About Advanced Dental Care Center, Chandigarh
Advanced Dental Care Center is a multi-specialty dental practice at #20, First Floor, Sector 18-A, Chandigarh. It was founded in 2005 by Dr. Anshu Gupta, who has practised dentistry since 1998 and completed her MDS as a gold medalist at PGIMER, Chandigarh. Patients come from across Chandigarh, Mohali, Panchkula and Zirakpur, and from outside India for treatment planned around a trip.
This page sets out how the practice is organised, how treatment is planned here, and the standards the clinic holds itself to. If you want the individual clinicians, their qualifications, registration numbers and areas of work are listed in full on the doctors page.
Five specialists in one building
Most dental clinics are run by one or two general dentists who refer the difficult cases elsewhere. This practice is organised the other way round. Root canals are done by an endodontist. Braces and aligners are handled by an orthodontist. Wisdom teeth, impacted canines, bone grafting and the surgical side of implant treatment are done by oral and maxillofacial surgeons. Implant and cosmetic cases are planned by Dr. Gupta.
The practical difference shows up in complicated cases. A treatment plan that needs three disciplines does not become three referrals to three buildings, with three sets of X-rays, three waiting lists and three opinions that do not quite agree. The imaging, the records and the plan stay in one place, and the clinicians discuss the case with each other rather than by letter.
The specialties practised here are dental implants including full-arch rehabilitation, endodontics and root canal treatment, orthodontics and clear aligners, oral and maxillofacial surgery, periodontics, pediatric dentistry, restorative dentistry, and cosmetic dentistry covering porcelain veneers, metal-free crowns and bridges, teeth whitening and laser gum treatment. A full list is on the services page.
What is available on site
The clinic runs its own CBCT three-dimensional scanner, guided implant surgery software, digital smile design and a dental laser. Implant cases are placed using Nobel Biocare, Straumann and Osstem systems rather than a single house brand, so the system is chosen to suit the case instead of the case being fitted to the system.
Having CBCT in the building is less about the equipment than about the sequence. Implant planning normally means a scan at one centre, a wait for the report, and a separate appointment to discuss it. Here the scan, the plan and the consultation happen in the same visit. For someone driving in from outside the tricity, or flying in with fixed dates, that is the difference between a two-week workup and a same-day plan. The equipment list is on the technology page, and you can see the rooms themselves on the visual tour.
How treatment is planned
Every implant and full-mouth case begins with a written treatment plan. It states the number of implants, the implant system being used, the final prosthesis and the total cost, and you receive it before any surgery is scheduled. Nothing starts until you have read it.
If you have been quoted elsewhere, bring the quote to your consultation. Dental quotations are difficult to compare because they rarely itemise the same things: one may include the crown and the abutment, another may not, and a third may assume a bone graft that has not been discussed with you. We will go through what each one actually covers, including ours.
Sterilisation and infection control
This is routine work rather than a selling point, but patients ask about it and are entitled to a specific answer rather than a reassuring one. What happens here:
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Instruments are sterilised in dry heat sterilisers, and dental handpieces in a steam autoclave. Items that cannot withstand heat are cold sterilised.
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Every steriliser is monitored with weekly spore testing, which confirms that the cycle is actually killing organisms rather than simply reaching temperature.
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Instruments are bagged individually with an indicator strip, so each bag carries its own evidence that it was processed.
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Sterilised instruments are stored in closed cabinets until they are opened in front of you.
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Disposable barriers are used on the chairs and changed between patients, and single-use items are used wherever a reusable one is not clearly better.
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Staff are retrained in infection control every year, and new back-office staff are trained before they begin work rather than afterwards.
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If you would like to see the sterilisation area, ask at your appointment. There is nothing behind that door we would rather you did not look at. Further detail is on the infection control page.
What you will be told before you commit
Several of the conversations that happen most often here are ones that reduce treatment rather than add to it.
