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Checkups, cleanings, fillings and everything your family needs to stay healthy. Done gently, explained in plain language, and priced honestly. One NYU-trained dentist who listens, never rushes, and never judges.

Free first visit · fillings from $199 · crowns $999

Now open · Edgewater NYU-trained dentist Bilingual · EN & ES
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Now open · Edgewater, Miami
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Now open · Edgewater, Miami· Same-day appointments· Most insurance accepted· Todo en Español
What we do

Everyday dentistry, done right.

From routine care to the work you hope you'll never need, all under one roof, planned digitally and handled by Dr. Rana himself.

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Checkups & cleanings

Thorough exams, gentle hygiene and digital X-rays to catch small issues before they become big ones.

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Tooth-colored fillings

Mercury-free, natural-looking fillings that blend in and protect the tooth for the long run.

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Root canals

Comfortable, modern endodontics that saves your natural tooth and ends the pain.

From $899
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Extractions

Gentle removals, including wisdom teeth, with sedation available and clear aftercare.

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Gum health

Deep cleanings and periodontal care to keep the foundation of your smile strong.

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Kids & teens

Family-friendly visits in a calm setting, so the next generation grows up unafraid of the dentist.

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Crowns & restorations

Porcelain crowns crafted in our in-house lab for a better fit and a fairer price.

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Whitening

Professional, even brightening that's safe for your enamel and actually lasts.

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Inside Prana

3050 Biscayne Blvd, Suite 703, Edgewater

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Why Prana

Honest care, start to finish.

The everyday details that make routine dentistry feel completely different here.

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One dentist who knows you

Dr. Rana personally handles your care, not a rotating roster of corporate providers.

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Transparent pricing

Clear, written quotes before anything begins. We tell you what you do, and don't, need.

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In-house lab

Crowns and restorations made on-site for faster turnaround and lower cost passed to you.

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Gentle & bilingual

A calm, judgment-free studio with a team that speaks fluent English and Spanish.

Your first visit

What to expect, step by step.

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Free consult + 3D scan

We listen first, then take a full digital look at your teeth and gums, no cost, no obligation.

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Honest plan

Dr. Rana walks you through exactly what's going on and your options, in plain language.

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Comfortable treatment

Gentle, modern care at your pace, with sedation available if you'd like it.

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Easy follow-up

Simple aftercare and a six-month rhythm that keeps your smile healthy for life.

Dr. Aakash Rana, DDS | Prana Dental Miami
Meet your dentist

Cared for by Dr. Aakash Rana.

I trained at NYU and have invested over $100,000 in continuing education so my patients always get current, gentle, honest care. I treat every family the way I'd want my own treated, with patience and zero judgment. I'm bringing that standard home to Miami.

NYU College of Dentistry$100,000+ continuing educationFamily & cosmetic dentistryIn-house labBilingual · EN & ES
Transparent pricing

Clear pricing, no surprises.

Starting prices so you can plan with confidence. Your exact price is confirmed in writing before any treatment, and we accept most major insurance.

Everyday care
Free first visit
  • ✓ Free first visit with Dr. Rana
  • ✓ 3D digital scan & exam
  • ✓ Digital smile preview
  • ✓ Most major insurance · sedation available
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Flexible financing

Care shouldn't wait for your budget. We offer 0% financing options on approved credit through CareCredit, Cherry and LendingClub.

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Questions

Family dentistry, answered.

How much is a checkup and cleaning?

Your first visit includes a free consultation: exam, 3D scan and smile preview. We give you clear, written pricing before any treatment, accept most major dental insurance, and offer 0% financing for anything not covered.

Do you see children and families?

Yes | Prana is a family practice. We care for kids, teens and adults in a calm, judgment-free studio with a fully bilingual team.

How often should I come in?

Most patients do best with a checkup and cleaning every six months, but Dr. Rana recommends the right schedule for your mouth.

Do you accept insurance?

We accept most major dental insurances and help you get the most from your benefits. For anything not covered, 0% financing is available.

I get anxious at the dentist. Can you help?

Absolutely. We move at your pace, explain everything, and oral conscious sedation is available so most patients are surprised how easy it is.

General and family dentistry: full guideCosts, recovery, insurance and common questions

A family dentist in Miami for every age

As a family dentist in Miami, Dr. Rana sees patients at every stage. Toddlers coming in for their first checkup, teens getting ready for a big smile, parents fitting in a cleaning between meetings, and grandparents keeping their teeth healthy for the long run. General dentistry here means the same dentist, in the same Edgewater studio, from your child's first visit through routine care for the whole family. Because it's one dentist and one team across every visit, we get to know your family's history instead of starting from scratch each time, which usually means faster visits and fewer surprises.

