If you’ve ever wanted to improve your smile but felt unsure about how it would look or feel, you’re not alone. Our process is designed to take out the guesswork — and replace it with real confidence.
Digital Smile Design (DSD) is the meticulous, behind-the-scenes process that Dr. Hales and master ceramist Daniel Yang use to engineer your smile once treatment begins. Using high-resolution imaging, facial photography, and computer-aided design, they invest more than 30 hours crafting a precise digital blueprint — one that becomes the foundation for your custom temporary veneers. You’ll wear those temporaries home, live with them, and come back for any refinements before your final veneers are ever made. It’s where science, artistry, and obsessive attention to detail come together — all in service of getting your smile exactly right.
Most cosmetic dentists send a prescription to a lab and hope for the best. At Hales Aesthetic, Dr. Hales and Daniel Yang are deeply involved in every detail of your smile design — long before your final veneers are ever crafted. That level of investment is what separates a smile that looks good from one that feels completely, undeniably yours.
What Makes Our Process Different
Harmony Veneers aren’t just beautiful — they’re built to work with your bite, your bone health, and the long-term function of your smile. We’ve moved past the thick, boxy veneers of decades past. These feel like your teeth. Because in a way, they are.
No two smiles are the same, and yours shouldn’t look like anyone else’s. Dr. Hales works with you to capture the color, shape, and character that fits your face, not a template. The goal is a smile that turns heads without anyone knowing why.
Every veneer that leaves our on-site Harmony lab is hand-finished by ceramist Daniel Yang, someone who’s spent years obsessing over the tiny details that make porcelain look alive. With proper care, these last 20–30 years. That’s not a marketing claim. That’s just good materials and better hands.
We only remove what’s absolutely necessary, and sometimes nothing at all. For patients who want more fullness or length, prepless veneers are often an option. Dr. Hales will always show you exactly what’s planned before anything happens.
This isn’t something that gets done to you. Before we ever touch a tooth, you’ll see a preview of your new smile, and we don’t move forward until you love it. Your input shapes every decision from day one.
The average cost for our state-of-the-art custom porcelain dental veneers is anywhere from $1,000-$4,500 for each tooth depending on the difficulty of the case. Our veneers will typically last anywhere from 10-15 years if taken care of properly with good oral hygiene. The pricing on our state-of-the-art custom porcelain dental veneers truly depends on our expert cosmetic doctor recommendations, the procedure, and the patient’s oral health.
More information is available on our cost of veneers page, where we break down the factors that influence the pricing.
Yes—this is one of the best parts of Digital Smile Design. Many patients come in with preferences, whether it’s a soft, youthful curve or a more defined, squared-off look. With DSD, we give you the ability to compare different veneer shapes side-by-side on your actual face. We’ll offer our guidance based on your facial structure, lip movement, and overall symmetry, but the final choice is always yours. It’s a true collaboration between you, Dr. Hales, and our ceramist.
That’s something to explore during your consultation with Dr. Hales. He’ll walk you through your options, assess whether veneers are the right fit, and help you feel informed and confident before making any decisions. The Digital Smile Design process itself begins once you’ve decided to move forward with treatment.
While DSD is most commonly used for cosmetic cases involving porcelain veneers, the technology and planning process can be applied to a wide range of treatments—including crowns, bonding, or full smile makeovers. Any time aesthetics, balance, and facial harmony matter, DSD offers a powerful advantage. If you’re unsure whether your treatment plan could benefit from smile design, just ask—we’ll guide you through the options.
Yes, we do. And one of the reasons we love Digital Smile Design is because it helps us evaluate whether you’re a candidate for no-prep Harmony veneers early in the process. Using your digital scan and facial photos, we assess how much space is available, whether we can achieve your goals without altering the natural tooth, and what level of preparation (if any) is needed. If no-prep veneers are a fit, we’ll preserve as much of your tooth structure as possible. If minimal prep is needed, we’ll talk through every step so you feel fully informed.