Whether a tooth can be saved
Patients arrive having been told a tooth must come out and be replaced with an implant. Sometimes that is correct. Often the tooth can be kept with root canal treatment or re-treatment of a root canal that failed, and keeping a natural tooth is almost always better and cheaper than replacing it. A second opinion before an extraction costs one appointment.
Whether there is enough bone for implants
The most common reason a patient is told implants are impossible is insufficient jaw bone. Techniques exist for exactly that situation, including zygomatic and pterygoid implants, ridge splitting and sinus lift surgery. If you have been told there is not enough bone, that assessment is worth checking before you accept a lifetime of removable dentures.
Which orthodontic option will actually work
Most patients arrive having already decided on clear aligners, and for many cases that is the right answer. But aligners, lingual braces and conventional braces are not interchangeable, and bite correction in particular often needs more than aligners alone. You will be told which approaches will genuinely work for your case, what each costs and how long each takes, before you choose.
When to bring a child in
Some orthodontic problems are far simpler to correct at nine than at fifteen. A first assessment around age seven is worth booking even when no treatment follows from it.
What we will not do
We will not diagnose from a photograph. Pictures sent by email are useful for deciding whether a consultation is worth your time, and that is all they are good for. No treatment plan, appointment count or final price can honestly be produced without an examination and imaging.
We will not quote a percentage saving before we know what you need. What treatment costs here relative to your own country depends on the procedure, the materials and the complexity of your case, and a single headline figure would mislead more often than it would inform. Once there is a plan, you get a written estimate for that plan.
We will not recommend treatment you do not need. Sometimes the right answer is monitoring, or a smaller intervention than the one you came in asking about, or leaving something alone. That answer is given as readily as any other.
And if travelling to India for treatment is not the right decision in your particular case, we will say so before you book flights.
Patients travelling from outside India
The clinic has treated patients travelling from the USA, UK, Canada, Australia and the Middle East. Treatment is sequenced around your dates, with as much completed in a single trip as the clinical work allows and remote review afterwards. How the pathway works in practice, from the pre-departure consultation through to the minimum interval before return travel, is set out on the dental tourism page, and the questions patients ask most often are answered in the dental tourism FAQ.
Visiting the clinic
The clinic is at #20, First Floor, Sector 18-A, Chandigarh 160018. It is open Monday to Saturday from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM and on Sunday from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Consultations are held in English, Hindi and Punjabi.
Bring any recent X-rays, OPG images, previous treatment records and any quotations you have been given elsewhere. If you are taking medication or being treated for a medical condition, bring the details, since both matter to surgical planning.
To arrange an appointment, call +91 98551 23236 or use the contact page. Completed cases are shown in the smile gallery, and patient reviews are collected separately.
Questions patients ask about the clinic
Is this a general dental clinic or a specialist practice?
Both. Routine examinations, cleanings and fillings are done here, and so is complex work that many clinics refer out. The difference is that the specialist is in the same building rather than at the other end of a referral.
Can I see one specialist without being pushed toward a larger treatment plan?
Yes. Patients come specifically for a single root canal, a wisdom tooth, or a second opinion on a plan from another clinic, and leave with that and nothing more.
Do I need an appointment or can I walk in?
Consultations can usually be arranged at short notice, but surgical appointments are scheduled in advance because they require theatre time and planning. Call ahead rather than arriving unannounced for surgery.
Will I see the same clinician throughout my treatment?
For treatment within one specialty, yes. Cases that cross specialties are shared between the relevant clinicians, and the plan is coordinated rather than handed over.
Can I get an opinion before travelling to Chandigarh?
Yes. Records and images can be reviewed by phone, email or video call before you travel, which is enough to say whether the treatment you are considering is realistic and roughly how many visits it would take. The examination itself still has to happen here.
If you are weighing implant treatment, orthodontics, a smile makeover, or a second opinion on a plan you have been given elsewhere, book a consultation and bring your existing records with you.