Welcome to Walden Dental … Your “home” for custom, cost-effective, and convenient care
Congratulations on making a good investment in your smile and your health! As true partners in your oral health journey, Walden Dental is here for you in Austin at every step with the highest-quality care. We understand that exceptional care and quality dentistry should not be exclusively reserved for the fortunate few with considerable means and resources. That’s why we offer many payment options and affordable financing through CareCredit®, ensuring that everyone can afford a healthy smile they are proud to show off at every turn!
Additionally, our team is led by a passionate dentist, Dr. David Frank. A veteran of the Air Force and a native of New York, Dr. Frank is also an enthusiastic and responsible community steward who relocated to Central Texas after it made a positive impression on him during his military service!
Serving our neighbors by supporting their best smiles
Dr. Frank is privileged to provide complete dental care for the whole family, from children to seniors, at every stage of life. With a wide range of services and capabilities under one roof, we rarely have to refer our patients to specialists’ offices. At some point, everyone will benefit from at least some of the following services, ensuring that all your dental needs can be met in one place:
- General dentistry – We take an uncommon approach to many common dental procedures. For instance, during regular exams and cleanings, our patients benefit from low-radiation, highly precise, and comfortable digital imaging and other diagnostic technologies.
- Cosmetic dentistry—Dr. Frank has developed considerable expertise in cosmetic procedures, including Zoom! in-office whitening and porcelain dental veneers that can even be made “same-day” while you wait, thanks to our advanced on-site software and equipment.
- Restorative dentistry – We can also design, fabricate, and place porcelain dental crowns same-day, in one appointment, too. Additionally, Dr. Frank provides complete implants care, including placement of the implant itself.
These capabilities set us apart. However, we have not lost the “human touch.” We see you as more than a set of teeth and gums. Our team at Walden Dental strives to get to know you and your needs, preferences, and goals. This personalized approach allows us to recommend treatment or service options that best suit you, helping to restore or sustain your healthiest, most attractive smile. We are also upfront, transparent, and accessible at every step in this journey. To experience what distinguishes us from other dentists in Austin, TX, and beyond, schedule your visit today. Our team can be reached at (512) 883-8450.
Case Study
- Sara was terrified of dentists and reluctant to consider minimally invasive cosmetic dentistry due to past shame and lackluster results. Disliked the idea of crowns and wearing temporaries.
- Dr. Frank decided that veneers were her best option. His treatment plan for her included upper veneers and lower implants, providing a comprehensive solution for missing teeth and ensuring a fantastic finish.The concept of a same-day, no-temporaries solution was the deciding factor for her. She liked the idea of in-office design, fabrication, and customization.
- Clemente was worried about the disintegration of his enamel and fillings. He wanted a dentist to oversee his smile makeover from start to finish, cosmetic challenges, and surgical procedures while being considerate of his time and budget.
- I had to carry out a few extractions, followed by implant placements, healing bridges, and bite rehabilitation. This was crucial to safeguard the patient’s jaw joints, enable him to chew properly, and restore his confidence to smile and make sales presentations while healing. His transformation resulted in improved speech, boosted confidence in his smile, and freedom from worrying about concealing his teeth in social situations.
Walden Dental & Amplify Austin
Dr. Frank reached out to local Austin officials, but never heard back.
Watch the video to see the whole story.
Dr. David Frank: Mayor Watson, Councilwoman Lane, with Amplify Austin Day coming up next month, I would love to be able to showcase a great smile makeover or some degree of dentistry of our choosing for a deserving district manager. Unfortunately, Mayor Watson did not respond. More importantly, Councilwoman Crystal Lane never responded.
Mackenzie Kelly: I’m former Austin City Council Member Mackenzie Kelly and I represented District Six for the last six years, and I’m here at Walden Dental with Dr. David Frank and I just want to say he’s doing great work in the community and I believe it’s an absolute travesty that he hasn’t gotten any support from our current Austin City Council.
Chris: When I was a pretty broken spirit and didn’t see any way out, a man took one look at me. After one workout, he told me, “The smile doesn’t match the man, and I won’t stand for it”. He’s right next to me, and thank you for everything you’ve done for me.
Dr. Frank: You are so welcome. You deserved, well deserved.
Chris: Because of that, it’s not that I owed, I never got a phone call that ‘you owe me now that I’ve given you this’. I didn’t hear a thing about that in fact. But I was able to work in jobs I never dreamed of, a future I didn’t believe was going to happen again and is now, far (excuse me) it’s far surpassed my wildest dreams.
Dr. Frank: People have asked us, “Why did we decide to do it? What was the impetus?” and back then, back in 2020 and 2021, I was sick and tired of hearing that we had a problem in Austin but nobody was willing to do anything about it. And that’s why Walden Dental is so successful. We don’t look for anyone else to help us out. We look for the road to get there and then we execute. And we are disheartened and we are actually saddened when we were trying to give our elected officials a layup to be a part of something, and unfortunately, they just gave us a cold shoulder. But enough is enough, and the most important part is Chris is here to show us that it’s not a one-and-done deal, it’s relationship-building that matters most. And he’s living proof of what you can do with this new regained life confidence and ability to make a real man of himself.
