{"id":220,"date":"2026-09-04T19:29:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T10:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smiledigitaldc.com\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T00:49:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T15:49:30","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smiledigitaldc.com\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"The clinic"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We do not want to be a clinic<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\tthat buys equipment and leaves it idle<\/span>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

Smile Digital treats with CAD\/CAM restorations and digital implants in Seomyeon, Busan. We began model-free same-day work with the Sirona Bluecam in 2010 and now run a 3Shape scanner, a Sirona MCXL, a Roland mill and a 3D printer.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n

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How we treat<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n
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We explain from your own intraoral photographs<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Five intraoral photographs are taken at the first visit and put on the monitor, and we go tooth by tooth through what we see. Hearing about it and seeing your own tooth enlarged are not the same thing.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n

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We stick to the rules and do not over-treat<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Treatment that can wait, waits. We say so when a tooth should be watched rather than worked on, and we do only what is needed, in order.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n

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Every surgery goes through a guide we designed<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

The director designs the surgical guide for every implant case and prints it here. It leaves less room for the planned position and the actual one to diverge.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n

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Fewer visits, so you keep your time<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Because scanning, milling and fitting all continue in-house, the same treatment takes fewer appointments. Shade and bite corrections are handled the same day.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n

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\n \t\t\tEquipment and space<\/span>\n\t\t
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It all happens on one floor<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

Scanning, design, milling, firing and finishing run on without leaving the clinic. Nothing is couriered out, so fewer schedules slip.<\/p>\n\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t3Shape intraoral scanner<\/span>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\tSirona MCXL milling unit<\/span>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\tRoland milling machine<\/span>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\tIn-house 3D printer for surgical guides<\/span>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\tZirconia furnace and in-house lab bench<\/span>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\tDedicated implant surgery room<\/span>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n
\n \t\t\t\"Milling\t\t\t\t\tMilling room \u00b7 open behind glass<\/span>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n
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Dentists from abroad come here to learn<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

Dental practitioners from other countries visit to see CAD\/CAM same-day restorations and guided implant surgery. They do not just sit through a lecture: they come into the treatment rooms and the milling room while real cases are running.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

It is a chance to watch scanning, milling and seating happen on one floor. We show them the work exactly as we do it every day.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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\n \t\t\t\"Visiting\t\t\t\t\tExplaining the results after surgery<\/span>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n
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\n \t\t\t\"Explaining\t\t\t\t\tPost-surgery Q&A in the seminar room<\/span>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n
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\n \t\t\tTour 01<\/span>\n\t\t
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Waiting area and consultation<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

This is what you see when you come up to the ninth floor. The milling room sits behind the bookcase, so you may hear the machine.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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\n \t\t\t\"Wood\t\t\t\t\tShelving and consultation seats<\/span>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n
\n \t\t\t\"The\t\t\t\t\tConsultation \u00b7 we share the screen<\/span>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n
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Milling room and lab bench<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

Where scan data is designed and blocks are cut. Implant surgical guides are printed here too.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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\n \t\t\t\"Milling\t\t\t\t\tMilling room \u00b7 design and machining<\/span>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n
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Treatment rooms and surgery<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

Every chair has a monitor, so photographs go up immediately. The implant surgery room is kept separate.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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\n \t\t\t\"Checking\t\t\t\t\tChecked right after imaging<\/span>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n
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One trip to Busan, planned before you land<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

We have milled crowns in-house since 2010, and the mill sits next to the chair. That is what makes a single-visit crown possible for a patient who is only in Korea for a few days. Whether a case finishes in one day or takes an overnight depends on the type of restoration.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Write to us before you book flights. Photos of the tooth and a panoramic X-ray are enough for us to send back a plan.<\/p>\n\t\t

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\n \t\t\tStep 1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\tSend photos and an X-ray<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Email close-up photos of the tooth and a panoramic X-ray if your dentist can share one. Tell us the dates you could be in Busan.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

\n \t\t\tStep 2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\tGet a written plan<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t

We reply with what the case needs, how many visits, how long each visit takes, and the cost in Korean won.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Scanning, design and milling happen in the clinic on the same day. Crowns are usually seated in the afternoon of the first day.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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We send your scan files, X-rays and treatment notes so your dentist at home can follow up. Write to us if anything feels off.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n

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You are welcome to just ask over the phone<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t051-808-7528\n\t<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t

You are welcome to just ask without booking.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Related pages<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

Our doctor<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 Dr. Lee Geun-ho, his training and approach to care.
Digital implants<\/a> \u00a0\u2014 oral scanning, 3D planning and guided surgery.
Cases page<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 see actual treatment cases.
same-day crowns and one-day restorations<\/a> \u00a0\u2014 the modelless prosthetic process.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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