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About the Smile Savers Dental Implant Program in Texas

Expert Dental Implant Care for Small Town and Rural Texas

What Is the Smile Savers Dental Implant Program?

Smile Savers Dental Solutions is a dental implant program that brings expert implant care to 31 participating dental offices across Texas, with a special focus on small towns and rural communities. The program was created by prosthodontists, dentists with advanced specialty training in replacing missing teeth, because they believe a life changing smile should never depend on your zip code.

Through the Smile Savers dental implant program, patients can get dental implants in Texas planned with 3D imaging, placed by experienced implant dentists, and explained in plain language, with clear dental implant costs shared in writing before treatment begins. Small towns deserve big city quality, and that is exactly what the program was built to deliver.

Why Do Texans Choose the Smile Savers Program?

Access to Implant Care in Rural Communities

At welcoming participating offices across Texas, the Smile Savers program helps people with extensive tooth loss get full arch dental implants, often with temporary teeth the same day or the next day, without driving hours to a big city.

Quality Implant Care at a Fair Cost

The Smile Savers program delivers uncompromising implant care that is gentle on your mouth, your mind, and your budget, with flexible implant financing to help make treatment possible.

Support at Every Step of Treatment

From your first consultation to your final teeth, your implant team stays by your side and explains what to expect during dental implant treatment at every step, so you always feel informed and comfortable.

Where Can You Find a Smile Savers Office in Texas?

The Smile Savers mission is to make high quality, compassionate dental implant care accessible to everyone who needs it, especially in rural and underserved Texas communities. Participating offices stretch from Hereford and Pampa in the Panhandle to Corpus Christi and Port Lavaca on the Gulf Coast, and from Marshall and Paris in East Texas to Kerrville in the Hill Country. Find a participating Smile Savers office close to home.

The program offers every type of implant treatment, from single implants to full arch restorations, including zygomatic implants for patients who were told by other dentists that they did not have enough bone for implants.

What Technology Does Smile Savers Use for Dental Implants?

Smile Savers uses 3D cone beam imaging, digital treatment planning, and modern full arch protocols to make dental implant treatment more precise, more comfortable, and less invasive. Participating offices invest in this technology so patients in small towns receive the same planning tools found in big city specialty practices.

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Tour a Smile Savers Implant Office

One Implant Consultation Can Change Everything

Schedule your consultation at a participating Smile Savers office today.

Meet Dr. John Norwood, Smile Savers Implant Dentist

Dr. John Norwood is a dental implant dentist with the Smile Savers program who has dedicated his career to bringing high quality implant care to Texas communities. Born and raised in Texarkana, he understands the needs of small town Texans and practices at Norwood Family Dental in Paris, Texas, where he helps patients replace missing teeth with dental implants that look, feel, and function naturally.

Education and Background

  • Dental degree, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, 2006
  • Bachelor of Science in Biology, Stephen F. Austin State University, 2001
  • Born and raised in Texarkana, Texas
  • Dental implant dentist with the Smile Savers dental implant program

Read Dr. Norwood's full biography and meet the Smile Savers implant specialists.

Who Created the Smile Savers Program?

Smile Savers was cofounded by Dr. Gunjan Dhir and Dr. Gaurav Puri, prosthodontists with advanced specialty training in replacing missing teeth and restoring complete smiles. They created the program with a simple goal: give patients in small towns and rural Texas access to the same implant planning, materials, and techniques found in big city specialty practices, at participating offices close to home.

Today, Dr. Dhir and Dr. Puri guide the clinical standards of the Smile Savers dental implant program, while experienced implant dentists such as Dr. John Norwood provide care at participating offices across Texas.

What Standards of Care Does Every Smile Savers Patient Receive?

See the results for yourself in our dental implant patient stories, before and after photos, and dental implant video library.

Schedule your implant consultation at a participating Smile Savers office.

Questions About the Smile Savers Dental Implant Program

What is Smile Savers Dental Solutions?

Smile Savers Dental Solutions is a dental implant program offered at 31 participating dental offices across Texas. It brings expert implant care, from single implants to full arch restorations, to small towns and rural communities so patients do not have to travel to a big city for treatment.

Who created the Smile Savers program?

The Smile Savers program was created by prosthodontists, dentists with advanced specialty training in replacing missing teeth. They designed the program to bring specialist level implant planning and materials to rural Texas.

Who will place my dental implants?

Your implants are planned and placed by experienced implant dentists at your participating office, such as Dr. John Norwood. You can meet the Smile Savers implant specialists before your visit.

Where are Smile Savers offices located?

Participating offices are spread across Texas, including the Panhandle, East Texas, the Hill Country, South Texas, and the Gulf Coast. View all Smile Savers locations to find the office closest to your home.

What technology does Smile Savers use?

Participating offices use 3D cone beam imaging and digital treatment planning to map your jaw, nerves, and sinuses before surgery. This precision helps your implant team place implants safely and can shorten treatment time.

Can Smile Savers help if other dentists said I cannot get implants?

Often, yes. Many patients who were turned away for lack of bone can be treated with bone grafting or zygomatic dental implants, which anchor in the cheekbone instead of the upper jaw.

Does the Smile Savers program offer an implant warranty?

Yes. The Smile Savers program includes a full implant warranty. Ask your participating office for coverage details, or learn more about the Smile Savers full implant warranty.

What are Smile Savers office hours?

Most participating offices are open Monday through Friday from 9 in the morning until 5 in the afternoon. Hours can vary by location, so check your office page or call (806) 590-1770.