For dental professionals
For Referring Dentists
Dr. Kathia Steel accepts referrals from general dentists and specialists across the Dallas area for the restorative and reconstructive cases that benefit from prosthodontic planning. She is a board-certified prosthodontist in Preston Center whose practice is built for complex restorative work, and she is oriented toward co-management: your patient's routine care stays with you.
To refer a patient, call the office at (214) 369-9000.
What to refer
The cases best suited to a prosthodontist are the ones where the restorative plan is complex or the margin for error is small:
- Complex restorative dentistry — heavily broken-down dentitions, failing or repeatedly failing restorations, and cases where the bite must be re-established.
- Full-mouth rehabilitation — worn, collapsed, or extensively damaged dentitions across both arches that need a sequenced, whole-mouth plan.
- Implant restoration and planning — treatment planning of the final restoration and restoration of implants, including cases you or a surgeon will place. Dr. Steel plans the case to the intended prosthetic result.
- Removable and fixed prosthetics — complete and partial dentures, implant-supported dentures, and full-arch restorations, particularly difficult-fit and remake cases.
- TMJ, occlusal, and appliance cases — occlusal splints, night guards, and sleep apnea oral appliances where the bite is central to the problem.
Root canals, orthodontics, and surgical placement are directed to the appropriate specialists; see how the network fits together below.
How co-management works
The working model is straightforward: Dr. Steel plans and delivers the restorative phase and returns the patient to your care for routine dentistry. She does not seek to take over a patient's general care.
On implant and surgical cases, planning is shared from the start. Examination and diagnostic records are gathered by Dr. Steel together with the surgeon, treatment plan options are developed and presented, and a final plan is agreed before treatment begins. Through the surgical phase, her role is to preserve function and esthetics and to deliver the definitive restoration. Where you prefer to place the implants yourself, she plans to your placement; where a surgeon is needed, placement is entrusted to trusted partner surgeons, including periodontists and oral surgeons in the immediate area.
Dr. Steel is trained in the full arc of implant care and has placed implants; in her own practice she chooses to entrust surgical placement to dedicated specialists while she concentrates on planning and restoration. Her referral network also includes trusted orthodontists and endodontists, so a patient sent for one problem is directed onward correctly rather than sent back to square one.
Credentials
Dr. Steel earned her prosthodontic certificate and a Master of Science at Baylor College of Dentistry and became a Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics in 2010; she is a Fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists (FACP). From 2002 to 2012 she served on the full-time faculty of the Oral Surgery department at UT Southwestern Medical Center as an Assistant Professor and prosthodontist, restoring the region's major trauma and reconstruction cases at Dallas's trauma referral center. She consulted for the implant manufacturer Biomet 3i from 2008 to 2012, belongs to the ITI and the Academy of Osseointegration, and lectures nationally and internationally on dental implants. She has been named a D Magazine Best Dentist for ten consecutive years, 2017 through 2026. Full background and credentials.
How to refer
Call the office at (214) 369-9000 to arrange a referral or to discuss a case with Dr. Steel. The office will coordinate scheduling and records with you and keep you informed as the restorative phase proceeds.
FAQ
Do you place implants, or restore them?
Dr. Steel plans and restores implant cases. She plans to your placement when you place the implants yourself, and works with trusted partner surgeons when a surgeon is needed. She is trained in the full arc of implant care and concentrates her own practice on planning and restoration. More on the implant model.
Will my patient come back to me for routine care?
Yes. The intent is co-management: Dr. Steel delivers the restorative phase and returns the patient to your practice for ongoing general and hygiene care.
Can I refer for restoration of implants I place myself?
Yes. Dr. Steel plans cases to the intended prosthetic result and welcomes involvement from the planning stage, so placement and restoration align. Call (214) 369-9000 to coordinate.
How do I send a referral?
Call the office at (214) 369-9000 and the staff will coordinate scheduling and records with you. For anything clinically complex, Dr. Steel is glad to discuss the case directly.
Contact the practice
Call (214) 369-9000 to refer a patient or discuss a case.
Kathia Steel, D.D.S., M.S., P.A. · 8117 Preston Rd #170, Dallas, TX 75225 · (214) 369-9000