4.9 out of 5 · 412 Google reviews

Straight answers.
Fair prices.
On time.

Family and cosmetic dentistry in downtown Boise. We're in-network with most PPO plans, we quote you in dollars before we start, and we run on schedule.

  • In-network with most PPO plans
  • Same-day emergency appointments
  • Open at 7 AM, four days a week
The Ridgeline waiting room: black molded chairs on pale oak legs along a white wall, a potted olive tree in the corner, and a black letterboard sign reading 'Smile like you mean it.'

New patient special

$99

Exam + digital X-rays + cleaning

Regularly $385

We take your insurance.

  • Delta Dental
  • Cigna PPO
  • MetLife
  • Aetna
  • Guardian
  • Blue Cross of Idaho
  • United Concordia
  • Ameritas
  • Principal
  • Humana

Don't see your plan? Call us at (208) 555-0142 — we file out-of-network claims for you too.

Close-up of a patient smiling to one side against a deep teal backdrop, showing healthy, natural-looking front teeth.

New patients

Your first visit is $99. All of it.

One price, three things: a full exam with Dr. Whitmore, a set of low-dose digital X-rays, and a standard cleaning. Normally $385.

  • Comprehensive exam and oral cancer screening
  • Full digital X-ray series, 90% less radiation than film
  • Standard cleaning and polish
  • A written treatment plan with real dollar amounts
Claim the $99 visit

For new patients without dental insurance. Have a PPO plan? We'll bill it instead — most of our insured patients pay $0 for this same visit. Offer excludes periodontal (deep) cleaning, which we'll quote before we do anything.

What we do, and what it costs.

Starting prices, published. Your plan may cover most of it — we'll verify your benefits before your appointment and tell you the number.

  • New patient exam & cleaning

    Exam, digital X-rays and a standard cleaning. Most PPO patients pay nothing for this visit.

    $99
  • Tooth-colored fillings

    Composite, matched to your enamel. Placed in one visit, no silver.

    from $185
  • Same-day crowns

    Milled here while you wait. No temporary, no second trip across town.

    from $1,250
  • Invisalign clear aligners

    Scanned, planned and tracked in-house. Free consult before you commit.

    from $3,900
  • Dental implants

    Guided placement and a crown that bites like the tooth you lost.

    from $2,400
  • Root canals

    We save the tooth first and only pull it when there's nothing left to save.

    from $850
  • Whitening & veneers

    Brighter, still yours. We won't talk you into a full set you don't need.

    from $299
  • Kids' visits, age 1 and up

    Short, gentle first appointments. Nobody gets held down in this office.

    from $120

Tooth emergency? Call (208) 555-0142 before 10 AM and we'll see you the same day. Emergency exam and X-ray, $89.

Insurance & payment

Nobody should need a decoder ring
to find out what a filling costs.

Most PPO plans, in-network

Bring your card to the first visit — or send a photo of it ahead of time. We verify your benefits, apply them at the counter, and file the claim ourselves. You never chase a reimbursement.

We're out-of-network with HMO/DMO plans and Medicaid, and we'll tell you that on the phone rather than after the appointment.

No insurance? The Smile Club.

$29/month

  • Two cleanings and two exams a year
  • All routine X-rays
  • 15% off every other treatment
  • No deductible, no annual maximum, no claim forms

Roughly 40% of our patients are on it.

Financing

We take CareCredit and Sunbit, and both approve in about a minute at the front desk — soft credit check, no hit to your score to find out.

Treatment over $500 can go on a 0% payment plan for 12 months, in-house. No interest if you pay it on schedule.

412 reviews. 4.9 stars.

Verified on Google, unedited, worst ones included.

4.9 average rating out of 5, from 412 Google reviews

Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

They ran my insurance before they touched anything and handed me a number. The bill matched that number to the dollar. That has never once happened to me at a dentist.
Megan R.Boise · Same-day crown

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

My six-year-old asked when he gets to go back. I've never heard that sentence in my life.
Danny K.Meridian · Kids' visit

Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

Chipped a molar on a Tuesday at 7 AM. They had me in the chair at 8:15 and fixed that morning.
Tara S.Garden City · Emergency

Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

No dental insurance, so I joined the $29 membership. Two cleanings in and it's already paid for itself.
Chris D.Boise · Smile Club

Two dentists. Same two
dentists, every time.

Ridgeline is not a DSO. Dr. Alyssa Whitmore bought this practice in 2014 and still works four days a week in it, alongside Dr. Ben Ortega. You'll see one of them — not whoever the corporate schedule sent over that month.

  • No commission on treatment plans. Nobody here gets paid more for finding you a crown.
  • We'll say "watch it." Not every dark spot needs drilling this year.
  • Intraoral scanner, no impression putty. Same for aligners and crowns.
  • Fifteen minutes late is late. If we run over, we say so when you check in.

Alyssa Whitmore, DDS · Creighton University · ID License #D-4821
Ben Ortega, DMD · Oregon Health & Science University · ID License #D-6107

A dentist in black scrubs and white gloves fitting a clear aligner tray for a patient reclined in the chair, with her 3D tooth scan displayed on the monitor behind them.
Clear aligner fitting, scanned in-house that morning

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Visit us

1420 W Bannock St, Suite 210
Boise, ID 83702
Free garage parking on 15th

Office hours

Monday – Thursday
7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday
7:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Saturday
By appointment
Sunday
Closed
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