Dr. Daniel Ben Yehuda
Advanced prosthodontic, implant, denture, and restorative care at St. Joseph Advanced Dental Center.
Dr. Ben Yehuda focuses on restoring and replacing teeth through individualized planning that considers the patient’s remaining teeth, bone, gums, bite, smile, function, health history, hygiene needs, and priorities.
Specialty training in restoring and replacing teeth
Dr. Ben Yehuda earned a European Doctor of Dental Surgery degree in Valencia, Spain, and later earned an American DDS degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry. He then completed a three-year postdoctoral prosthodontics residency at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston, earning a Certificate in Prosthodontics and a Master of Science in Dental Research.
He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics and a Fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists. Board certification requires a formal examination process and ongoing recertification. His training centers on diagnosis, treatment planning, rehabilitation, and maintenance when teeth or oral structures are missing or compromised.
Implant and full-arch planning
Dr. Ben Yehuda plans dental implant restorations around the intended final teeth, including bite, smile line, speech, facial support, restorative space, hygiene access, temporary teeth, final materials, and maintenance.
Dentures and implant dentures
Removable dentures, implant overdentures, and fixed full-arch teeth solve different problems. The design should reflect anatomy, function, cleaning ability, expectations, and the complete treatment sequence.
Complex restorative care
His prosthodontic focus includes crowns, bridges, bite reconstruction, esthetic rehabilitation, and full-mouth treatment when multiple teeth and materials must work together.
Digital dental technology
The practice describes using guided implant surgery, digital workflows, and dental photogrammetry where appropriate to support diagnosis, planning, and restorative coordination.
Academic and clinical background
Before focusing fully on private practice, Dr. Ben Yehuda spent four years at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry. His roles included full-time Clinical Professor, Chair of the Implant Committee, and Interim Vice-Chair of the Department of Restorative Clinical Sciences. He also treated patients through the UMKC Faculty Practice and served as the school’s representative for the International Team for Implantology.
Dr. Ben Yehuda has published in the Journal of Prosthodontics and the Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry and has presented at the Academy of Osseointegration. Having lived in multiple countries, he speaks English, Italian, Spanish, and Hebrew.
What to expect from a consultation
A complex restorative consultation begins with listening. Dr. Ben Yehuda reviews what is uncomfortable now, which foods or activities have become difficult, how the patient feels about removable versus fixed teeth, and what a successful result would need to accomplish. The clinical evaluation then considers the condition and prognosis of the remaining teeth, periodontal health, available bone and restorative space, bite relationships, smile and facial support, and relevant medical or healing risks.
Appropriate imaging and digital records help connect those findings to the proposed restoration. The resulting discussion may include preserving selected teeth, crowns or bridges, a conventional or implant-supported denture, fixed full-arch teeth, or a staged combination of treatments. Patients should understand which phase each provider is responsible for, what temporary teeth may be used, what limitations apply during healing, and how maintenance and repairs will be handled after treatment.
Dr. Ben Yehuda’s goal is to explain the tradeoffs in plain language so that the patient can compare realistic options rather than being pushed toward a preset package. Treatment timing, sedation, surgery, provisional teeth, and final materials are discussed only in the context of the individual diagnosis.
Explore treatment-planning resources
- What is prosthodontics?
Learn how the specialty differs from general dentistry. - Full-arch and All-on-X implants
Review options, candidacy, timing, cost, and maintenance. - Implant dentures
Compare removable implant support with fixed full-arch teeth. - Dental implant cost factors
See what can shape a complete treatment estimate. - Implant maintenance
Understand cleaning, professional follow-up, and warning signs. - Patient stories
Hear about implant and comprehensive restorative care from patients.
Schedule with Dr. Daniel Ben Yehuda
St. Joseph Advanced Dental Center is located at 420 S Woodbine Rd, St. Joseph, MO 64506. To discuss dental implants, dentures, or complex restorative care, request an appointment online or call the office.
