E-Consultation, A Video Conversation Before You Fly

What an E-Consultation Is

An e-consultation is a structured 30–45 minute video conversation with a Stunning Dentistry clinician. It happens before you book travel. The goal is concrete: take what we can see (your photos, your radiograph, your dental history) and tell you (a) what your case probably looks like, (b) what protocol we would propose, (c) what it would cost in your home currency, and (d) what the realistic timeline looks like. By the end of the call you have enough information to make a yes/no decision on whether to proceed to a full in-person consultation.

What You Need to Prepare

Before the call, send (via the booking form or our patient WhatsApp):

1. Three intraoral photos, front view (lips retracted, full smile), left side, right side. Smartphone camera is fine.

2. One panoramic radiograph if you have a recent one (within 12 months). If you do not, we can run the call without it; we may recommend you get one before the in-person visit.

3. Your dental history summary, what treatments you have had, current medications, any known allergies, your home dentist's contact (optional but helpful).

4. Your specific questions, what you want to come away from the call knowing.

If you do not have a panoramic, we can usually still run the call. We may ask for a CBCT later if the case calls for it.

What Happens on the Call

Pre-call (5 minutes before)

You join the video link sent to your email/WhatsApp 5 minutes early. Our coordinator confirms audio/video, answers any logistics questions, and sets up screen-sharing.

The Call Itself

• Review of your photos and radiograph, we display them on screen, walk you through what we see, identify the clinical features that drive treatment decisions.
• Conversation about your goals, what you want, what you are willing to commit to, what your budget framework looks like.
• Proposed protocol, what we would do, in what order, with what alternatives. We discuss trade-offs explicitly.
• Cost framework, published-band pricing in your currency, plus the typical out-of-band scenarios that could move the number.
• Timeline, when we could see you, what the in-person consult looks like, the realistic surgery-to-final-prosthesis timeline.
• Questions, your turn. We allocate the last 10 minutes specifically for this.

After the Call

Within 24 hours you receive a written summary email with:

• The clinical observations from your case
• The proposed protocol with alternatives noted
• Cost band in your currency
• Suggested next steps

You can take this summary to a second-opinion clinician. We do not require any commitment after the e-consultation.

Who Conducts the E-Consultation

Depending on the case archetype:

• Full-arch / All-on-X cases, Dr. Priyank Sethi (Founder, Lead Prosthodontist) or Dr. Ravi Sharma (Lead Implant Surgeon)
• Aesthetic / smile design, Dr. Aditya Verma (Cosmetic Lead) or Dr. Priyank Sethi
• Periodontal / surgical-focused, Dr. Karthik Reddy (Lead Periodontist) or Dr. Ravi Sharma
• Complex multi-disciplinary, case-routed to the appropriate clinical lead

You are told who will be on the call before it happens. If you have a specific request, raise it at booking.

What an E-Consultation Cannot Do

The e-consultation is preliminary. It cannot:

• Make a final diagnosis without imaging, we cannot probe periodontal pockets, percuss teeth, or assess soft tissue from a photo.
• Quote a final number, the published band is reliable, but the specific number depends on findings only visible on imaging or in-person examination.
• Replace the in-person CBCT-based planning. For implant cases, the final plan requires CBCT.

The in-person consultation handles what the e-consultation cannot.

When E-Consultation Is the Right First Step

• You are considering treatment in India and want to know what your case actually costs before booking flights.
• You have already had a consultation with a home-country clinician and want a second opinion on the proposed plan.
• You are deciding between treatment options (implant vs bridge, All-on-4 vs All-on-6, etc.) and want a clinical perspective on the choice.
• You have a complex history and want to validate that we are equipped to handle it.

When E-Consultation Is Not the Right First Step

• Acute dental emergency, see a local dentist. We can provide a follow-up plan after the acute phase.
• Cases requiring urgent intervention (active infection, broken tooth, pain), handle locally first, then call us.
• Cases where you are firmly decided and just want booking, go directly to the Free Video Consult booking form.

How to Book

Or message via WhatsApp / email, link in the footer. Our coordinator confirms the slot, sends the meeting link, and the prep instructions within 4 working hours.

Lead Clinicians On Your Case

The named bench you are paired with on day one of diagnosis:

• Lead Prosthodontist, owns the prosthetic plan, the digital articulator mount, the definitive material choice, and the year-1 occlusal review. Signs every case decision.
• Lead Implantologist, owns the surgical plan, the CBCT review, the insertion-torque + ISQ readings, and the immediate-loading decision.
• Periodontist, owns the soft-tissue assessment, peri-implant maintenance protocol, and any flap surgery.
• Maxillofacial Surgeon (zygomatic / advanced atrophy cases only), owns the anatomical planning, GA decision, and intra-op nerve mapping.

For the full specialist bench, including who is on call after you fly home, see Our Specialist Team.

Related Pages

• Free Video Consult (Form)
• Smile Analysis
• The Stunning Dentistry Promise
• Our Doctors
• Contact Locations