A missing tooth, handled by one dentist — start to finish
At most offices, an implant means three addresses: the dentist who found the problem, the surgeon who places the post, and back again for the crown. At Dupay Dentistry, Dr. Abbey Dupay — a Fellow of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists — manages your single or double implant in one office, with one set of records, and one person accountable for the result.
Why the one-office version matters for implants specifically
An implant is a system: the titanium post in the bone, the abutment, and the crown your bite actually touches. When different offices own different pieces, the coordination lives in referral letters. When one dentist plans the crown before placing the post, position, angle, bite, and esthetics are designed as one thing — and if anything ever needs adjusting, there's no "call the other office" in your future.
- One treatment plan, in writing, before anything starts — including the honest total, not a per-component teaser price
- The same dentist at every step: planning, placement, restoration, and the years of checkups afterward
- Credentialed, specifically: Dr. Dupay holds a Fellowship with the International Congress of Oral Implantologists, one of the recognized credentials in implant dentistry
- CareCredit financing accepted — and a real conversation about timing if budget is the constraint
Honest numbers, honest timeline
Cost: published national figures for a single-tooth implant generally run $3,000–$5,000 all-in — post, abutment, and crown together (sources: CareCredit, national dental cost surveys). Beware prices that sound dramatically lower: they usually describe one component of the three. Your written quote here covers the whole journey.
Timeline: after placement, the implant fuses with your bone over roughly three to six months before the final crown — biology sets that clock, and anyone promising to rush it is borrowing against your result. For seasonal residents: an October start typically finishes the same season. More winter-planning notes here.
The honest boundary: Dr. Dupay does single and double implants, meticulously. Full-arch "teeth in a day" reconstruction is a different discipline — if that's what your mouth truly needs, you'll hear it straight, with a trusted specialist's name, and this office stays your home for everything else.