At The Smile Center at Pearland, your smile and comfort are our top priorities. Our mission is to help you achieve a healthy, confident smile while maintaining excellent overall oral health.
Led by Dr. Dugarte, our caring dental team is dedicated to providing personalized, gentle care in a welcoming environment. We combine advanced skills, modern technology, and a compassionate approach to ensure every visit is comfortable and stress-free.
With a broad range of expertise and long-standing relationships with trusted specialists and general dentists, we’re able to coordinate and tailor your treatment for truly comprehensive care—all designed around your unique needs and goals.
Your happiest, healthiest smile starts here.
Dr. Alba Dugarte is a dual-trained prosthodontist and cosmetic dentist with over 20 years of experience in private practice. She is bilingual, speaks English and Spanish.
She brings a wealth of clinical expertise and a deep commitment to excellence in patient care. In addition to her practice, Dr. Dugarte serves as a professor at the University of Texas School of Dentistry, where she helps shape the next generation of dental professionals.
She specializes in treating patients with missing teeth and performing complex full-mouth rehabilitations, skillfully blending the precision of prosthodontic science with the artistry of aesthetic dentistry to restore both the function and natural beauty of every smile.
A dental bridge offers a highly effective, stable, and fixed solution for replacing missing teeth.
A filling or bonding is a conservative way to repair teeth with caries, slightly chipped, discolored, or crooked teeth.
In routine dental cleanings, hygienists use specialized tools to eliminate plaque and tartar above the gum line, vital for preventing and managing gingivitis.
Regular checkups, which should be done every six months, are essential to maintaining oral health.
Veneers are custom-made shells crafted from tooth-colored materials such as porcelain.
Dentures are natural-looking removable replacement teeth. Full dentures are given to patients when all natural teeth have been removed.
A removable partial denture is a denture for a partially edentulous patient who desires replacement teeth for functional or aesthetic reasons and who cannot have a bridge for any reason.
Improving the appearance of your smile can make a difference in your confidence and overall quality of life.
Or Snap-on dentures are any removable dental prosthesis that covers and rests on one or more roots of natural teeth or dental implants so that they can be either tooth-supported or implant-supported.
It is a long-lasting solution for rebuilding a complete, naturally beautiful & functional smile. Four strategically placed implants to securely support a full set of upper or lower teeth.
Valplast® removable partial dentures are custom-made appliances that are generally affordable and require only a short time to make.
Also referred to as a nightguard, bite guard, or bite splint, an occlusal guard is a removable appliance that fits over your upper or lower teeth.
Oral cancer screening is an examination performed by a dentist or doctor to look for signs of cancer or precancerous conditions in your mouth.
Clear aligners are often an excellent option for teeth straightening and can optimize your dental health.
Laser dental cleaning can remove infected tissue along the gum line and restore gums to total health.
An implant is a synthetic tooth root in the shape of a post that is surgically placed into the jawbone.
From checkups to major treatments, CareCredit helps you manage dental costs with convenient financing and low monthly payments.
Select from a variety of monthly payment plans, some of which qualify for 0% APR options. Thanks to Cherry’s fast application process, you’ll be able to get access in no time.
