Concierge service
Dental Second Opinions in Miami — Free to Arrange
Before you sign for a full-mouth plan, a round of implants, or an extraction that feels rushed — let an independent specialist read the same evidence and tell you what they see.
Dentistry has an information problem: the person selling the treatment is also the person diagnosing the need for it. Most dentists carry that conflict honestly. But when the plan is five figures, “most” is not a standard you should have to bet on — verification is.
What we actually do
You send us the plan (or just tell us what you were told). A concierge screens it the way we screen everything: what is proposed, by whom, at what price, on what evidence. Then we introduce you to an independent specialist in the right discipline — an endodontist for the “hopeless” tooth, a periodontist for the deep-cleaning-every-tooth plan, a prosthodontist for the full-mouth quote — with your records transferred ahead of you.
You leave with one of two things, and both are wins: confirmation that the plan is right, or a different read and the reasoning behind it, so the decision becomes yours again.
What we screen the second clinician for
Independence is the entire product. The clinicians we use for second opinions do not know who quoted you, are not told the number, and are busy enough that winning your case is not the point of the visit. We ask them a narrow professional question — is this plan clinically sound, and is anything less invasive defensible? — and pass the answer to you whole.
The cases where this matters most
Extractions of saveable teeth, implant counts that outrun the bone on the scan, cosmetic plans that quietly became reconstructive ones, and the perennial classic: the new patient exam that found eleven urgent problems in a mouth that felt fine on Tuesday. If any of that sounds familiar, the consult fee is the cheapest insurance in dentistry.
Common questions
When is a second opinion worth the trouble?
Any plan over roughly $5,000; any extraction of a tooth you were told is 'questionable'; any full-mouth or all-on-X proposal; any plan that grew dramatically between the exam and the printout; and any time the explanation left you more confused than the X-ray. Below that line, a second opinion is usually friction; above it, it is due diligence on one of the larger purchases of your decade.
Won't the second dentist just say the same thing?
Often, yes — and that is a good outcome, not a wasted trip. Confirmation converts an uneasy signature into a confident one. When plans do diverge, the differences are usually philosophical (save the tooth vs replace it, phased vs all-at-once) and seeing both philosophies argued is precisely what lets you choose as an adult rather than a hostage.
What should I bring?
Your imaging, ideally the CBCT scan if one was taken — you are entitled to your records, and any clinic will transfer them on request. Bring the written treatment plan with fees, and the timeline you were quoted. A second opinion built on your existing records costs less, moves faster, and does not repeat your radiation dose.
Is the second-opinion dentist going to try to win my case?
We route second opinions to clinicians we screen for exactly this: specialists busy enough that they do not need to poach, asked a narrow question — is this plan sound? Many second-opinion visits end with our advice to stay with the original dentist, now with better questions to ask them.
What does it cost?
Our arranging is free, as always. The consultation itself is the clinic's normal exam fee — commonly $75–$200 in Miami, sometimes credited toward treatment if you proceed. Priority+ members start from their own imaging, which travels with them.