Dental Implants Near Turlock

One office, one address, and patients who come to it from across Stanislaus and Merced counties.

Medically reviewed by Dr. Broneil Ishaya, DDS · Oct 2026 · Written by Dr. Ishaya

Where the office is

The office is at 1801 Colorado Ave., Suite 280, Turlock, CA 95382, inside The Tower Health and Wellness building and close to Emanuel Medical Center.

Colorado Avenue runs off the main north–south corridor through town, and the building is shared with other health tenants, so you are looking for a medical building rather than a standalone dental office. Parking is available at the building. If you need a space near the entrance, or you use a wheelchair or walker and want to know what the route from parking to the suite involves, call (209) 216-3530 before you come and we will tell you what to expect.

Hours are Monday to Thursday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, and the office is closed Friday. Our office page has the address, phone, maps link and the full description of the equipment and building.

Coming from the north and south on Highway 99

Highway 99 runs north–south through Turlock, and most patients reach the office from it, exiting into town and continuing to Colorado Avenue.

From the north, the corridor brings in Manteca, Ripon, Salida and Modesto, then Ceres and Keyes closer to Turlock. Stay on 99 south and take a Turlock exit rather than cutting across country; the exits into town put you on the grid that Colorado Avenue connects to.

From the south, the same highway brings in Delhi, Atwater and Merced. Coming north on 99, the route is a straight run up the valley; check a map before you set out, since timing on that stretch varies with the time of day.

Whichever direction you come from, check a map for current timing and for the exit that suits your route. Roadworks on 99 are common enough that a route that worked last month is worth checking again.

Coming in on Highway 132 and Highway 140

Two state highways matter on this side. Highway 132 runs from Interstate 5 west of Modesto, meets Highway 99 in Modesto, and continues east through Empire and Waterford into the foothills. Highway 140 runs from Interstate 5 near Gustine, through Gustine, and on toward Merced.

If you are coming from Waterford or La Grange, Highway 132 is the road back toward Modesto and Highway 99, which then runs south to Turlock. Hickman sits just south of Waterford on Hickman Road and joins the same approach.

Patterson and Newman lie along the Highway 33 corridor, which connects across to Highway 132 and to Interstate 5. Gustine sits on Highway 140. Los Banos is reached by Highway 152, which meets Highway 165, and Highway 165, known along that stretch as Lander Avenue, runs north from Interstate 5 south of Los Banos, through Los Banos, past Stevinson and Hilmar, and ends at Highway 99 in Turlock. Coming from that side, 165 brings you into town directly without going near Modesto.

Livingston and Atwater are better reached by continuing to Highway 99 than by working across on the smaller roads. None of these routes is complicated, but several involve two-lane stretches where a slow vehicle sets the pace, so check a map for current timing.

Why patients drive in for implant work

Patients drive in because implant treatment is a small number of visits spread over months, not a weekly commitment, so distance matters far less than it does for orthodontics or a hygiene schedule.

The visits that genuinely need you in the chair are the planning appointment, the surgery and the appointment where the final prosthesis is fitted. Between those, healing happens at home. A typical course runs: a consultation with imaging and a plan, the surgical visit, short checks during healing, and the restorative visits at the end.

Distance is a real cost, and it is front-loaded. If you are an hour away, the two or three long visits are the ones to plan around — not a reason to avoid treatment, but a reason to know the sequence before you start.

Using dental insurance from another town

We accept most PPO dental plans, and most plans now contribute something toward implant treatment. Out-of-town patients can send us a photo of the front and back of their insurance card before making the drive, and we will work through the benefit breakdown with you at no charge, so you know what your implant coverage would look like before you commit to the trip.

That is worth doing before the surgical visit in particular, because a PPO may require pre-authorization before implant surgery, and an in-network versus out-of-network benefit can change the balance substantially. If you do not have dental insurance, ask about the current offers for patients paying without a plan.

Planning a longer visit

The consultation is the longest single appointment if you are coming from a distance, because it combines the CBCT scan, the iTero digital scan, the exam and the conversation about the plan.

Allow time for it. You will be in the chair for imaging and examination, then going through options with Dr. Ishaya, and you will leave with a written plan and an itemized estimate rather than a verbal figure. It is not a visit to schedule into a lunch break.

The surgical visit is longer again, often several hours, and if oral conscious sedation is used you will need a driver and should not drive or return to work that day. The remaining visits are shorter; the final fitting is the one other appointment worth building a trip around.

If you are further out

If you are further out, call (209) 216-3530 or use the contact form, and tell us where you are coming from so the appointment sequence can be set out before you commit to travel.

Imaging is the practical question. A CBCT is usually needed from this office for planning, because implant positions are designed in that scan and it has to be the right field of view. Images taken elsewhere can sometimes be used, but whether yours will do depends on the scan and what it covers. Ask before you assume either way, and have any existing images sent.

If you are traveling a long way, say so when you book. It changes how the appointments are grouped and which follow-up can be handled remotely.

Common questions

Whether implant treatment is right for you can only be decided after an exam. Every case differs, and results vary.

All-on-4® is a registered trademark of Nobel Biocare; the term is used here only descriptively for full-arch treatment on a few implants. This site is not affiliated with Nobel Biocare. iTero® is a registered trademark of Align Technology, Inc.; This site is not affiliated with Align Technology.