Younger patients get their own calm, judgment-free introduction to the dentist, see our kids' dentist page for how we handle first visits and nervous first-timers. For the rest of the family, routine teeth cleaning and checkups keep small problems from becoming big ones, and if anyone in the family is curious about a straighter or brighter smile down the line, our cosmetic dentistry options are there when they're ready. Never pushed before they ask. Kids and parents can often be seen back-to-back in the same trip, so a family checkup doesn't mean multiple visits to the same Edgewater studio.

Every visit, for any age, starts the same way: an honest look at what's actually going on, explained in plain language, with a written plan and pricing before anything begins. Our team is fully bilingual in English and Spanish, so the whole family is comfortable asking questions in whichever language feels natural. If it's been a while since anyone in the family has been to the dentist, that's a common story here, not a judgment. We'll help everyone get back on track at their own pace.

General dentistry services at a glance

Here is every general dentistry service we offer in Miami, with one plain line on each so you know what to expect before you click through. Where a case is better handled by a dentist with extra training in one area, we say so on that page and refer you.

  • Teeth cleaning and checkups: an exam, a cleaning above and just under the gumline, and a deeper cleaning only when your gums show they need it.
  • Tooth-colored fillings: for cavities and small breaks, shaded to match the tooth around them.
  • Dental crowns: a full cover for a tooth that is cracked, heavily filled or weak after a root canal, made with our in-house lab.
  • Dental bridges: replace one or a few missing teeth by anchoring false teeth to the healthy teeth on either side.
  • Dentures: complete, partial and implant-supported options, planned in the office with our lab over several visits, not in a single day.
  • Root canal treatment: Dr. Rana does root canals himself; unusually complex teeth or retreatments go to an endodontist.
  • Tooth extraction: routine extractions in our office, with complex surgical cases referred to an oral surgeon.
  • Wisdom teeth removal: many wisdom teeth can come out here; deeply impacted teeth close to a nerve are referred out.
  • Gum disease treatment: exams, cleanings and scaling and root planing, with advanced or surgical gum cases referred to a periodontist.
  • Night guards: a custom-fitted guard for grinding or clenching, designed from a digital scan of your teeth.
  • Dental bonding: tooth-colored resin to repair a chip, close a small gap or reshape an edge, usually in one visit.
  • Kids and teens: routine care for children from the first tooth, with a referral to a pediatric dentist when a child needs more.
  • Sedation dentistry: oral sedation, a prescribed pill that helps nervous patients relax; we do not offer IV sedation or general anesthesia.
  • Dental implants: a single implant from $1,999 including the implant, abutment and crown, with the exact price confirmed in writing first.
  • Emergency dentistry: same-day appointments Monday to Saturday, 8am to 8pm; call or text first.

What a family dental home means

A dental home is one office that keeps your records, knows your history and is the first call when something goes wrong. For a family, it means everyone's charts sit in one place, so a pattern that runs through the household, such as frequent cavities or early gum problems, is easier to spot and talk about.

It also means less repeating yourself. Your medications, allergies, past treatment and the way you like things explained are already on file at the next checkup. If a child chips a tooth on a Saturday or a parent's crown comes loose before a trip, you call an office that already knows your mouth instead of searching for a stranger.

A good dental home is also honest about its limits. Dr. Rana is a general dentist. He handles the routine and restorative care most families need, plans each case himself and refers out when another dentist's training is a better match. You still come back to us for the cleanings, checkups and follow-up care afterward.

Your first visit, from the front desk to the plan

The free first visit is an exam with Dr. Rana, a 3D scan of your teeth and a digital smile preview. Here is how that hour usually goes, and what comes after it.

  • Check-in: you fill in a short health history in English or Spanish. Bring a list of your medications and your insurance card if you have one.
  • Your concerns first: Dr. Rana asks what brought you in, what has bothered you and what you would like to change, before anyone looks in your mouth.
  • The exam: he checks teeth, gums, bite, jaw and the soft tissue of the mouth, and explains what he sees as he goes.
  • The 3D scan: a small handheld scanner records your teeth in a few minutes, with no gooey impression trays.
  • The smile preview: if you are curious about cosmetic changes, a digital preview shows what might be possible. It is optional and there is no pressure to act on it.
  • Next steps: you leave knowing what looks healthy, what needs watching and what may need treatment. Cleanings, X-rays and a written treatment plan are separate from this visit and are scheduled next, with the exact price confirmed in writing before any treatment begins.

How often you should see the dentist

Twice a year is the familiar answer, and it suits a lot of people. The American Dental Association's position is that the right interval depends on the person, so Dr. Rana sets yours after looking at your gums, your cavity history and your health.

Things that can mean more frequent visits

  • Gum disease now or in the past, or gum pockets that bleed when measured
  • New cavities in the last year or two, or a lot of older fillings and crowns
  • Diabetes, pregnancy, smoking or vaping, or medicines that dry out the mouth
  • Braces or clear aligners, which trap plaque in new places
  • Implants, bridges or dentures that need their own checks

When a longer gap may be fine

Some adults with healthy gums, no recent cavities and steady home care can safely go a little longer between visits. That is a decision to make with your dentist, not by default. Gum disease and cavities between teeth are often silent until they are fairly advanced, which is why a checkup can find something even when nothing hurts.

