The dentist you stop dreading.
People put this off for two reasons: they're nervous, or they don't know what the bill will be. We built the whole practice around removing both.
We already know why you cancelled the last one. You're not unusual — about a third of the people who call here haven't seen a dentist in over three years.
It usually comes down to two feelings. The fear — the sounds, the loss of control, the quiet shame about how long it's been. And the money dread — not knowing if it's going to be $89 or $1,900 until the bill lands.
You don't need more willpower. You need a dentist who removes both reasons — no lecture, no surprise bill, no rush. That's the entire idea here, and the rest of this page is just us proving it.
The whole practice, built around your two biggest reasons to wait.
You'll never be surprised by the price
We publish our cash prices in public, bill your insurance if you have it, and do nothing without a number you've approved from the chair.
You'll never be rushed or judged
A whole team built for anxious and long-avoidant patients. We go at your pace, tell you before we touch anything, and stop the second you raise your hand.
Seven things you actually get.
Know the price first
Every number is quoted and approved before treatment starts.
No card to book
Hold your spot with nothing down, and cancel free if life happens.
Seen within a week
Most new patients get in within seven days — often sooner.
Evenings & Saturdays
Slots that don't cost you a workday — the ones that fill first.
Anxiety treated on purpose
Slower pace, numbing gel first, and a hand signal that stops everything.
Insurance billed for you
We handle the paperwork, and preventive care is usually $0.
A written plan you keep
Leave your first visit knowing exactly what to deal with, and when.
The costs, before you ever walk in.
Cash prices for the visits people actually book. With a PPO plan you'll usually pay less than what's listed.
Nothing gets done until you've approved the price from the chair.
Most offices won't print these numbers. We think hiding them is how people end up afraid of the dentist.
Find something beyond what's listed? We stop, tell you the number, and you decide from the chair. That's the whole policy.
Three dentists, and you see the same one each time.
Continuity is most of what makes a dental practice tolerable. Caring for Portland since 2009.
Dr Maya Ellison
Opened Northline in 2009 to build somewhere she didn't have to move patients through quickly. Does most of the crowns and veneers, and still takes the first appointment of the day.
Dr Andre Cole
Sees most of our nervous patients, and he's the reason a lot of them keep coming back. If a previous dentist put you off entirely, ask for Andre when you book.
Dr Priya Raman
Kids from about age two upward. Runs the Saturday clinic, which exists so parents don't have to pull anyone out of school for a cleaning.
What people write afterwards.
4.9 average from 340+ Google reviews.
I hadn't been to a dentist in nine years. Nine. I said it on the phone bracing for a lecture and the woman just said "okay, let's get you in Thursday." I sat in the car afterwards and cried a bit, which I did not expect.
The number on their website is the number I paid. $210 for a filling, exactly as written. After twenty years of dental bills bearing no relationship to the estimate, this shouldn't feel remarkable. It does.
Dr Raman got a filling into my six-year-old without a single tear. I still don't know how she did it. He now asks when he's going back, which is frankly deranged behaviour, but I'll take it.
Northline vs a typical dental office.
Exam, X-rays & cleaning — normally $285.
- No card required to book
- We'll bill your insurance if you have it
- Free to cancel or reschedule
- A written plan you take home
The honest answers to what's holding you back.
“Is $89 a bait-and-switch?”
No. It covers your exam, X-rays and cleaning — full stop. Our prices are published on this page, and nothing else happens without a number you approve from the chair. The transparency is the whole point.
“It's been years. I'm embarrassed.”
We see this every single day, and we don't do lectures. You already know it's been a while; spending your visit on that helps no one. We'd rather look at where things are now and tell you what to deal with first.
“I don't have insurance.”
Then the cash prices you see are the whole story — no membership, no fine print. If you do have insurance, we'll bill it for you, and most preventive visits come out around $0.
“I hate being pushed into treatment plans.”
So do we. Nothing gets done without your yes — no surprise line items, ever. You're always the one who decides what happens and when.
“I'm genuinely scared.”
Then ask for Dr Cole when you book. We go at your pace, numb before anything, and stop the moment you raise your hand. Being nervous changes nothing about the price and everything about how we treat you.
The questions people actually ask.
The dentist you stop dreading is one click away.
Choose a slot, tell us roughly what's going on, and we'll take it from there. No card to book. We'll bill your insurance. Cancel free.
