal building at 1618 SE 59th St, with the police station beside it. Drive west on SE 59th St, turn left on S High Ave, and follow the ramp onto I-35 south for a little over half a mile. Bear right for I-240 west, where the Southeast Expressway becomes the Southwest Expressway, take the SW 74th St exit, and turn left on S Western Ave. Ride Western south to SW 89th St, turn right, and turn in at S Klein Ave to reach 1001 SW 89th St, Oklahoma City, OK 73139.
The whole trip covers about 4.8 miles with no tolls. Save Shadid Dental Studio on Google Maps to your phone before the first visit, and keep the state's Valley Brook street map handy if you like a printed layout of the town. Close neighbors have their own pages too: Crossroads sits just south of town, and Capitol Hill lies a few miles north-west.
A Familiar Office for Close-Knit Valley Brook
Valley Brook covers only about a quarter of a square mile of Oklahoma County, and the 2020 census counted 665 residents. It began as oil-camp housing for workers in the Oklahoma City Oil Field, which opened just south of the old city limits in December 1928. In a town that small, a dental office with familiar faces year after year is a good fit.
We have been at the same south Oklahoma City address since 1984, and the building has been renovated several times since then. Several team members have worked here for 20 to 30 years or more. With hygienists Ginger and Robin on the team, a Valley Brook family sees familiar faces at its cleanings instead of starting over with strangers.
The short drive helps too. A 4.8-mile run down two interstates means a checkup does not swallow an entire morning. Parents can pick a slot during the school day, and retirees can book whenever the calendar is open between 8:45 AM and 5 PM, Monday through Thursday. The office is closed on Fridays.
Inside, the office runs fully digital. Digital x-rays appear on screen within moments, and electronic health records keep each patient's history, notes and images in one place. Flat-screen TVs in the treatment rooms give anxious patients something else to focus on during longer appointments. When it is feasible, the team completes care in a single appointment, which saves another round trip.
Health Priorities for Valley Brook Patients of Every Age
Valley Brook children attend Oklahoma City Public Schools: Bodine Elementary, Webster Middle School and Capitol Hill High School. That means kids from town grow up on a steady school calendar, which makes twice-yearly cleanings easy to plan around breaks. Professional fluoride, digital x-rays and careful exams catch small cavities while they are still simple to fix.
Adults benefit from the same steady rhythm. Our family dentistry visits include oral cancer screenings, and the hygienists check gum health at each cleaning. Gum disease often causes no pain early, so routine visits are the best way to find it before it loosens teeth.
Cost is a fair question for any household. New patients without insurance can start with the $99 cleaning, exam and x-ray, which covers a full cleaning, an oral health exam and all standard x-rays when periodontal (gum) disease is not present. If gum disease is found, the team explains the treatment that fits instead.
Older patients often have fillings that have been in place for decades. Those can crack or leak at the edges, and a worn tooth may need a crown before it breaks. Spotting that early keeps treatment smaller and keeps a natural tooth in place longer.
Grinding is another quiet problem we see in adults of every age. Many people clench at night without knowing it, then wake up with sore jaw muscles, headaches or flattened teeth. A custom nightguard cushions the bite while you sleep, and the dentists also evaluate and treat TMD, the jaw-joint trouble that can cause clicking, stiffness or pain when chewing. Diet plays a part as well, so our family visits include practical advice on nutrition and how oral health connects to the rest of the body.
Services Near Home for Patients Wanting a Dentist in Valley Brook, OK
Family Dentistry
Cleanings, exams, digital x-rays, fluoride and oral cancer screenings for children, parents and grandparents. Valley Brook families can line up the whole household's checkups at one familiar office.
Restorative Dentistry
Tooth-colored composite fillings, extractions, bridges, and full or partial dentures. Long-time residents replacing old metal fillings or missing teeth get a plan built around what they want to keep.
Periodontal Treatment
Puffy or bleeding gums usually mean bacteria have settled below the gumline. A thorough deep cleaning, medicated therapy where it helps and follow-up maintenance visits bring the gums back to health; surgery is an option only for advanced disease.
Same-Day Crowns
With CEREC digital impressions and in-office milling, a crown is designed, made and placed in one visit. There is no temporary crown and no second drive from Valley Brook.
Root Canal Therapy
When decay or a crack reaches the nerve, a root canal removes the infected tissue and seals the tooth. It is often the way to save a tooth that would otherwise be pulled.
Meet Your Oklahoma City Dental Team
Dr. Paul A. Shadid and Dr. Paul A. Shadid, Jr. are a father and son who both earned their DDS at the OU College of Dentistry. Dr. Shadid belongs to the American Dental Association, the Oklahoma Dental Association and the Oklahoma County Dental Society, and he has served as an ODA delegate representative and as program chairman for the society's executive committee. Dr. Shadid, Jr. volunteers at the Oklahoma Mission of Mercy charitable dental clinic.
Insurance, Membership & Financing
Patients without insurance can join the Membership Plan: $39 a month for adults (13 and older) or $29 a month for children 12 and younger, plus a one-time $149 lifetime activation fee that covers the first month. It includes two cleanings a year, exams, annual preventive x-rays, one emergency exam and 15% off other treatment, with some exclusions. The office also works with a multitude of insurance providers.
Frequently Asked Questions
How far is Shadid Dental Studio from Valley Brook, and how do I get there?
The office is 4.8 miles from the Valley Brook Court House, about 9 minutes by car. Take SE 59th St west to S High Ave, then I-35 south, I-240 west to the SW 74th St exit, S Western Ave south and SW 89th St west. For residents searching for a dentist in Valley Brook, OK, the trip involves no tolls.
Who qualifies for the $99 cleaning, exam and x-ray special?
New patients without dental insurance qualify, as long as periodontal (gum) disease is not present. The $99 visit includes a full cleaning, an oral health exam and all standard x-rays. If the exam shows gum disease, a regular cleaning would not be enough, so the dentists recommend the gum treatment that suits your mouth instead.
Do you offer oral cancer screenings?
Yes. Oral cancer screenings are part of the preventive care listed under our family dentistry services. The dentists look over the tongue, cheeks, gums, palate and throat for sores, patches or lumps that do not belong. Most findings turn out to be harmless, but anything unusual is worth catching early, when treatment is far simpler.
How can I keep my teeth healthy between cleanings?
Brush twice a day with fluoride toothpaste, clean between your teeth once a day and limit sugary drinks and snacks between meals. Water is the best choice for sipping through the day. If you grind at night or play contact sports, a custom guard protects your teeth. Regular checkups then catch anything brushing alone misses.
What happens if gum disease shows up at my first cleaning?
The dentists explain what they found and plan treatment before anything else is done. Mild cases may need scaling and root planing, a deep cleaning below the gumline, sometimes with antimicrobial therapy. Afterward, perio maintenance visits keep the infection under control. The Membership Plan has Perio and Advanced Perio levels for uninsured patients who need those extra visits.
Schedule Your Visit from Valley Brook
If you have been putting off a search for a dentist in Valley Brook, OK, one call to 405-276-9290 gets you on the schedule. We see patients Monday through Thursday, 8:45 AM to 5 PM. Browse every community we serve on our areas we serve page, or start at our Dentist Oklahoma City, OK homepage.