Modernizing a Dental Implant Planning System (GuideMia 2026)

Project Overview

GuideMia is a dental implant planning system used for panoramic, cross-sectional, and 3D implant placement workflows. While clinically robust, the interface had evolved over time into a visually dense workspace, making it harder to scan anatomy, measurements, and controls during long planning sessions on high-resolution clinical workstations.

This project focuses on modernizing the user experience without disrupting established clinical workflows, creating a calm, readable, and confidence-driven planning environment for surgeons and clinicians.

Problem

• High visual density reduced scanability

• Limited hierarchy between anatomy, tools, and measurements

• Inconsistent readability on QHD / large clinical displays

• Functional but visually fatiguing planning experience

Goal

• Preserve existing implant planning workflows

• Improve clarity and spatial hierarchy

• Make anatomy the primary visual focus

• Enhance readability for long clinical sessions

• Support desktop and touch-based clinical workstations

Solution

• Introduced a canvas-first planning workspace with clear separation between planning tools, parameters, and safety analysis

• Consolidated controls into a structured inspector-based layout

• Added a stage-based planning sequence to reflect real clinical workflows

• Applied a dark clinical visual system optimized for high-resolution displays

• Improved typography, spacing, and contrast to reduce cognitive load