Smiles Forever

What Smiles Forever does

Smiles Forever LLC is a founder-owned, private dental practice founded in 1993 by Dr. Steven Uchida in Honolulu, Hawaii, operating two offices on the island of Oahu (Honolulu at 1331 S King St and Waipahu at 94-300 Farrington Hwy). The practice specializes in adult reconstructive, denture, and implant dentistry, with a patient base skewed toward individuals who have avoided dental care for extended periods (approximately 60% of new patients). Its core product set includes dental implants across multiple modalities: the proprietary Roundhouse Hybrid full arch technique (used in 90% of full arch cases and built on Trilor flexible material combined with regular and mini implants), All-On-4 (roughly 10% of full arch cases), zygomatic implants for severe upper arch bone loss, and mini implants (in use since 2000). Supporting services include Halcion-based oral sedation (used since 2002 and monitored via pulse oximeter) and complimentary CT scan 3D imaging for implant patients.

The practice generates revenue on a fee-for-service basis through direct patient payments, financing facilitated by third-party partners CareCredit and HCS, and credit card transactions. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via TV commercials, a professional website (thesmilesforever.com), and inbound phone scheduling; the practice self-describes as 'Hawaii's #1 Dental Implants' and is the only Honolulu provider offering both zygomatic implant surgery and restoration in the same office. Dr. Uchida's 32 years of clinical experience, including training under Dr. Yvan Fortin for zygomatic procedures, is the central operational and reputational asset. The practice is a single-specialty clinical service business with no external investment, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed financial scale, and operates strictly within the Hawaii market.

Name

Smiles Forever

Legal name

Smiles Forever LLC

Website

https://thesmilesforever.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Smiles Forever is a founder-owned private dental practice in Honolulu, Hawaii operating two Oahu offices, specializing in adult reconstructive, denture, and implant dentistry with proprietary techniques like the Roundhouse Hybrid and zygomatic implants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Kailua Kona

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Dental Services Revenue: Fee-for-service dental care for adult reconstructive, implant, and denture dentistry. Procedures performed under oral sedation. Revenue generated through direct patient payments, financing plans, and credit card transactions.
2. Patient Financing: Third-party financing through CareCredit and HCS provides patients with affordable monthly payment options. The practice likely earns through patient procedure volume facilitated by financing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Smiles Forever is a private dental practice that provides adult reconstructive, denture, and implant dentistry services from two office locations on Oahu, Hawaii (Honolulu and Waipahu). Founded by Dr. Steven Uchida in 1993, the practice focuses on specialized dental restoration for adult patients requiring complex restorative, removable, or implant-supported prosthetic work.

Product overview

Smiles Forever is an adult dentistry practice specializing in dental implants and reconstructive dentistry, led by Dr. Steven Uchida with two Oahu locations (Honolulu and Waipahu). The core offering centers on dental implants (single, multiple, and full arch) with three main techniques: the proprietary Roundhouse Hybrid (90% of cases), All-On-4 (10% of cases), and Zygomatic Implants for severe bone loss cases. Mini Implants have expanded applications for single crowns, bridges, and full arch solutions. Supporting services include oral sedation with Halcion for anxious patients and complimentary CT scan imaging for treatment planning. Payment options include CareCredit and HCS financing plans.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Adult Reconstructive Dentistry
• Denture Services
• Dental Implant Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Zygomatic implants have a very high success rate (30-50mm implants anchored in dense cheekbone)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• New Teeth Now Dental Implant Centers: Multi-location full-arch dental implant clinic network operating in select U.S. markets. Comparable niche focus on full-arch implant reconstruction but at larger regional scale than Smiles Forever's single-market Oahu footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Pacific Dental Services: National DSO supporting hundreds of dental practices including specialty and implant services. Comparable as a broad incumbent scaling dental care delivery, although operating under a multi-specialty model rather than a focused implant niche.
• Sonrava Health (Western Dental & Orthodontics): Multi-specialty dental group with locations in Hawaii offering implants, dentures, and orthodontic services. Geographic and service overlap with Smiles Forever in the same local Hawaiian market, but operating as a full-service group practice rather than a single-specialty clinic.
• Aspen Dental: Large multi-location DSO offering general dentistry, dentures, and implants across hundreds of U.S. offices. Overlapping capability with Smiles Forever on implants and dentures, but operates as a broader portfolio practice rather than a single-specialty implant clinic.
• Heartland Dental: One of the largest U.S. dental service organizations supporting primarily general and specialty dental practices. Provides overlap with Smiles Forever's restorative and implant offerings through supported dentists, though services are not exclusively focused on full-arch implantology.

Others

• Dentsply Sirona: Major manufacturer of dental equipment, implant systems, and digital imaging solutions including CBCT/CT scanners used by practices like Smiles Forever. Adjacent ecosystem participant rather than a clinical competitor.
• Straumann: Global leader in dental implant manufacturing whose products (including Trilor, used by Smiles Forever in its Roundhouse Hybrid) are widely used by implant practices. An enabling supplier and ecosystem peer rather than a direct competitor.
• Implant Direct (Envista): Dental implant manufacturer offering cost-conscious implant systems, including mini implants consumed by practices like Smiles Forever. Supplier-side peer rather than a clinical competitor.

Direct peers

• ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers: National DSO focused exclusively on full-arch dental implants and reconstructive dentistry. Most directly comparable business model to Smiles Forever: dedicated implant teams, in-office labs, and high-ticket reconstructive cases, although at much larger scale and a multi-location footprint.
• Affordable Dentures & Implants: National chain combining denture and implant services under one roof, including mini implants and full-arch solutions. Directly comparable to Smiles Forever's blend of removable prosthodontic services (dentures) and implant-supported restorations across multiple price tiers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/smilesforeverllc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/smiles-forever-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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