Choosing a dental practice is a decision you and your family will live with for years. The provider you choose influences how thoroughly your gum health is evaluated, whether early dental problems are caught before they become expensive ones, how accessible care is when you actually need it, and whether your experiences at the office support or undermine the long-term dental habits that matter most.
This page explains specifically what distinguishes Mur-Len Family Dentistry from other practices in the South Olathe and Johnson County dental market. Not generic claims about gentle care and state-of-the-art equipment – specific, verifiable differentiators that matter to patients making a long-term dental home decision.
Request a new patient appointment or call (913) 353-4001. Both Dr. Warya and Dr. Ewing are accepting new patients.
Differentiator 1: The Only General Dentist in South Olathe With Specialist-Level Periodontal Training
This is the most clinically significant distinction Mur-Len Family Dentistry offers. It affects every patient who walks through the door, not just those with known gum disease.
The American Academy of Periodontology estimates that approximately 47 percent of adults over 30 in the United States have some form of periodontal disease. Among adults over 65, the CDC reports the prevalence rises to 70 percent. Despite this, the vast majority of affected patients receive inadequate evaluation and treatment at their general dental visits – either because their dentist lacks the training to identify the full extent of the disease, or because the practice model involves routing complex cases to a specialist.
Dr. Navkiran Warya DDS holds a Master of Dental Surgery in Periodontology, completed before her DDS degree at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry at the University of Southern California in 2008. This is not a continuing education certificate or a weekend course. It is a full postgraduate specialty degree in the science and clinical management of periodontal disease and its systemic health connections. It is the same category of training that licensed periodontists complete.
What this means for patients at Mur-Len Family Dentistry:
- Every new patient receives a true clinical periodontal evaluation with full-mouth pocket depth measurements at six sites per tooth – not a visual check
- Gum disease is identified at its earliest treatable stages, before permanent bone loss has occurred
- When treatment is needed, scaling and root planing is performed with specialist-level technique and clinical knowledge of root anatomy
- Periodontal maintenance programs are managed with the clinical rigor that the evidence base for the disease requires
- The connections between gum disease and systemic health – cardiovascular disease, diabetes, pregnancy outcomes – are understood and addressed as part of whole-body care
For patients who have been referred to a periodontist, or who have been told they have gum disease without receiving meaningful treatment, Mur-Len Family Dentistry provides specialist-caliber care at their general dentist. No separate appointment. No referral process. No specialist fees.
Differentiator 2: Two Experienced Doctors – Real Flexibility
A single-provider dental practice is a single point of failure for the patients it serves. When that one dentist is unavailable – whether due to illness, vacation, continuing education requirements, or a fully booked schedule – the practice’s capacity drops to zero. Patients wait weeks for appointments. Urgent situations become harder to accommodate. Families trying to schedule multiple members find the calendar impossible to navigate.
Mur-Len Family Dentistry has two active, experienced providers: Dr. Navkiran Warya DDS and Dr. David Ewing DDS. This provides several practical benefits that matter to the day-to-day experience of patients throughout Johnson County:
- Appointment availability is substantially better – two providers handling patient volume means shorter waits for routine care
- Same-day and urgent appointments are more consistently available – at least one provider typically has capacity when urgent situations arise
- Continuity of care is maintained when one provider is unavailable – treatment sequences are not interrupted by single-provider schedule gaps
- Simultaneous family appointments – two providers can see multiple family members at the same time, turning a single trip to the office into care for the whole family
- Clinical consultation – complex cases benefit from two experienced perspectives on treatment planning
Differentiator 3: Saturday Hours – Every Week, All Year
Mur-Len Family Dentistry is open every Saturday from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Every Saturday. Not occasionally, not by special request – every Saturday throughout the year.
Most dental practices in Olathe and the greater Johnson County market are closed on weekends. For the significant proportion of the Johnson County workforce whose jobs, family schedules, or caregiving responsibilities make consistent mid-week dental appointments logistically challenging, weekend availability is not a convenience – it is the practical difference between consistent preventive care and indefinitely deferred dental health.
