Dentistry Today is a general and family dental practice in Madison, AL, on Madison Boulevard, close to Town Madison and the Hwy 72 corridor. We handle checkups, cleanings, fillings, crowns, and dental emergencies, and we take new patients. Call (256) 529-5179 to book.
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If you have driven past the Hwy 72 shops or dropped a student at Calhoun Community College, you have been right by our office. Dr. Leslie Barrilleaux has run the practice for more than 25 years. This page covers the everyday dentistry a family needs: routine exams, hygiene visits, tooth-colored fillings, same-day crowns, and same-week help when something breaks. For cosmetic work, implants, veneers, or whitening, we keep dedicated pages you can jump to further down.
Dr. Leslie Barrilleaux, DMD, graduated with honors from the University of Louisville School of Dentistry and has practiced for more than 25 years. She is the only AACD-accredited cosmetic dentist in Alabama, a credential fewer than 600 dentists nationwide hold and one she has carried. That accreditation is a cosmetic distinction, but the standard behind it, careful diagnosis and clean, lasting work, shows up in the routine dentistry too.
You see the same dentist visit to visit. That continuity matters for general care, because a filling, a crown, and a checkup two years apart all read better when one person knows your mouth. We keep an in-house dental lab, so many crowns and repairs are made on site instead of shipped out. New patients from Madison are welcome, and we will pull your prior records if you tell us where you were last seen.
Two things set the day-to-day experience apart for Madison families:
We also use The Wand for anesthesia, a computer-guided system that delivers numbing slowly and steadily. Patients who dread the pinch tend to notice the difference. None of this replaces good habits at home, but it does mean fewer trips back and less time in the chair for the common repairs a family runs into.
Everyday dentistry is the core of what we do. Here is what a Madison family typically comes in for and what each visit involves.
Your first visit is an exam and a conversation. We take digital X-rays, check each tooth and your gums, screen for decay and oral cancer, and talk through anything you have noticed. If you are due for a cleaning and there is time, we often do it the same day. New patients should plan for about an hour. Bring your insurance card and a list of any medications.
Most patients do well with a cleaning and exam every six months. If you have gum disease or heavy tartar buildup, we may recommend a deeper cleaning or more frequent visits until things stabilize. Regular hygiene visits catch small problems while they are still small, which is almost always cheaper and easier than waiting.
Yes. We place tooth-colored composite fillings for cavities and can restore chipped or worn teeth with inlays and onlays when a filling is not enough. Tooth-colored materials blend in, so a back-tooth repair does not show a line of silver when you laugh. Larger breaks may call for a crown instead, and we will tell you which makes sense before we start.
A crown caps a tooth that is cracked, heavily filled, or weakened after a root canal. With our in-office scanner and mill, many crowns are done in a single appointment. The table below shows how a same-day crown compares with the traditional two-visit route.
| Feature | Same-day crown | Traditional crown |
|---|---|---|
| Visits | Usually one | Two, about two weeks apart |
| Temporary crown | Not needed | Needed between visits |
| Made | In our in-house lab | Sent to an outside lab |
| Materials | Milled ceramic | Ceramic or metal, lab-dependent |
Yes. We do our best to fit dental emergencies in during office hours: a knocked-out or broken tooth, a lost crown, swelling, or sudden pain. Call (256) 529-5179 as early in the day as you can and tell the front desk it is urgent. If a tooth has been knocked out, keep it moist and bring it with you; the sooner you are seen, the better the odds of saving it. For after-hours pain, call and leave a message so we can reach you first thing when we open.
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If it has been more than six months since your last cleaning, or you have pain, bleeding gums, a chipped tooth, or a filling that feels off, it is time to come in. Waiting rarely makes dental problems cheaper. A small cavity handled now is a filling; the same cavity ignored can become a root canal and a crown.
Almost everyone is a candidate for routine care, from children through grandparents. We also see patients managing conditions like diabetes or arthritis, and we work around your health and medications. If a tooth cannot be saved, we will walk you through the options and what each involves.
Costs depend on the specific treatment and your insurance, so we give you a written estimate before any work begins. We offer financing through CareCredit and Cherry. Ask the front desk to run your benefits before your visit so there are no surprises.
Everyday care is the heart of this practice, but we do more, and each specialty has its own page with the depth it deserves:
Not sure which you need? Start with a checkup and we will point you to the right option.
We are at 7736 Madison Blvd, Suite #2, Huntsville, AL 35806, on the Madison Boulevard corridor, close to the Hwy 72 shops. There is parking at the door. We also see patients at our Scottsboro office at 921 S Broad St.
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Closed Saturday and Sunday. Phone: (256) 529-5179 Email: De***************@***il.com
Our office is at 7736 Madison Blvd, Suite #2, on the Madison Boulevard corridor. Call (256) 529-5179 to book.
Yes. There is free parking directly outside the office, and the entrance is on the ground floor. The office is on Madison Boulevard near the Hwy 72 corridor.
Yes, we take new patients and welcome Madison families. Your first visit is an exam with digital X-rays, and often a cleaning if time allows. Plan for about an hour and bring your insurance card. We will request your records from your previous dentist if you tell us where you were seen.
Coverage varies by plan and treatment, so we recommend calling ahead so the front desk can verify your benefits before your visit. We also provide a written estimate before any work begins.
Yes. Dr. Leslie Barrilleaux is the only AACD-accredited cosmetic dentist in the state of Alabama, accredited by the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. Fewer than 600 dentists nationwide hold this accreditation. The same standard of care carries into her general and family dentistry, not just cosmetic cases.
Yes. Many crowns are scanned, milled, and fitted in a single visit using our in-office scanner and in-house lab. That means no temporary crown and no second appointment two weeks later. Not every case qualifies; some complex teeth still need a traditional two-visit crown, and we will tell you which applies before we start.
