Instituto Oral e Facial

Instituto Oral e Facial — IOFA — is a dental institute in Santos, Sao Paulo, located at Rua Goias 225, Suite 52, in the Boqueirao neighborhood, near Avenida Ana Costa and Praca Independencia. Operating under the tagline "Tradition in transforming smiles," the institute applies the newest techniques and technologies in dentistry while pursuing clinical excellence and exceptional patient well-being across a comprehensive range of oral and facial specialties.

The clinical team comprises four dental specialists, each bringing distinct expertise that covers the full breadth of the institute's service menu. Dr. Marcelo Quaccio specializes in orthodontics, orofacial orthopedics, and restorative dentistry with an aesthetic emphasis — combining bite correction and smile design capabilities in a single clinician. Dr. Renato Tapia brings expertise in hospital dentistry, sports dentistry, and restorative and aesthetic dentistry, adding specialized competencies for patients with complex systemic conditions and athletes with sport-related dental injuries or needs. Dr. Leonardo Domingues is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon with additional specializations in laser therapy, implantology, orofacial harmonization, and temporomandibular dysfunction and orofacial pain — a uniquely comprehensive clinical profile that spans surgery, technology, aesthetics, and functional disorders. Dr. Leonardo Gobara specializes in periodontics, implants, and oral rehabilitation, anchoring the institute's capacity for complex full-mouth reconstruction cases.

Orthodontics and orofacial orthopedics address tooth alignment and jaw development correction across all age groups, using fixed appliances, functional orthopedic devices, and contemporary aligner-based systems. Orthognathic surgery — a subspecialty available at relatively few dental practices — corrects skeletal jaw discrepancies that cannot be resolved by orthodontics alone, such as severe overbites, underbites, and facial asymmetries, combining surgical and orthodontic treatment in a coordinated protocol.

Periodontics manages the health of the gum and bone tissues that support the teeth, from professional cleaning and non-surgical treatment through surgical interventions for advanced periodontitis. Implantology provides permanent tooth replacement solutions for single, multiple, or complete arch scenarios, while oral rehabilitation integrates prosthetic, implant, and aesthetic treatments into comprehensive reconstruction plans for patients with extensive dental needs.

Endodontics (root canal therapy), restorative dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery, laser therapy, facial harmonization, and pediatric dentistry complete the full-spectrum offering of IOFA. The institute's combination of surgical depth — including orthognathic surgery and hospital dentistry — with aesthetic, preventive, and restorative capabilities makes it one of the most comprehensively equipped dental institutes available to patients in the Santos metropolitan area.