But a silver lining and a happy ending awaits. Walden Dental has been able to partner with Capital Area Dental Foundation to be able to offer community-based care, not only for Amplify Austin but also multiple days a year. God bless and God bless America!
Lack of support from officials, no deterrent to Walden Dental’s Amplify Austin Day initiative
Voice 1: A lot of people are taking part in the Amplify Austin Day. It’s the biggest giving event in central Texas, happening today and tomorrow. And well, you can actually go to their website,.amplifyatx.org/ and you can actually select the non-profit you would like to donate to. It’s kind of neat. You could discover and then donate. They're on their websites, and they have 10 more hours left on the clock. And amplifyatx.org/ is the website. They've been around for a long time.
Voice 2: And if I'm not mistaken, I think it's seven central Texas counties - Travis, Hayes, Williamson, Caldwell, Bastrop, Blanco, and Burnett. I think there's seven there. So there's a big wide swath of groups that get some help on Amplify Austin.
Voice 1: Well, the Amplify Fund, according to their website, is a great solution to share the love across every non-profit, make the gift directly to an entire cause and in the categories, or you can make a contribution to Amplify Austin and they'll distribute it out based on what's best. And amplifyatx.org/ is their website. So there you go.
David Frank, Dr. David Frank, on line one there. Good morning!
Dr. David Frank: Hello. Good morning, gentlemen. And Happy Ash Wednesday here!
And Happy Amplify Austin! Thanks so much for taking the call here. I mean, what a great thing that the city does and Walden Dental was really trying to do something really fun with Amplify Austin. We have had coverage for patients in need in the past, and now we were going to set up a really nice project for someone in need in District Six because we live in District Six, the office is in District Six, and it was really going to be exciting to set up, really kind of a pro bono care for a deserving district constituent. So we reached out to Mayor Watson, we reached out to Congress, our Councilwoman Lane here to see if they would like to be on board for helping us select a real deserving patient to really get a feel good win-win. We all know that giving money is great, but the more important thing is giving time. That's the thing where you're really stretching yourself, really showing how much you want to give back. Sadly though, the Mayor's office and our Councilwoman Lane never decided that they wanted to respond. They couldn't give us any of their time.
Voice 1 or 2: Oh man! Why is that?
Dr. Frank: It's really kind of sad.
Voice 1/2: Why is that?
Dr. Frank: I don't know.
Voice 1/2: Wow, that's wild.
Dr. Frank: Honestly, we got the cold shoulder.
Voice 1/2: An opportunity to do something good.
Dr. Frank: I thought maybe they'll reach out.
Voice 1/2: Maybe so, maybe so.
Dr. Frank: And we had our past Councilwoman, Mackenzie Kelly come to show her support, and she was just as surprised as all of us. Why would these new city officials just not even want to give us a little bit of their attention or support? We're just trying to give them a layup, okay, “Would you like to participate in this”?
Voice 1/2 : Yeah, maybe they're too busy, maybe they're too busy working on other important things, that sort of thing.
Dr. Frank: We gave them six weeks' notice, so it's sad. But what we have done is we've worked with Capital Area Dental Foundation. They are a great fundraising crew. They do community dental day services. Walden Dental has decided in the last ditch effort here to at least donate to that cause. But I'm hoping maybe they'll reach out.
Voice 1/2: Yeah, absolutely.
Dr. Frank: I'm hoping maybe they can give us a little bit of an explanation here as far as why they wouldn't want to be more involved for their community and for these small businesses that want to help. So Walden Dental's going to be doing more. We're probably going to come up with a Mother's Day makeover here for some deserving District Six constituents. We're going to be putting stuff on our Facebook page and Instagram. So we'll be on the lookout for that in April and we'll set something nice up for Friday and Saturday.
Voice 1/2: How about that?
Dr. Frank: The Mother's Day weekend
Voice 1/2: Dr. David Frank putting smiles on people's faces and in his busy schedule trying to help the community. How about that? That's amazing.
Dr. Frank: I really appreciate that, guys. So hopefully, those mothers that are listening out there, we'll start putting something together, coming up with this on the fly.
Voice 1/2: What's the Facebook page? People may want to learn more about this and learn about you.
Dr. Frank: Yeah. It's Walden Dental Austin and they could even go to our website at waldendentaltx.com. Just like I used to say on the radio always, ‘Google Walden Dental’.
Voice 1/2: There you go. There you go. Dr. David Frank. Thank you so much for checking in. I appreciate it. Thank you very much.
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Meet Dr. David Frank
As an experienced cosmetic dentist, Dr. Frank and his family moved to Central Texas to open his dental practice in Austin. He became quite fond of Texas during his service in the Air Force. Having grown up in the Northeast he loves Greater Austin’s climate (no snow!), culture, and wide-open space.
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