What Santa Monica Center for Oral Surgery and Dental Implants does

Santa Monica Center for Oral Surgery and Dental Implants is a privately-held oral and maxillofacial surgery practice established in 1974, headquartered at 2001 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 600, in mid-city Santa Monica, California. The practice delivers the full scope of oral surgery through a six-person team of board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeons whose training credentials include Harvard School of Dental Medicine, UCLA, USC, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Indiana University, with hospital affiliations at Providence Saint John's Health Center, UCLA Ronald Reagan, St. John's, and Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center. Core procedures include dental implant placement (including All-on-Four and the Nobel Biocare Teeth-In-One-Hour computer-guided protocol), wisdom teeth removal, orthognathic (jaw) surgery, bone grafting and sinus lifts, facial trauma treatment, TMJ disorder management, and IV sedation dentistry, supported by pre-operative anesthesia services, financial and insurance coordination, and post-operative care instructions.

The business operates on a fee-for-service model with payment due at time of service, accepting cash, checks, Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, and CareCredit financing. The practice is in-network for selected dental PPO plans and explicitly does not accept HMO, Medi-Cal, or Denti-Cal, while submitting out-of-network claims on patient behalf for reimbursement. Patient acquisition is driven primarily by referrals from general dentists and physicians throughout West Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Pacific Palisades, Malibu, Brentwood, Westwood, Marina del Rey, Culver City, and the San Fernando Valley, supplemented by direct self-referrals through online appointment booking and walk-in consultation, with same-day surgery offered to qualifying patients.

Service delivery is concentrated at the single Santa Monica location, currently operating Monday-Tuesday 7am-5pm and Wednesday 7am-4:30pm, and supported by digital infrastructure including online patient registration, downloadable post-operative instruction PDFs, and a dedicated referring-doctor portal with phone and text contact channels. The practice also operates under the doing-business-as name 'Beverly Hills Center for Oral Surgery.' No external capital, software products, APIs, or AI-powered features are involved in the operating model.

Name

Santa Monica Center for Oral Surgery and Dental Implants

Legal name

Santa Monica Center for Oral Surgery and Dental Implants

Website

https://santamonicaoms.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Santa Monica Center for Oral Surgery and Dental Implants is a privately-held, single-location oral and maxillofacial surgery practice established in 1974, serving patients across West Los Angeles and Beverly Hills through six board-certified surgeons offering dental implants, wisdom teeth removal, jaw surgery, and facial trauma treatment on a fee-for-service basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

NAICS

Offices of Dentists (62121), Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Dental Implant Surgery & Bone Grafting (HLABAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Group Practices (HLABAKAE), Emergency Oral Surgery & Dental Trauma Clinics (HLABALAH), Oral & Maxillofacial Cosmetic/Aesthetic Surgery (HLABAEAJ)

Keywords

• Oral surgery services
• Dental implant placement
• Maxillofacial surgery
• Wisdom teeth removal
• Jaw surgery procedures

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Monica

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Oral Surgery Services: Fee-for-service oral surgery procedures including dental implants, wisdom teeth removal, orthognathic surgery, bone grafting, sinus lifts, All-on-Four implants, and other oral and maxillofacial procedures. Payment is due at time of service. The practice accepts cash, check, Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, and CareCredit financing.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Santa Monica Center for Oral Surgery and Dental Implants is a fee-for-service oral and maxillofacial surgery practice providing surgical procedures including dental implants, All-on-Four implants, Teeth-In-One-Hour computer-guided implants, wisdom teeth removal, orthognathic jaw surgery, sinus lifts, bone grafting, facial trauma treatment, and sedation dentistry. The practice also delivers supporting services such as patient registration, financial/billing support, first visit consultations, and a referring doctor portal for dentists and physicians.

