San Marco never lived nine-to-five. Neither do we.
Stand by the lions fountain at 6:45 on a weekday morning and watch San Marco move: scrubs heading toward Baptist Medical Center, cyclists cutting up Hendricks Ave, restaurant crews who won't clock out until midnight. This is a neighborhood that runs on shifts and odd hours — served almost exclusively by dental offices that run on bankers' ones. If you work a 7-to-7 at the hospital, when exactly were you supposed to get your teeth cleaned?
Our answer is to mirror the shift itself: open 7am to 7pm, every one of the seven days, no appointment needed. A day-shifter can be in a chair at 7:02 and clock in across the street from the fountain by eight; a night nurse can stop in on the way home while the adrenaline still works. Check-in is a kiosk, not a phone call; a hygienist starts within minutes; the dentist's exam happens inside the same visit; and the average we publish live is about 31 minutes door to door.
The drive is the honest trade-off: we're opening in September 2026 down in the Ponte Vedra–Nocatee corridor, which from San Marco means a reverse-commute run south on I-95 — moving against the traffic that's fighting its way downtown. In exchange, the numbers are printed before you come: $105 cleaning, $60 exam, $0 both on the $39/month membership, and never a surprise line item after the fact.
Why this works from here
- A reverse-commute run from the Hendricks Ave on-ramps — south on I-95 to the corridor while downtown traffic crawls the other way
- 7am–7pm, seven days: hours that finally overlap with Baptist Medical Center shift patterns
- Live wait time published on the site — check it from the Square before you commit to the drive
Questions, answered plainly
I work twelve-hour shifts at Baptist. When would I realistically come in?
Off-shift mornings are the sweet spot: doors open at 7am and the first hours are typically the quietest, so a post-night-shift or pre-day-off visit clears in about 31 minutes. Evenings run to 7pm and weekends are full days, so even a rotating schedule finds a window somewhere — the live wait time tells you which one is smart.
Isn't driving from San Marco to St. Johns County for a cleaning excessive?
For a 90-minute appointment model, yes, it would be. The math changes when the visit is 31 minutes, walk-in, and available on a Sunday: total time spent is often less than a weekday trip to a nearby office that books three weeks out and runs long. You're trading distance for certainty — and driving against traffic both ways.
What do a cleaning and checkup cost without insurance?
Published before we open: $105 for an adult cleaning, $60 for a periodic exam, $65 for bitewings when due. A typical recall visit lands around $165 — or $0 flat on the $39/month membership, which also takes 15–25% off anything else and includes a whitening touch-up every visit.
Can I check the queue before leaving the Square?
That's exactly how it's meant to work: the site shows the current wait in real time, plus the published rolling average (~31 minutes door to door). Glance at it over coffee near the fountain; if the queue spikes, come at 7am the next morning instead — the model is built so you never drive on hope.
When do you open, and how do I get in early?
Late 2026, in the Ponte Vedra–Nocatee corridor; the address goes public at lease signing. The Founding 500 waitlist is open now — first 500 members lock the membership at $29/month for life and get first word on the location. The counter on this site tracks remaining spots.
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Come in when it works for you.
We open September 2026 in the Ponte Vedra–Nocatee corridor. Founding members lock $29/month for life — cleanings, exams, X-rays, and a whitening touch-up with every visit.