What general dental care costs, and what drives the price

We don't list prices for routine general dentistry on this page, because the honest answer depends on what your mouth needs. After your exam you get the exact price in writing before any treatment begins. These are the things that move the number most:

  • How many teeth are involved and how many surfaces of each tooth need repair
  • The material, such as composite resin, porcelain or zirconia, and whether a tooth first needs a buildup
  • Lab work for crowns, bridges, guards and dentures, which our in-house lab handles
  • Whether X-rays are due and which kind your exam calls for
  • Whether you choose oral sedation for the visit
  • How long it has been since your last cleaning, since heavy buildup takes more time to remove

Fixing a problem while it is small is usually simpler and less costly than waiting. A small filling today can turn into a root canal and a crown if the decay keeps growing. If you are weighing a plan, our guide on how to read a dental treatment plan walks through the line items.

Insurance and financing for family dental care

We accept most major dental insurance. Plans differ a lot, so treat this as a general picture rather than a promise of coverage. Many plans cover preventive visits, such as exams and cleanings, at a high percentage. Fillings and extractions are often treated as basic services, and crowns, bridges and dentures often as major services. Both of those are usually subject to deductibles, waiting periods and an annual maximum, which on many plans is often in the $1,000 to $2,000 range. We check your benefits for you before treatment.

For costs your plan doesn't cover, 0% financing is available on approved credit through CareCredit, Cherry and LendingClub. You can see how these plans work on our financing page. If several family members need treatment the same year, we can help you think through the order so the most urgent care comes first and the rest fits your benefits and budget.

Taking care of your teeth between visits

Most of what keeps a mouth healthy happens at home. Brush twice a day for about two minutes with a fluoride toothpaste, clean between your teeth once a day with floss or another interdental cleaner, and keep sugary drinks and constant snacking to a minimum. Tap water between meals helps rinse the mouth.

Call or text us sooner than your next checkup if you notice gums that bleed most days, a tooth that hurts to bite on, sensitivity that lingers after something hot or cold, a sore in the mouth that hasn't healed in about two weeks, or a filling or crown that feels loose.

Getting to our Edgewater office

We are at 3050 Biscayne Blvd, Suite 703, at NE 30th Street in Edgewater, with building parking and street parking. Families come from Midtown, Wynwood and the Design District in roughly 5 to 10 minutes, from Downtown and Brickell in about 10 to 20, and from Miami Beach over the Julia Tuttle or MacArthur Causeway, all depending on traffic. For turn-by-turn directions, open our contact page.

About the dentist

Dr. Aakash Rana, DDS, general dentist at Prana Dental Miami

Dr. Aakash Rana, DDS

Dr. Aakash Rana, DDS is a general dentist trained at NYU College of Dentistry, with more than $100,000 in continuing education. He plans and treats each case at Prana Dental himself, works with our in-house lab, and refers to a specialist when a case needs one.

More general dentistry questions

What does a general dentist do?

A general dentist is your main dentist for everyday care. That covers checkups, cleanings, X-rays, fillings, crowns, bridges, dentures, many root canals and extractions, and help with dental emergencies. A general dentist also coordinates your care and refers you to a periodontist, endodontist, orthodontist or oral surgeon when a case calls for it.

How often should I see the dentist?

Many people do well with a visit every six months, but the right interval is personal. People with gum disease, frequent cavities, diabetes or dry mouth may need to come in every three or four months. Dr. Rana sets your schedule after your exam and adjusts it as your mouth changes.

Do you see the whole family?

Yes. We see babies from their first tooth, school-age kids, teens, parents and grandparents, including people with dentures or implants. Family members can often be booked back to back, and Saturday hours help with school and work. If a child needs care beyond what a family dentist should provide, we refer you to a pediatric dentist.

Can a general dentist do root canals and pull teeth?

Many general dentists do, and Dr. Rana performs root canals and routine extractions, including many wisdom teeth, in our office. Teeth with unusual canal shapes, failed earlier root canals or deeply impacted roots near a nerve are referred to an endodontist or an oral surgeon. We tell you which route makes sense before anything starts.

What should I bring to my first dental appointment?

Bring a photo ID, your dental insurance card if you have one and a list of medications, including supplements. If you have had X-rays taken at another office in the last year or two, ask that office to send them to us, since that can spare you a repeat. A short list of questions helps too.

Can I see a dentist without dental insurance?

Yes. Many of our patients pay on their own, and the free first visit doesn't require insurance. For treatment, the exact price is confirmed in writing before we begin, and 0% financing is available on approved credit through CareCredit, Cherry and LendingClub.

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