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San Francisco Digital Case Design Collaboration

San Francisco dentists operate in one of the densest, most design-conscious markets in the country. Patients here walk in having researched their treatment online, compared aesthetics, and formed opinions about what good looks like. That context changes what digital case design collaboration has to be. It cannot be a rough shape that approximates the tooth. It has to be a precise, validated digital wax-up that holds up to scrutiny in the chair and in the mirror.

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  • A named technician on every case
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  • Tempe + Tucson locations

THE SERVICE

Built to your prescription.

San Francisco dentists operate in one of the densest, most design-conscious markets in the country. Patients here walk in having researched their treatment online, compared aesthetics, and formed opinions about what good looks like. That context changes what digital case design collaboration has to be. It cannot be a rough shape that approximates the tooth. It has to be a precise, validated digital wax-up that holds up to scrutiny in the chair and in the mirror.

THE DETAIL

How we build it.

Most dental labs in the Bay Area and broader Northern California corridor process digital cases the same way they processed analog ones: case arrives, technician interprets, restoration ships. The design step is invisible to the prescribing doctor. If something is off, the problem surfaces at delivery, which means chair time lost, patient rescheduled, case remade. That sequence is the default, not the exception, at volume-production labs running hundreds of cases per day without named-technician accountability. Dani Dental inverts that sequence. The design review is the collaboration, not an afterthought. Every San Francisco case gets a technician with a direct line, not a support ticket. When you have a complex anterior case with specific gingival emergence requirements, or a full-arch implant case where the occlusal scheme needs to match an opposing arch you sent as a photograph, that conversation happens before the milling block is touched. Three generations of bench experience, starting in Sofia in 1988 and continuing through Arizona since 1993, shaped a production culture where the technician is accountable by name, not by shift. The pricing structure is also different from the procurement maze common at national-network labs. Ranges are stated upfront. The three included revision rounds are not metered by the minute. If a design comes back requiring a fourth revision because of a clinical change on your end, we handle it, and we tell you the cost before we do it. No invoice surprises. San Francisco practices billing at premium aesthetic rates should not be absorbing remake and revision costs that originate in the lab.

GETTING CASES TO US

Logistics, to the bench.

San Francisco dentists operate in one of the densest, most design-conscious markets in the country. Patients here walk in having researched their treatment online, compared aesthetics, and formed opinions about what good looks like. That context changes what digital case design collaboration has to be. It cannot be a rough shape that approximates the tooth. It has to be a precise, validated digital wax-up that holds up to scrutiny in the chair and in the mirror. Dani Dental's digital case design workflow starts the moment your intraoral scan or CBCT file lands in our system. A named technician picks up the case, not a queue. That technician contacts you directly, typically within four business hours of receipt, to confirm shade, occlusal scheme, and any aesthetic notes from your pre-op photos. The design is built in a shared environment so you can mark up the file, request an incisal edge adjustment, or flag a contour issue without going back to the beginning. Revisions happen in the design phase, not at the delivery stage. For San Francisco practices working in multi-unit anterior cases, full-arch planning, or implant-supported restorations where adjacent teeth demand tight proportional control, the collaboration model is built for that complexity. We integrate with the scan formats your practice already uses, including files from CEREC, iTero, 3Shape, and Medit scanners, so there is no conversion overhead on your end. The goal is that when the case leaves design and enters production, every dimension has been confirmed by you, not assumed by us.

COMMON QUESTIONS

What practices ask

Which intraoral scanner formats does Dani Dental accept for digital case design?
We accept files from all major intraoral scanner platforms including iTero, 3Shape TRIOS, Dentsply Sirona CEREC, and Medit. STL and PLY exports from any of these systems import directly into our design environment. If your practice uses a less common format, contact us before the first case ships and we will confirm compatibility within one business day.
How does the named-technician model work for San Francisco cases?
When a case is assigned, you receive the direct contact information for the technician handling your design. That same person manages all revision rounds and coordinates with production. You are not emailing a general inbox. For ongoing San Francisco accounts, many doctors work with the same technician across multiple cases, which shortens the back-and-forth because design preferences are already documented.
What is included in the three revision rounds?
Each revision round covers one complete set of design changes requested by the prescribing doctor. That includes contour adjustments, shade mapping corrections, occlusal contact modifications, and emergence profile changes. We do not meter revision rounds by the number of teeth changed within a case. One revision round equals one review cycle, regardless of how many individual adjustments are bundled into that review.
How long does digital case design take for a multi-unit anterior case?
Standard multi-unit anterior cases in our San Francisco queue run 48 hours from confirmed scan receipt to initial design delivery. Cases requiring CBCT integration for implant positioning or cases with six or more units may run 72 hours. Rush turnaround to 24 hours is available and is quoted at the time of case submission, not after the case is already in queue.
Can digital case design collaboration be used for full-arch implant planning?
Yes. Full-arch implant cases, including All-on-X frameworks and implant-supported hybrid restorations, are a core use case for the collaboration workflow. We incorporate CBCT data alongside the intraoral scan to confirm implant angulation and emergence. For these cases, the design review typically involves a scheduled 20-minute call with the technician rather than asynchronous markups, so the occlusal scheme is confirmed verbally before the file is finalized.
What happens if a case requires changes after the design is approved and production has started?
If a clinical change occurs after design approval and the case has entered milling or fabrication, we stop production immediately upon notification. Whether the case can be reworked at the design stage or requires a new start depends on how far into production it is. We give you that assessment within two hours of your notification, and we provide the cost and timeline before any further work is done.

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