GDC — Center of Dentistry and Implantology

GDC is a dentistry and implantology center in Yerevan, established in 1997 according to its official institutional history. The practice describes its own dental laboratory and a clinical approach linking dental treatment, implantation and prosthodontic work. Its published director biography identifies Thorgom Dashtoyan as a dentist, implantologist and prosthodontist associated with Yerevan State Medical University. The organisation also describes its role as a clinical training base for implantology, connecting its patient services with professional education.

The equipment page provides unusually clear information about alternative digital manufacturing routes. GDC identifies an Amann Girrbach CAD/CAM system in its own laboratory, used for computer design and manufacture of dental structures. The clinic states that suitable work can be produced within one day and that the dentist can oversee the process within the practice. This documents a laboratory-based digital production service; it should not be relabelled as Sirona CEREC when that specific system is not identified in the published equipment list.

A second route uses the NobelProcera 2G scanner. GDC explains that scanning and modelling take place at the clinic, while the corresponding restoration is manufactured at a NobelProcera production facility. The distinction is important: owning a scanner for that system is not the same as manufacturing every component locally. Patients can ask which of the described workflows is proposed for their crown, bridge or implant-supported structure and how laboratory location affects the expected timetable and appointments.

The practice also names a Planmeca Emerald intraoral scanner, which produces a digital record for subsequent processing in a CAD/CAM laboratory. Digital impressions, restoration design and final manufacture are therefore documented as related but separate stages. The institutional laboratory description presents collaboration between the treating dentist and dental technician. This can be considered alongside the clinical preparation needed before a restoration is designed, rather than treating speed of manufacture as the complete duration of treatment.

The official service and tariff information covers surgical, therapeutic and prosthodontic dentistry. Surgical items include tooth extraction, implant placement, sinus lifting and supporting implant components. Therapeutic work includes root-canal treatment, retreatment, composite restoration, hygiene and whitening. Prosthodontic options include metal-ceramic, all-ceramic and zirconia crowns, ceramic inlays, onlays and veneers, as well as removable dentures. Named implant systems in the tariff include AB Dental, Alpha-Bio Tec and Nobel Biocare, with abutments and crowns shown as separate items.

GDC publishes direct telephone and email contacts for its Abovyan street premises. Its official tariff specifies amounts in Armenian dram, enabling comparison of individual services. Those items do not form one all-inclusive price for an implant-supported tooth or an extensive reconstruction. Before treatment, patients can confirm the proposed clinical stages, restoration material, manufacturing route, additional components and complete written estimate. Where single-day manufacture is discussed, the team should clarify which restoration is suitable and what preliminary treatment or subsequent review remains necessary.