Product overview

Santa Monica Center for Oral Surgery and Dental Implants is a single-location oral and maxillofacial surgery practice offering surgical procedures centered on dental implants, jaw surgery, and facial trauma treatment. The practice operates as a unified service portfolio rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture, providing core surgical procedures (Dental Implants, All-on-Four Dental Implants, Wisdom Teeth Removal, Facial Trauma, Sedation Dentistry, Sinus Lift, Teeth-In-One-Hour™, and Orthognathic Surgery) complemented by supporting services including patient registration, financial/billing services, first visit consultations, and referring doctor coordination. Post-operative care services cover instructions for dental implant surgery, tooth extraction, wisdom tooth surgery, jaw fractures, and orthognathic surgery recovery. The practice does not offer software products, APIs, or AI-powered features.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dental Implants Titanium screw-based tooth replacement solution that fuses to the jawbone to support dentures and dental bridges, providing a permanent alternative to removable prostheses. Indicated for adult patients with missing teeth.
• All-on-Four Dental Implants Complete arch replacement using four strategically placed implants as anchors for a bridge or overdenture of 12 to 14 teeth, avoiding the need for bone grafting. Designed for patients with extensive tooth loss.
• Wisdom Teeth Removal Extraction of third molars, typically performed under sedation, to prevent complications such as impacted teeth or damage to adjacent teeth. Targeted at adolescents and young adults.
• Facial Trauma Treatment Management and treatment of facial injuries including fractures, lacerations, avulsed teeth, and damage to soft tissues, delivered through emergency room coverage and surgical care.
• Sedation Dentistry IV sedation and anesthesia services enabling pain-free dental procedures for patients with dental anxiety, sensitive teeth, or those undergoing complex treatments.
• Sinus Lift Specialized bone grafting procedure that augments the upper jaw by lifting the sinus membrane and adding bone material, enabling dental implant placement in patients with insufficient upper jaw bone.
• Teeth-In-One-Hour Nobel Biocare-developed computer-guided implant procedure providing fully functioning teeth on dental implants in a single visit without flap reflection, enabling faster recovery and fewer surgical visits.
• Orthognathic (Jaw) Surgery Corrective jaw surgery that repositions the upper and lower jaws to improve function, bite alignment, and facial balance for patients with jaw misalignment or related conditions.
• Referring Doctor Portal Online referral form and direct communication channel for dentists and physicians to refer patients to the practice, supporting the practice's referral-based patient acquisition model.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Aspen Dental: One of the largest DSOs in North America, offering general dentistry, implants, and oral surgery through owned practices. Comparable in delivering implant services at scale, but operates a high-volume, lower-price model rather than a specialty-only, premium-reputation model.
• Heartland Dental: Largest U.S. DSO supporting general and specialty dental practices including oral surgery. Comparable in operating a multi-surgeon group practice model, though Heartland operates primarily as a support organization rather than a single-specialty brand.
• Pacific Dental Services: Major DSO supporting dental and specialty practices including implants and oral surgery nationwide. Comparable in enabling multi-location specialty dental service delivery, though PDS primarily supports general practices with embedded specialty services.
• ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers: National DSO chain focused exclusively on dental implants and full-arch solutions. Directly comparable to Santa Monica OMS because both deliver implant-centric, fee-for-service oral surgery, though ClearChoice operates a national footprint with a different delivery model (in-house labs, marketing-driven patient acquisition).
• Western Dental & Orthodontics: Large California-focused DSO offering general dentistry, orthodontics, oral surgery, and implants, including Medi-Cal acceptance. Comparable in providing oral surgery and implants in California, but with a fundamentally different volume and insurance-mix model.
• Sonrava Health: Diversified dental services parent company operating Western Dental and other brands across the U.S. Comparable in offering oral surgery and dental implant services at scale, particularly in California, though with broader general-dentistry positioning.
• Affordable Dentures & Implants: Large DSO providing tooth extractions, dentures, and dental implants across the U.S. Comparable in offering dental implant procedures to value-conscious patients, but competes on price rather than premium specialty reputation — a different positioning from Santa Monica OMS's West LA affluent patient base.

Others

• Nobel Biocare: Global dental implant manufacturer that developed the Teeth-In-One-Hour procedure used by Santa Monica OMS. Comparable as a strategic partner/technology supplier rather than a competitor; representative of the implant manufacturing ecosystem the practice depends on.
• Straumann Group: World-leading dental implant and restorative manufacturer. Comparable as a key technology supplier and ecosystem participant to oral surgery practices like Santa Monica OMS, though not a direct competitor.

Emerging players

• Imagen Dental Partners: Specialty-focused DSO partnering with high-quality specialty dental practices including oral surgery and implants. Highly comparable as a potential rollup/PE partner for Santa Monica OMS given its specialty practice focus and partnership (rather than acquisition-only) model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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