Assured Dental Care is a dental clinic in Andheri West, Mumbai, where smile designing is the planning stage that comes before cosmetic treatment. It looks at your teeth, gums, lips and face together, and shows how changes to the colour, shape, size or position of the teeth could look, before anything is done. The result is a plan that you can follow in full, in stages or not at all. It involves no drilling.
Your care is led by Dr. Shreya Shah, Chief Dentist, who listens to what you want to change, examines your teeth, gums and bite and explains what is possible and what is not. If you are looking for a dentist in Andheri West to plan a smile, the first step is a consultation, photographs and an examination, followed by a clear explanation of the options, the order of treatment and the risks.
Medically reviewed by Dr. Shreya Shah, Chief Dentist. Last reviewed 9 October 2026. Registered with the Maharashtra State Dental Council (registration A 30472, 2015). Dr. Shah is also the treating dentist at this clinic.
Smile designing at Assured Dental Care in Andheri West, Mumbai plans a smile before treatment, using photographs, records and a look at your teeth, gums, lips and face. Dr. Shreya Shah shows what changes could look like and explains the options. It involves no drilling, and you decide how much of the plan to follow.
A consultation and records can often be arranged quickly, subject to availability.
Photographs, drawings or a trial of new shapes show a possible look before treatment.
Decay, gum disease and bite problems are dealt with before any cosmetic work.
Smile designing is a planning process. The dentist looks at the whole smile, not just single teeth: how the teeth sit within the lips, how much tooth and gum show when you smile, the length and width of the front teeth, their shape, colour and the line of the gum. The aim is a smile that fits your face and looks natural.1
Planning uses photographs of your face and smile, impressions or scans of your teeth, and sometimes digital tools that overlay a possible smile on your photograph. Studies of digital smile design have looked at how it helps patients to understand and agree to a plan, and at how well planned and finished results match. A preview shows a possible result, not a promise.2
The plan can include teeth whitening, dental bonding, veneers, gum contouring and Invisalign. Carrying out a combined plan is covered on our smile makeover page.
Smile designing plans the look of a smile before treatment, and you decide how much to follow.
Dr. Shreya Shah advises after a consultation and an examination. These are the general patterns.
If decay is present, a filling comes first, and gum disease is treated before cosmetic work. A cleaning visit, as described under teeth cleaning and scaling, is often the first step.
Smile designing helps people who want to plan carefully, and health comes before looks.
Designing is the plan, and treatment is the next stage. Dr. Shah explains the choices at each stage.
Photographs of the face and smile, impressions or scans and a look at the bite are the basis of every plan. They also let us track change.
At the consultationDrawings, digital images or a trial of the new shapes on your teeth show a possible look. You can comment, and the plan is adjusted.
Before treatmentWhitening, bonding, veneers, aligners, gum contouring or crowns, alone or together. The plan sets the order and says which are optional.
After agreement| Compare | Planning only | Planning and part of the work | Full smile makeover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drilling | None | Maybe, if veneers or similar are chosen | Often some |
| Typical timeline | One or two visits | Weeks to months | Months |
| Commitment | Low | Medium | Higher |
| Result | A plan and a preview | Some changes made | Several changes made |
| Reversible | Yes | Depends on treatments | Depends on treatments |
You can stop after the plan or carry on in stages, and we explain what each stage involves.
Smile designing usually takes one or two visits for planning, followed by treatment if you choose it. Your plan may differ.1
A good design starts with listening, measures carefully and leaves the decision to you.
You describe what you like and dislike about your smile. Dr. Shah asks about your health, past dental treatment and how you expect the result to look.
She examines your teeth, gums, bite and jaw joints, and takes X-rays if they are needed. Problems that must be treated first are noted.
Photographs of your face and smile at rest, speaking and smiling show how the teeth and gum are seen, and record your starting point.
Impressions or a digital scan record the shape of your teeth. Your tooth colour is recorded against a shade guide.
The length and width of the teeth, the line of the gum, the edge of the front teeth, and how they sit with the lips and face are assessed.
A plan is drawn up, which may include a drawing or digital image of the planned look. It sets out the treatments and their order.
You see the preview, and where it is useful, a trial of the new shapes. You comment, and the design is adjusted.
You decide how much to follow. The treatments, the risks and the order are explained, and nothing is done until you agree.
Cost depends on your evaluation. Smile designing is planned for each person, so no single figure fits everyone.
Two people can need very different planning. After the consultation and examination, Dr. Shreya Shah explains the stages, and the cost of each stage is discussed before you decide to go ahead.
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Planning protects you from surprises, and you can change the plan at any stage.
A good plan includes the things we would not do, as well as the things we would.
Your first visit is a consultation and records. No treatment is done on your teeth.