Saturday appointments at Mur-Len are available for the full range of services:
- New patient comprehensive exams including periodontal evaluation, X-rays, cleaning, and oral cancer screening
- Routine cleaning and exam appointments for established patients
- Dental emergencies – toothaches, broken teeth, lost crowns, swelling
- Restorative procedures including fillings, crowns, and extractions
- Pediatric dental visits for children of all ages
- Clear aligner check appointments and new aligner delivery
- Night guard and sports mouthguard fittings
- All consultations – implants, cosmetic, periodontal
The Garmin International and Honeywell FM&T campuses are eight to ten minutes from our office. The professionals who work there, whose schedules are frequently incompatible with mid-week dental appointments, make up a meaningful portion of our patient base – precisely because Saturday hours are available when their weekdays are not.
Differentiator 4: Complete Cost Transparency Before Treatment Begins
Unexpected dental bills are one of the most common healthcare grievances. A patient agrees to treatment without fully understanding what it will cost, receives a bill weeks later that bears little relation to what they expected, and loses confidence in the practice. Some avoid returning for follow-up care they genuinely need because they cannot predict what it will cost.
At Mur-Len Family Dentistry, the commitment is specific: you know the cost of every procedure before it happens.
This requires operational effort. Insurance benefits must be verified before appointments, not retroactively. Out-of-pocket estimates must be calculated and communicated to patients as a pre-treatment standard, not as an afterthought. Treatment plans must be documented with cost breakdowns attached. These are the specific practices that make the commitment real rather than aspirational.
When Dr. Warya presents a care plan, the presentation includes what each procedure is, why it is recommended, what it will cost with your insurance, what your estimated out-of-pocket responsibility will be, and what the priority and urgency of each item is. Nothing is scheduled without your informed consent to both the clinical recommendation and the cost. What you are told before treatment is what you will be charged after.
Differentiator 5: A Genuinely Comprehensive Family Practice
The term “family dentistry” is used broadly in the dental industry. At Mur-Len Family Dentistry, it means something specific: every dental need a family has across the full age spectrum is addressed in one practice, by providers who know the complete family dental history.
For children: Dr. Warya recommends a first dental visit by the first birthday, following American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry guidelines. She provides first dental exams, fluoride treatments, dental sealants, bite and development monitoring, and pediatric preventive care from infancy through adolescence. She is experienced with anxious young patients and never forces a procedure on a child who is not ready.
For adults: The complete range of restorative, cosmetic, and preventive services is available in-house. This includes specialist-level gum disease management, dental implants, porcelain crowns and bridges, clear aligner orthodontics, teeth whitening, dental veneers, and more.
For older adults: Dentures and partial dentures, implant-supported dentures, dry mouth management, root cavity prevention, and the management of dental care alongside complex medical histories are all handled at Mur-Len. The periodontal expertise Dr. Warya brings is particularly valuable for the 70 percent of adults over 65 who have some form of gum disease.
Having one practice for an entire family means one clinical record with each family member’s history, one set of providers who know everyone’s sensitivities and preferences, and one location to manage multiple family members’ dental health.
Differentiator 6: Community-Rooted Practice in the Heart of South Olathe
Mur-Len Family Dentistry at 1717 S Mur-Len Road is a community practice built to serve the specific neighborhood and surrounding areas it occupies. The Mur-Len Road corridor connects Olathe to Lenexa to the north and Gardner and Spring Hill to the south. The practice is minutes from the Garmin campus, Olathe South High School, Prairie Center, Black Bob Park, and Cedar Lake.
This is not a franchise location optimized for demographic density and operational efficiency. It is a practice built around the real schedule, real community, and real dental needs of the Johnson County families it has served since opening.
Free parking is available directly at the office. The building is wheelchair accessible.
What Insurance and Financial Options Are Available
Mur-Len Family Dentistry accepts most major dental insurance plans including Delta Dental, Cigna, Aetna, MetLife, UnitedHealthcare, Humana, Ameritas, Guardian, and most other commercial carriers. Insurance benefits are verified before your appointment and explained in advance of treatment.
For patients without dental insurance, CareCredit healthcare financing is accepted. Transparent fee-for-service pricing and phased treatment planning are available for patients managing multiple dental needs over time.