How to Save Money on Dental Implants

Dental implants often come with a higher price tag than other restorations, as implants are made from high-quality, long-lasting materials and require oral surgery and the placement of dental prosthetics. While all of these components can be costly, we make it possible to get quality implant care, without the inflated price tag – here’s how:

In-House Oral Surgery – For most dentists, planning implant treatment involves sending patients to outside specialists, like oral surgeons or periodontists, for implant surgery. This means incurring costs at an entirely different oral health clinic, where fees may be greater for outside specialty care – including all of the hidden costs that surgeons may charge for complex treatment. At Better Life Dental Center, we’re able to keep fees for oral surgery lower by keeping your treatment in-house. Dr. Dunlop has a wealth of experience in surgically placing implant posts, so you receive skilled care without having to visit an outside office.

Licensed Sedation Services – We offer IV sedation, which requires special certification and training and is rare to find in most dental offices. Visiting an outside specialist who offers this level of sedation could be costly, especially for oral surgeons whose essential treatments and main sources of revenue require the use of sedatives. Dr. Dunlop is able to safely and efficiently relax patients with this deep level of sedative, and without incurring additional specialty fees.

Using On-Site Dental Labs – Placing implants is half of your implant treatment plan. The final step involves adding life-like prosthetics on top of your implants posts, so your smile looks seamlessly restored. When dentists send work to outside dental labs where crowns, bridges, and dentures are fabricated, this not only creates a two week waiting period, but incurs elevated fees for using third party technicians and equipment. We further minimize costs by creating prosthetics on-site. We don’t have to pay outside dental laboratories for their time or the use of their facilities – we can perform expert fabrication of dental prosthetics right in our office.

Dr. Dunlop and his team make it easy to cut down on the surprise hidden costs associated with traditional implant dentistry by keeping all parts of your treatment under our roof. Not only does this mean that you receive an affordable and reliable price for your implant treatment, but treatment can be completed in half the time, even on the same day, and your final results are under are direct supervision and control.

For more information on implant dentistry in Fresno, contact Better Life Dental Center for your consultation.