At a Glance
- Service: General and family dentistry — preventive cleanings, restorative, cosmetic, implants, sedation, emergency care
- Location: 3633 W Lake Ave, Suite 414, Glenview, IL 60026; 12–15 minutes from downtown Des Plaines via Touhy Avenue east to Waukegan Road north
- Office hours: Monday 9 AM–6 PM | Tuesday–Thursday 8 AM–5 PM | Friday 7 AM–1 PM | Saturday–Sunday closed
- New patients: Currently accepting new patients; most PPO plans filed on your behalf; in-house membership plan available
- Key differentiator: Free attached building parking; privately owned 60+ years; Monday evening and Friday early-morning hours built around full-time work schedules
Twelve Minutes from Downtown Des Plaines — and Worth Every One
Rand Road and Lee Street in Des Plaines have no shortage of dental offices. Several are corporate chains built around patient volume — rotating providers, short appointments, and treatment plans that feel more like sales sequences than clinical conversations. If you've sat through that experience and come away feeling processed rather than cared for, you already know the difference.
Getting to Nolan & Freund from Des Plaines is straightforward: head east on Touhy Avenue to Waukegan Road, turn north, and look for the professional building on the left just past Lake Avenue. No highway. No toll. The drive from the River Road corridor or the Orchard Place neighborhood runs about 12 to 15 minutes. There's a free parking structure attached to the building — no meter, no time limit, no fee.
Monday evening hours run until 6 PM. Friday appointments start at 7 AM. If you work a full schedule and the mid-week 2 PM slot doesn't exist in your calendar, those two windows were built for you.
What Your Appointment Covers
Every appointment at Nolan & Freund runs on schedule — that's a consistent note in patient reviews, and it matters when you've blocked 60 minutes in a busy workday. A routine cleaning appointment moves through digital X-rays (at your appropriate care interval), a comprehensive clinical exam with Dr. Mike Nolan or Dr. Chad Freund, and a professional cleaning with the hygiene team. Before you leave, you hear a summary of findings — what's stable, what to watch, and what needs attention.
Restorative appointments are calibrated to the procedure. A single-visit crown runs two to three hours: the tooth is prepared, the crown is digitally designed and milled in the office using CAD/CAM ceramic technology, and it's placed the same day. No temporary crown. No second appointment two weeks later.
Every Service Available Without Multiple Referrals
The scope at Nolan & Freund extends well past cleanings and fillings. On the preventive side: custom nightguards for bruxism, periodontal gum treatment, root canal therapy, oral cancer screenings. Cosmetic services include porcelain veneers, in-office professional teeth whitening, and clear aligner orthodontic therapy. Tooth replacement spans single-tooth implants through full-arch implant-supported dentures.
Emergency appointments are available for acute dental pain, broken restorations, or dental trauma — the kind of problem that doesn't wait for a scheduled slot.
Oral conscious sedation is offered for patients with significant dental anxiety. It's prescription-based sedation taken before you arrive; you stay awake but relaxed, and most sedated patients recall little of the appointment itself.
Who Gets the Most Out of This Drive
Des Plaines has a dense, diverse population — large families in multi-generational households, working adults with union or employer-sponsored dental benefits, and a significant service-industry workforce near O'Hare. Nolan & Freund sees patients across all of those backgrounds.
PPO dental insurance is filed on your behalf — most major networks, including Delta Dental, MetLife, Cigna, and Guardian. For patients without insurance, the $199 new patient exam covers a full clinical evaluation and digital X-rays at a flat rate, and the in-house membership plan addresses ongoing preventive care affordably. The practice does not participate in Medicaid.
For larger Des Plaines families who want one practice for kids through grandparents, the age range at Nolan & Freund covers it without referrals to a separate pediatric office.
What Happens After Your Visit
Routine cleaning visits end with a recall reminder — six months for most patients, four months if your periodontal health warrants closer monitoring. No recovery time, no restrictions.
Fillings may produce mild sensitivity for 24 to 48 hours. A freshly placed crown can feel slightly different from your natural bite for a few days; adjustments are free. If you're driving back toward Des Plaines and want to avoid Route 294, Lake Avenue heading west from the office connects cleanly to Waukegan Road south without touching a highway interchange.
Frequently Asked Questions
I work at O'Hare and my dental coverage is a union-negotiated PPO — does your office accept union-administered dental plans?
A: Many union dental benefits run through major PPO administrators like Delta Dental, MetLife, or Cigna, all of which Nolan & Freund accepts. The fastest way to confirm your specific plan is to call the office at (847) 724-6222 with your insurance card. The team will verify your network and benefits before you schedule, so you know your costs upfront.
There are dental offices much closer to my house in Des Plaines — what makes the drive to Glenview worth considering?
A: Several large dental chains operate in the Des Plaines market, and their model is optimized for patient volume — short appointments, rotating providers, and treatment plans driven by production targets. Nolan & Freund is privately owned. Dr. Nolan and Dr. Freund have run this practice for years, the team is consistent visit to visit, and the office has served the same North Shore corridor for over 60 years. That's a meaningfully different clinical relationship. For most patients, 12 minutes is a small trade.
Nolan & Freund Dental Professionals
3633 W Lake Avenue, Suite 414, Glenview, IL 60026
(847) 724-6222
https://nolanfreund.com/areas-we-serve/
New Patient Specials
New Patient Exams
$199
No insurance? We offer a $199 Comprehensive New Patient Exam and X-Rays.
New patients only. Cannot be combined with insurance.
In-House Membership Plan
Call for Pricing
No insurance? We offer an In-House Membership Plan to cover your basic dentistry needs.
Cannot be combined with insurance.
Our Glenview Dental Practice Location
Office Hours:
Monday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday - Thursday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday: 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed