StudioSmile: Portrait Studio

The smile is one of the most significant contributors to facial esthetics; therefore the appearance of the teeth has a dramatic effect on both an individuals’ attractiveness to others and his or her self image. The old saying that a picture is worth a thousand words can be taken a step further when it comes to dental photography. For many years, record keeping for dental treatment was limited to intraoral x-rays for clinical observation. Nowadays, extensive media coverage has increased public awareness of the benefits of cosmetic dentistry, making it necessary to keep photographic records of more than just the mouth.

A “perfect smile” releases patients from inhibition, worry, and tension, which is a treatment result that intraoral photographs cannot capture. Thus, an additional photographic record is necessary: face or portrait photography.

At StudioSmile, we appreciate that the ability to provide excellent treatment and also to record the results of that treatment is the best way to confirm the quality of our work. Therefore, we dedicated our office space to facial and portrait photography.

Portrait photography heightens a dentist’s and patient’s value of the mouth as the center of beauty in the face. By combining a patient's pictures with before and afters of similar cases, any patient considering a cosmetic procedure will have a very clear understanding of the benefits of treatment, the same day they
visit us.

Portrait studio at StudioSmile

Benefits of dental photography

Communication with Insurance Companies

A series of case pictures along with a written description is the most thorough way to gain insurance company compliance. With more and more insurance companies moving to electronic communication, users of digital cameras, can simply e-mail image and text in minutes. The use of computer software to include images in letters, before and after layouts or case descriptions, makes for a fast and effective way for a doctor to present cases to insurance companies.

Dental Laboratories

Where a small discrepancy can make a big difference, communicating the right shade, and description of a case to a dental lab is essential.  A clear photograph of the subject along with shade tab information and case description is the most complete way to show off cases to labs.