Two general dentists at 10th and Walnut, appointments that respect a lunch hour, and a standing rule that every recommendation comes with its evidence and its price in writing.
Family Dental Care Missouri is a general dental practice at 1010 Walnut St, Suite 280, Kansas City, MO 64106, led by Dr. Navkiran Warya with Dr. Dawn LaRee Berkvam, open Monday to Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm, serving downtown workers and whole families. Call (816) 439-7715.
First, evidence shown, not summarized: any recommendation comes with the X-ray or photo behind it, the alternatives with their honest trade-offs, and watching-and-waiting offered whenever it is legitimate. Second, costs in writing before treatment, every time, with your insurance checked first so the estimate reflects what you will actually pay; the details live on the insurance and payment page. Third, care delivered in our own office: extractions, root canal treatment, gum treatment including periodontal surgery when it is needed, and clear aligners are all provided here at Walnut Street, in a comfortable, caring environment, by a team the same patients see year after year.
The dentistsDr. Navkiran Warya, the practice owner, earned her Doctor of Dental Surgery from the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry at the University of Southern California and has served the Kansas City community for more than 17 years. Dr. Dawn LaRee Berkvam graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry in 1984, has practiced in downtown Kansas City ever since, and holds her Invisalign certification, planning the practice's clear aligner cases. Fuller profiles are on the meet the team page.
The placeThe office sits in the middle of the downtown loop, one block east of the fare-free KC Streetcar on Main Street, a short walk from the offices around 10th and Main, the Power and Light District and T-Mobile Center, with metered parking and garages within a block or two. That geography is the practice's design brief: 8:00am starts before the workday, cleanings that fit a lunch hour, same-day emergency slots where possible for the mid-Tuesday crisis, and family blocks that get a household done in one trip. The contact page has directions from wherever your day starts.
Two general dentists. Dr. Navkiran Warya, the practice owner, earned her Doctor of Dental Surgery from the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry at the University of Southern California and has served the Kansas City community for more than 17 years. Dr. Dawn LaRee Berkvam graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry in 1984, has practiced in downtown Kansas City ever since, and holds her Invisalign certification. Call (816) 439-7715.
Show the evidence, explain the reasoning, price it in writing, and respect the decision. You see the X-ray or photo behind any recommendation, you hear the alternatives with their real trade-offs, including watching-and-waiting when that is legitimate, and nothing begins until the cost is in front of you in writing. Nothing begins on momentum, and nothing begins before you have said yes to the number. Call (816) 439-7715.
Because that is where our patients' days already happen. Being at 10th and Walnut, one block from the fare-free streetcar and a short walk from most downtown offices, means a checkup fits a lunch hour, an 8:00am appointment ends before the workday starts, and a dental emergency in the middle of a Tuesday is a fifteen-minute detour rather than a lost afternoon. The practice is built around the working downtown day on purpose. Call (816) 439-7715.
Both, genuinely. The weekday rhythm is heavy on working adults, and the family blocks, back-to-back appointments that get a whole household seen in one trip, are among the most-used things we offer, with school-break mornings booking out first. Children are seen from around the first birthday, older family members get care planned around medications and history, and one front desk keeps everyone's six-month rhythm. Call (816) 439-7715.
An exam, X-rays as needed, an oral cancer screening, and a plain-language conversation about what we found, in whatever order of priority actually serves you, with costs in writing for anything proposed and no judgment about how long it has been. New patients without insurance can use the $149 exam special; the details, and what to bring, are on the new patients page. Call (816) 439-7715.