Beacon
About us

A surgeon-led practice that has spent 18+ years on one hard thing

The Beacon clinical team collaborating on a case

Too many people lose a tooth and then get bounced between a surgeon who places, a lab that guesses and a dentist who inherits the result. We put all three in one building, on one plan, working from the same scan.

Every case starts on a low-dose 3D scan and ends with the same team checking the bite. No hand-offs, no finger-pointing, no surprise invoices.

A senior Beacon implant surgeon in a treatment room
A Beacon clinician reviewing a 3D dental scan

Every implant Beacon places is planned on a 3D scan and placed through a printed surgical guide, by the same surgeon who reviews it with you.

Practice story

We grew the practice one careful case at a time

2008

The first chair

Dr. Marsh opens a two-room practice on Meridian with one surgical suite and a used scanner.

2014

Surgery meets lab

A prosthodontist joins full time, so the tooth that goes on top is designed in the same building it is placed in.

2019

Guided, every case

Cone-beam planning and printed surgical guides become standard on every implant we place, not just the hard ones.

2024

One roof, six providers

Surgery, restorative and everyday care share one team, one scan and one flat quote per patient.

Our team

Meet the providers

Surgery, restorative and everyday care sit in one building, so the people who plan your tooth are the people who place and finish it.

Full team
Dr. Elena Marsh, Implant Surgeon at Beacon Implant & Dental
Dr. Elena Marsh
Implant Surgeon
Dr. Aaron Vance, Prosthodontist at Beacon Implant & Dental
Dr. Aaron Vance
Prosthodontist
Dr. Nadia Okafor, General Dentist at Beacon Implant & Dental
Dr. Nadia Okafor
General Dentist
In their words

Patient feedback

I put off a front-tooth implant for years out of fear. Beacon walked me through the scan, gave me one flat price, and the day itself was almost boring. It looks exactly like my real tooth.

Danielle R.Single implant patient

I came in with a failing bridge and left with a full set of teeth I could eat with that evening. The All-on-4 team was calm, honest, and never once made me feel rushed.

Marcus T.All-on-4 patient

Every quote was written down before anything started, and the final number matched to the dollar. That alone earned my whole family as patients.

Priya S.Implant + cleaning patient

The 3D scan made it click. I could finally see why the tooth had to go and where the implant would sit. No jargon, no pressure, just a plan I understood.

Owen K.Implant consultation
Partners

The labs and systems we build on

Guided surgery is only as good as what goes on top of it, so we work with a short list of labs and scanning partners we have used for years.

Frequently asked questions

Most adults with a missing or failing tooth are. We confirm it with a 3D scan that shows your bone height and density, and if you are short on bone we can often build it back with a small graft before placement.

The procedure itself is done under local anesthetic with sedation options, so you feel pressure at most. Most patients tell us the recovery was far easier than the tooth problem that brought them in.

A single implant with its crown is quoted as one flat figure after your scan, with no surprise add-ons. We review every number with you up front and can spread it over monthly payments through our financing partners.

All-on-4 anchors a full fixed arch of teeth on four implants. In most cases we place the implants and attach a fixed temporary arch on the same day, then swap in your final arch once healing is complete.

A well-placed implant is designed to be permanent, and with routine cleanings the large majority are still going strong decades later. The crown on top may need replacing eventually, like any restoration.

Your new
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Tell us what is bothering you and we will show you exactly what is going on, and the calmest way to fix it.

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2200 Meridian Boulevard, Suite 140
Franklin, TN 37067

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