Patients First Mindset: The Smileloc Vertical Care Model

The Smileloc Vertical Care Model

At Smileloc, the entire dental implant journey happens in one place with one coordinated team. As we expand, our network of Dental Implant Centers will continue to coordinate with our in-house labs, creating a seamless transition and expansion. Your oral surgeon, MD anesthesiologist, prosthodontist, and in-house lab follow a shared playbook, which keeps you safer, speeds up treatment, and helps control costs. If we need to customize your plan, we can do it quickly—often the same day.

Summary of Benefits

• Efficiency: Fewer visits and hand-offs; faster turnaround from scan to smile.
• Safety: A dedicated MD anesthesiologist focuses on your airway and vitals while the surgeon operates.
• Predictability: Guided surgery plus a prosthodontist-led design reduces remakes and surprises.
• Cost control: In-house lab and integrated workflow help reduce middlemen and keep pricing transparent.
• Customization: Because the team and lab are on-site, we can adapt your plan in real time.

What "Vertical Management" Means in Implant Care

Most implant cases are split between separate offices: a surgeon here, a restorative dentist there, and a third-party lab across town. That creates hand-offs, delays, and "who's responsible for what?" moments. Things often fall through the cracks. Smileloc's vertical management brings all the moving parts under one roof with standardized protocols and a single team accountable for the result.

Specialists, not generalists

Every step is performed by a specialist at the top of their field:

• Oral & maxillofacial surgeon for the surgical phase.
• MD anesthesiologist to manage sedation or anesthesia safely, so the surgeon can focus 100% on surgery.
• Prosthodontist (an expert in complex tooth replacement) to design your new smile and bite.

This "right expert, right step" approach reduces risk and increases precision.

In-house lab & digital planning

Our digital team uses 3D scans and smile design software to map your implants with the final teeth in mind. Because our lab is in-house, we produce surgical guides and provisional teeth quickly and keep tight control over materials, fit, and esthetics.

Training, playbooks, and real-time customization

Vertical management lets us train the whole team together on the same protocols. That means smoother appointments and fewer surprises. If you need an adjustment—bite tweak, esthetic change, extra soft-tissue shaping—we can pivot fast. Updating a plan doesn't require shipping cases back and forth.

Why Our Team Structure Matters

Because Smileloc owns the full process, we invest heavily in team training and calibration. We run simulations, case reviews, and shared checklists across the surgeon, prosthodontist, anesthesiologist, and lab. That training builds efficiency you can feel: shorter chair time, cleaner hand-offs, and less back-and-forth between appointments.

It also means your case can evolve without friction. If your gums need extra contouring for better esthetics, or if you want to tweak tooth shade or shape, our lab can update designs quickly. If your medical needs change, our anesthesiology team adjusts the sedation plan while coordinating with the surgeon and prosthodontist—seamlessly. Vertical management isn't just a business model; it's a patient-first system that keeps quality high and stress low.