Bring photographs of smiles you like and any earlier dental records. Tell us about decay, gum problems, grinding, allergies and the medicines you take. Think about how much change you want and how much time you have.
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Listening firstHealth before looksPlan shown before treatment
Dr. Shah explains what she finds in plain language and what each choice involves, and you decide at your own pace. If you are anxious about dental treatment, tell us at the start and we will go at a pace that suits you. We would rather you ask every question before treatment than leave with doubts, so please bring a list.
Your wishes shape the plan, and Dr. Shah explains what the teeth, gums and bite can support.
Decay, gum disease and bite problems are dealt with before cosmetic work, so results hold up.
You see the planned changes and the order of treatment before anything is done.
If a case needs training beyond what is available, Dr. Shah says so and arranges coordinated care with a suitably trained clinician.
These are patient reviews of the clinic and Dr. Shah, copied word for word from the clinic’s Google Business Profile. They describe the experience of visiting the clinic and are not evidence of how any treatment will turn out for you.
“I do all my treatments with Dr.Shreya, I’m always very happy with the outcome after every session such as teeth whitening, Invisalign etc would recommend her to anyone seeking exceptional dental care… She is not only highly skilled but also takes the time to explain each procedure and ensure I’m comfortable throughout the process.”
“Lovely experience. Made my dental appointment so comfortable I forgot it was my first time .”
“Hi....it was a very good experience Doctor and staff is very professional and very attentive Thankful for easy process and excellent care”
“Outstanding service from start to finish. The staff is warm and courteous, and Dr Shreya is honest, skilled, and efficient.”
Assured Dental Care is a dental clinic in Andheri West, Mumbai, next to Lallubhai Park in Parsi Colony. You can book a smile designing consultation with Dr. Shreya Shah by phone or WhatsApp. The map shows the exact location of the clinic. If your problem is urgent, please call before you travel so that we can arrange the earliest visit available. Please bring any earlier reports.
Straight answers to what patients ask before they book. If your question is not here, call or message us.
Smile designing is planned for each person, so the cost is given only after your evaluation. It depends on the records needed, such as photographs, models and scans, the time spent on planning, any trial of the new shapes and the treatments the plan recommends, which have their own costs. After the examination, Dr. Shreya Shah explains the plan and the cost of each stage before you decide.
Smile designing is the planning stage before cosmetic treatment. It looks at your face, lips, gum line, tooth shape, size and colour together, and shows how changes could look before anything is done to the teeth. The result is a plan, which may include whitening, bonding, veneers, aligners or gum contouring.
No. Smile designing is the planning. A smile makeover is the treatment that carries out the plan, often a combination of procedures. You can have the planning and then decide how much of it to do, or whether to do none.
Often, yes. We use photographs, drawings or digital images, and in some cases a trial of the new shapes placed on your teeth, so that you can see and comment on the look before treatment. A preview shows a possible result, not a promise of the exact result.
No. Designing is done with photographs, impressions or scans and a look at your teeth and bite. Tooth shaping happens only later, if you decide to go ahead with a treatment that needs it, and it is explained first.
A natural smile fits your face, lips and age. Tooth size and shape, the colour, the gum line, the edge of the front teeth and the way the teeth show as you speak and smile all matter, and what is attractive varies from person to person. We plan with you, not for an average face.
No. The plan is yours to keep. You can do all of it, part of it in stages, or none of it, and the decision is yours. We tell you honestly which parts are most useful and which are optional.
Health comes first. Decay, gum disease and bite problems are treated before cosmetic work, because they affect how well cosmetic treatment holds up. Designing a smile on unhealthy teeth would give results that do not last, so we plan the order with you.
If you are thinking about changing the colour, shape or position of your teeth, a consultation is the first step, and it commits you to nothing. If you have been given a cosmetic plan elsewhere, we are happy to give a second opinion. Call or message us during clinic hours and we will confirm a time with you.
Monday to Saturday, 10:00 AM to 7:30 PM.
Read this to see how a smile design is carried out in stages.
Read this if a plan includes changing the shape and colour of front teeth.
Read this if your main wish is a lighter shade for healthy natural teeth.
See all dental treatments at Assured Dental Care, or read about our general dentist in Andheri West.
Written and reviewed by: Dr. Shreya Shah, Chief Dentist, Maharashtra State Dental Council registration A 30472. Last reviewed 9 October 2026. Dr. Shah is also the clinic’s treating dentist, and this page describes treatment that Assured Dental Care provides.
On the review date, Dr. Shah read the whole page and checked each clinical statement, timeline and warning sign against the sources listed below. The page is next reviewed within six months, and sooner if a source or the clinic’s process changes. To report an error, call or message the clinic using the details above.
This page is general information for patients. It is not a diagnosis or a substitute for an examination by a dentist. Treatment, timelines and outcomes vary from person to person.
