Dentist Signal
Lists itself as: children’s dentistrySouthwood

Southport, Calgary

What patients mention most: how they look after children (193 reviews) and kind, gentle care (44 reviews).

★ 4.0+ · 500+ Google reviews

In 503 reviews, patients mention mostGood visits for kids 193 · Kind, gentle care 44See the reviewsHide
Good visits for kids193 reviews · 38%
Kind, gentle care44 reviews · 9%
Nervous patients felt at ease38 reviews · 8%
Explains things clearly16 reviews · 3%
Friendly, helpful staff31 reviews · 6%

Counted in the 503 Google reviews we read, up to September 2026.

Every theme in the 503 reviews ↓
10601 Southport Rd SW #104, Calgary, AB T2W 3M6, Canada
Is Southport your clinic?

Sources: open or closed from Google hours, read 9 Sep 2026; holidays may differ.

Southport at a glance

  • 193 of 503 reviews mention how they look after children
  • No prices on dentalcareforchildren.ca; bills insurance directly and says it accepts the dental care plan (dentalcareforchildren.ca, read 12 Sep 2026)
  • 6 dentists listed on their website

How Southport compares with other Calgary clinics

15% of its 503 written reviews are one or two stars
Middle Calgary clinic: 3%
A bigger share than 96% of Calgary clinics
Pushed to have treatment they doubted is its most common complaint: 6 of its 15 unhappy reviews since Oct 2023
Most common in Calgary: work failed or had to be fixed
96% of its 115 written reviews in the last 12 months give 4 or 5 stars
Up from 81% of its 388 reviews before that
64% of its written reviews get a reply from the clinic, including 25 of its 76 one- and two-star reviews
Middle Calgary clinic: 47%
Replies more than 61% of Calgary clinics
38% of its 503 written reviews mention how they look after children (193)
Middle Calgary clinic: 3.6%
11 times the Calgary rate

Southport’s 503 written reviews set against 639 Calgary clinics with 20+, to September 2026; hours against 789 Calgary clinics with posted hours; its website against 678 Calgary clinic websites. How we compare

Type of clinic

Southport is a clinic that lists itself under children’s dentistry on Google

Their focus is dental care for children and teens. They also list emergency care, sedation or care for anxious patients and braces or Invisalign on their website.

Booking for an adult? Ask first.

What Southport can help with

Southport lists children’s dentistry (its focus), emergency care, sedation or care for anxious patients and braces or Invisalign and says it accepts the dental care plan (dentalcareforchildren.ca, read 12 Sep 2026).

Before you call Southport

  • Closes by 6 p.m. and isn’t open weekends
  • Their website covers 4 locations, so some dentists or services it lists may be at another one

Who comes here: parents of toddlers (16 reviews)

  • 16 reviews from parents of toddlers (only 11% of Calgary clinics have any)
  • 14 reviews from parents of school-age children (only 12% of Calgary clinics have any)
  • 6 reviews describe care adapted for a patient with special needs (only 13% of Calgary clinics have any)

Counted in the 503 written Google reviews of Southport up to September 2026; each kind of fact was checked on a sample of matching reviews before it was used. How we count

Insurance and paying, in patients' words: paying first, claiming later (4 reviews)

  • 4 reviews say they paid first and claimed the insurance back (only 2% of Calgary clinics have any)
  • 2 reviews name their insurance company
  • 2 reviews mention Blue Cross
  • 1 review describes using NIHB coverage

Counted in the 503 written Google reviews of Southport up to September 2026; each kind of fact was checked on a sample of matching reviews before it was used. How we count

Getting an appointment and getting there: reminders (3 reviews)

  • 3 reviews mention appointment reminders (only 7% of Calgary clinics have any)
  • 3 reviews say they got an appointment quickly (only 8% of Calgary clinics have any)

Counted in the 503 written Google reviews of Southport up to September 2026; each kind of fact was checked on a sample of matching reviews before it was used. How we count

What treatment was like: prevention advice (4 reviews)

  • 4 reviews mention advice on looking after their teeth (only 5% of Calgary clinics have any)

Counted in the 503 written Google reviews of Southport up to September 2026; each kind of fact was checked on a sample of matching reviews before it was used. How we count

Who you’ll see at Southport

Their website lists one team for 2 locations. See the dentists on the Sunridge page, and ask which of them work at this one.

