Everything You Should Know
Before You Spend a Dollar
Dr. Tarik Elmohd, DMD
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon
with Dr. Arif, General Dentist
Two specialists. One roof.
If you're reading this, something brought you here. Maybe loose teeth. Maybe a denture you can't stand wearing anymore. Maybe a partner who keeps telling you to "just go talk to someone." Whatever it is — we're glad you're here, and we're going to be straight with you.
Most implant ads online give you 10% of the story and ask you to come in for the other 90%. This guide does the opposite. You'll get the real numbers, the real timelines, the real questions to ask, and the honest trade-offs — so that whether you choose us or not, you walk into your consultation knowing more than 95% of patients ever do.
Let's get the question everyone is afraid to ask out of the way first.
Across the U.S., full-arch dental implants (All-on-4 / All-on-X) typically run between $20,000 and $30,000+ per arch. Some large corporate centers in Florida advertise prices in the high $20,000s once everything is added in. National pricing ranges from roughly $14,000 to $36,000 per arch depending on materials and what's included.
We charge $15,999 per arch — and we mean all-inclusive. That includes the surgery by a board-certified oral surgeon, IV sedation, extractions of failing teeth, limited bone grafting if needed, your temporary teeth on day one, your final fixed bridge, and a full implant warranty. No surprise add-ons.
That's potentially $12,000–$14,000 in savings — without cutting corners on the surgeon, the sedation, or the materials.
Here's the truth almost nobody puts in an ad: most patients who get full-mouth implants don't write a single check. They use a combination of options.
Most dental insurance won't fully cover implants, but many plans contribute toward extractions, sedation, or part of the restoration. Sometimes insurance covers $1,000–$3,000 you didn't expect.
CareCredit, Cherry, Sunbit, Proceed Finance, and LendingClub specialize in dental financing.
At Bespoke Dental, we offer 0% 12-month financing for qualifying patients, plus longer-term options that bring monthly payments into the few-hundred-dollars range.
Yes — and this is one of the most overlooked paths. If you're not approved on your own (because of credit history, income, or being retired on a fixed income), many dental financing companies allow a co-signer or co-borrower. That can be a spouse, an adult child, a sibling, or a trusted friend with stronger credit.
All-on-4 is a technique where a full arch of fixed teeth is supported by as few as four strategically placed implants. In some cases the surgeon places 5 or 6 — that's where "All-on-X" comes from. It's fixed, meaning it doesn't come out, and you clean around it like natural teeth.
You'll see this phrase everywhere. It's true — sort of. Many patients do walk out the same day with a fixed set of teeth. But what most ads won't tell you: that first set is almost always a temporary bridge, not your final teeth.
The temporary lets you function and smile while your implants heal and fuse to the bone — a process called osseointegration that takes 3–6 months. After healing, you come back for your final, custom-designed bridge.
Some high-volume implant chains have built their business on speed by standardizing the teeth they put in your mouth. In practice, that means a small handful of pre-set tooth shapes that get fitted to whoever walks in. It's fast. It's profitable. It's also why some patients end up with a smile that technically works but doesn't look like them.
Your face, lip line, bite, and jaw don't come in three sizes. At Bespoke Dental, every full-arch case is digitally planned around your specific anatomy. That's literally where the name "Bespoke" comes from.
The biggest financial risk in implant dentistry isn't paying too much. It's paying anything at all for a plan that wasn't right for your mouth.
Implants are placed inside bone. Without a 3D cone-beam CT scan, no one — not even the best surgeon in the world — can tell you exactly what your case needs. If you're given a firm price before imaging, you're being sold to.
"This price is only good if you sign now" is a sales tactic, not a clinical recommendation. A real treatment plan is good next week, next month, and next quarter.
If every patient walks out with the same plan, that's an assembly line, not personalized care. Some patients need 4 implants, some need 6, some have salvageable teeth that should be saved.
Ask: "What material are my final teeth made of?" If the answer is fuzzy, dig deeper. Acrylic (PMMA) is fine for a temporary or budget-conscious final, but it wears faster. Zirconia is more durable, more stain-resistant, and looks more like natural enamel — but it costs more. You should know which one your price includes.
In some chains, you meet a treatment coordinator, sign the paperwork, and don't meet the person actually doing your surgery until the day of. That's not how complex surgery should work.
Here's something most dental ads gloss over: the person placing your implants doesn't have to be a specialist. In most states, any licensed general dentist can take a weekend course and start placing implants the following Monday. That's legal. Whether it's wise is a different question.
Full-arch implant surgery is not just "placing four screws." It involves:
Each of those bullet points is a skill an oral and maxillofacial surgeon spends 4–6 years of hospital-based residency training on, after dental school. The American College of Prosthodontists and the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons both note that complex implant cases — especially full-arch reconstructions and patients with bone loss — benefit from specialist involvement.
The good news: you don't have to choose between specialist surgery and an experienced restorative dentist. The best outcomes happen when both are working on your case together — the surgeon plans and places, the restorative dentist designs the final smile and bite.
Board-Certified Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon
Dr. Elmohd is the surgical lead at Bespoke Dental. He's a board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon who completed hospital-based residency training in advanced implant surgery, bone reconstruction, and facial trauma.
He's a Summa Cum Laude graduate of the University of South Florida and earned his dental degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine — one of the top dental schools in the country.
When you sit in the chair at Bespoke Dental, the person placing your implants has the highest level of surgical training available in dentistry. He routinely takes on complex full-arch cases, severe bone loss cases (including zygomatic implants for patients told elsewhere they weren't candidates), and patients with medical complexity that other offices won't touch.
General Dentist & Restorative Lead
Dr. Arif is the restorative side of the team. While Dr. Elmohd handles the surgery and the foundation, Dr. Arif designs how your final smile looks, how your bite functions, and how every tooth lines up with your face. He works closely with our digital lab partners to make sure the final bridge isn't just strong — it's beautiful, balanced, and unmistakably yours.
Together, they're a two-specialist team in the same building. You don't get bounced between offices. You don't get a coordinator playing telephone between two doctors who've never met. Your surgeon and your restorative dentist are looking at the same scans, planning your case together.
Bring this list to any consultation — including ours. The answers will tell you almost everything you need to know.
If you've made it this far, you're not a casual shopper. You're someone seriously thinking about reclaiming the way you eat, smile, and feel about yourself. We respect that — and we'd be honored to help you figure out the right path, whether or not it ends with us.