Dr. Maren Holt
Dentist, owner
Qualified in 2006, opened Harbor Dental in 2012. Does the crowns and the root canals, and most of the nervous patients ask for her.
Family dental practice · 240 Harbor Drive, Port Ellery
Harbor Dental
Two dentists, one hygienist and a front desk that picks up the phone. Check-ups, fillings, crowns and emergencies, with the price told before you sit down.
Open Monday to Saturday
- Emergencies
- Same week, often same day
- Saturdays
- Mornings, 8:30 to 12:30
- Prices
- Published, no surprises
- Since
- 2012
Treatments
What we do, and what it costs
These are the prices for most patients. If your mouth needs something different, you hear the number at the consultation, not on the invoice.
Everyday care
Check-ups, cleaning and small repairs
- Check-up and cleaning$95Exam, cleaning and polish, 40 minutes
- Hygienist visit$85Cleaning and polish only, 30 minutes
- X-rays, two bitewings$40Digital, shown to you on the screen
- White fillingfrom $140One surface. Larger fillings quoted at the chair
- Children under 12, check-up$60Includes fluoride and a look at how the adult teeth are coming
Bigger work
Booked after a consultation
- Crown$890Porcelain, made in a local lab, fitted in two visits
- Root canalfrom $650Front tooth. Molars quoted at the consultation
- Extractionfrom $180Simple. Surgical extractions referred or quoted
- Night guard$260Custom made, for grinding
- Dental implantquotedConsultation first, then a written plan
Cosmetic
Nothing you do not ask for
- Whitening, take-home kit$320Custom trays and gel, two weeks
- Composite bonding, per tooth$190Chips and gaps, one visit
- Veneer, per toothfrom $780Porcelain, two visits
Emergencies
Two slots kept every day
- Emergency visit$120Examination, X-ray and a plan. Treatment on the day where possible
- Temporary filling or dressing$70
- Broken tooth, smoothed and sealedfrom $90
How paying works
Card or cash on the day. Larger treatments can be paid in three parts across the visits. We give you the plan in writing, with every line priced, before any of it starts. Most dental insurance is accepted: bring your card and we handle the claim.
New patients
Your first visit takes forty-five minutes
Most people have not been for a while, and that is fine. Nobody here will lecture you about it.
- Call and pick a timeThe front desk finds a slot within a week, sooner if something hurts.
- Fill in one formWe email it to you the day before. Five minutes, on your phone.
- The check-upDr. Holt or Dr. Okafor looks, takes two X-rays, and shows you what they see on the screen.
- A plan in writingIf anything needs doing, you leave with the list, the prices and the order we suggest. No pressure to book.
The team
Who you will see
Dr. Sam Okafor
Dentist
Joined in 2019. Children, extractions and the Saturday morning list. Explains things with a mirror in your hand.
Priya Nair
Hygienist
Fourteen years of cleaning teeth gently. Will tell you honestly which brush to buy.
Hours
When the door is open
- Monday8:00 am – 5:30 pm
- Tuesday8:00 am – 5:30 pm
- Wednesday8:00 am – 5:30 pm
- Thursday8:00 am – 7:00 pm
- Friday8:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Saturday8:30 am – 12:30 pm
- SundayClosed
Thursday evenings are for people who cannot get away from work. The phone is answered from 7:45 am. Closed on federal holidays.
Toothache at seven in the evening?
Call the practice number. Out of hours it goes to whichever dentist is on call, and they will tell you what to do tonight and see you in the morning.
(207) 555-0135Finding us
Suite 3, above the pharmacy
240 Harbor Drive, Suite 3Port Ellery
The blue door beside Ellery Pharmacy, on the harbor side of the road. Take the elevator or the stairs to the second floor.
- Free parking behind the building, six spaces marked Harbor Dental.
- Step-free from the parking lot to the chair, with the elevator.
- The number 4 bus stops outside, every twenty minutes.