What 503 reviews of Southport mention

How the visit felt
Kind, gentle care 44 reviews
Nervous patients felt at ease 38 reviews
Explains things clearly 16 reviews
Kids, staff and the dental care plan
Good visits for kids 193 reviews
Friendly, helpful staff 31 reviews
Treatments patients mention
Braces or aligners 7 reviews
Extractions or wisdom teeth 7 reviews
Emergency visits 5 reviews

Counted in the 503 written Google reviews we read, up to September 2026. A theme shows once 5 patients mention it; stars and totals are rounded down. How we count · Today’s reviews on Google ↗

What unhappy patients of Southport say

All 16 one- and two-star written reviews of Southport since October 2023, each sorted by an AI reader: 15 describe a problem with the clinic, the other one is about something else. How they were sorted

Pushed to have treatment they doubted6 reviews
Problems with a child's care4 reviews
Dentist was rude or dismissive4 reviews · 1 in the last 12 months
Disorganised office3 reviews · 1 in the last 12 months
Refused care or a request2 reviews · 1 in the last 12 months
Long wait past the appointment time2 reviews · 2 in the last 12 months

How the clinic replies. It replied to 8 of these 15 reviews: it apologised in 1, invited the patient to get in touch in 1, defended the clinic's side in 5 and gave a general reply that didn't address the complaint in 1.

What you can see on dentalcareforchildren.ca before you go

  • 160 new-patient or medical-history forms you can download from their website.

From dentalcareforchildren.ca, checked September 2026.

The team, in patients' words: the assistants (3 reviews)

  • 3 reviews praise a dental assistant
  • 41 reviews praise the whole team
  • 1 review mentions seeing a female dentist
  • 12 reviews praise a hygienist
  • 5 reviews praise the front desk

Counted in the 503 written Google reviews of Southport up to September 2026; each kind of fact was checked on a sample of matching reviews before it was used. How we count

Fear and comfort: never feeling rushed (6 reviews)

  • 6 reviews say they never felt rushed
  • 1 review describes being put to sleep for treatment
  • 1 review describes having laughing gas

Counted in the 503 written Google reviews of Southport up to September 2026; each kind of fact was checked on a sample of matching reviews before it was used. How we count

Cost and paying at Southport

Paying at Southport: Bills your insurance directly, payment plans and says it accepts the Canadian Dental Care Plan (dentalcareforchildren.ca, read 12 Sep 2026).

Insurance and plans
Canadian Dental Care PlanAB Dental
In their words
Preventive care: cleanings, fluoride treatments, sealants
Diagnostics: exams, X-rays
Restorative care: fillings, crowns, and pain control
Endodontics: root canals and retreatments
Periodontics: gum disease treatment, scaling
Prosthodontics: dentures, repairs, relines

Southport posts no prices online; what patients across Canada said they paid gives a rough idea.

What Southport offers for each need

Been to Southport?

Write a review

Other locations

The same clinic at its other locations.

Clinics near Southport that also offer children’s dentistry

Brooke Orthodontics
Lists itself as: orthodontics · Southwood · 0.0 km · Children and Nervous patients
Southland Dental Choice SW Calgary
Southwood · 0.0 km · Check-ups and cleanings and Emergencies
Symmetry Dental
Southwood · 0.0 km · Check-ups and cleanings and Emergencies

Ready to call Southport?

Ask Southport who you’ll see, the total cost and their first opening.

Is Southport your clinic? Update your details · Spot a mistake? Tell us · Write a review

Call Southport

(403) 278-8000
EveningsCloses by 6 p.m.
SaturdayClosed
Dental care planSays it accepts CDCP: dentalcareforchildren.ca, read 12 Sep 2026
InsuranceDirect billing
Dentists6
Group4 locations

Open 5 days a week

Monday7 a.m.–3 p.m.
Tuesday7 a.m.–3 p.m.
Wednesday7 a.m.–3 p.m.
Thursday7 a.m.–3 p.m.
Friday7 a.m.–2 p.m.
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed

Getting to Southport

10601 Southport Rd SW #104, Calgary, AB T2W 3M6, Canada. Wheelchair-accessible entrance

In Southwood, Calgary

How this page was made

Made from the 503 written Google reviews we read, up to September 2026 and dentalcareforchildren.ca, checked September 2026. Its Google profile is managed by the clinic and established 1972.

CallDirections