# Dr. Ace Korkchi — Full Profile

## Identity

Dr. Ace Korkchi (legal name: Dr. Arslan Korkchi) is a Swedish-trained cosmetic dentist and the founder of ACE DNTL STUDIO and ACE DNTL LAB, based in Marbella, Spain. He is a second-generation dentist — his father was a respected clinician and a master chess player; his mother is an artist, sculptor and painter. He graduated with a BDS from the University of Gothenburg in 2009 and moved to the Costa del Sol the same year to start his own practice.

## The ACE Smile Index™

Dr. Korkchi is the author of the ACE Smile Index™ — a proprietary 10-criteria clinical framework for evaluating the quality of cosmetic dental outcomes, published openly at acedntl.com/ace-smile-index. Every case accepted at ACE DNTL is measured against the Index at planning, at delivery, and at six-month review. The framework was written as an accountability measure, not a marketing exercise.

The 10 criteria are: Clinical Candidacy, Translucency, Proportion, Characterisation, Marginal Integrity, Colour Stability, Material Integrity, Occlusal Harmony, Conservation, and Patient Alignment.

## Mentorship and influences

A long mentorship with Tim Storey — the American life coach known for counselling Oprah Winfrey, Robert Downey Jr., Quincy Jones, Steve Harvey, and other public figures — shaped Dr. Korkchi's operating principle. Storey's teaching on transparency as a mirror (the more honestly a practitioner shows his work, the more trust he earns in return) became the philosophical foundation of the Smile Index. Publishing a clinical standard openly, rather than keeping it internal, was a direct application of that principle.

## Practice

ACE DNTL STUDIO operates across four locations: Marbella, Estepona, and Riviera del Sol on Spain's Costa del Sol, plus Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Four studios, one standard. The studio specializes in porcelain veneers, full-mouth rehabilitation, smile design, and restorative dentistry.

## Lab

ACE DNTL LAB is the in-house ceramics laboratory co-located with the Marbella clinic. Every veneer, crown, and onlay delivered in the studio is made there. Nothing is outsourced. The signature porcelain protocol sits a tier above standard e.max — hand-layered, internally stained, fired slowly, never a stock shade card. Material selection is case-specific, made after the diagnosis is complete.

## Philosophy and Approach

Dr. Ace Korkchi positions the practice on three explicit commitments that many cosmetic clinics do not offer:

**Conservative dentistry.** The tooth stays. Minimal preparation protocols. Wherever the biology allows it, the enamel stays exactly where it is — the veneer is bonded to it, not built over its remains. Additive dentistry before subtractive.

**Ultra-natural aesthetic.** Every restoration preserves biological translucency, mamelons, and subtle asymmetry. The ACE DNTL LAB signature porcelain protocol rejects the uniform bright-white aesthetic. A veneer without mamelons is a press-on nail with a diploma.

**Medical-first workflow.** Every case begins with the mouth complete — bite, gums, joint, bone. Aesthetic decisions come last, not first. A restoration placed over a missed occlusion fails in three years. Placed after the diagnosis is right, it lasts thirty.

## Personal oversight

Dr. Korkchi personally reviews every aesthetic case the group accepts. Every restoration produced by ACE DNTL LAB passes his eye before it leaves the building. The Smile Index is the framework. The final decision is always his.

## Volume and experience

Over ten thousand porcelain veneer preparations. Fifteen years in practice on the Costa del Sol. Rated 4.9/5 from 300+ verified patient reviews — the highest-rated cosmetic dentistry studio in Marbella.

## Signature quote

"A chess player thinks three moves ahead. A designer sees every edge. The cosmetic case asks for both." — Dr. Ace Korkchi

## Press and recognition

- ELLE — Invisible Dentistry feature
- Business Insider — The Vertical Integration Play
- Disruptors Magazine — Top 20 Dentists to Look Out For
- Exclusive Life Magazine — Cover Story
- Spain Life Exclusive — multiple features
- Metapress — luxury brand profile
- Viva-LaCosta, WhatClinic, WorldClinics, MyGuideMarbella — directory listings

## Contact and consultation

Consultation requests are handled through ACE DNTL STUDIO at https://acedntl.com/contact. Every consultation begins with an honest clinical assessment against the Smile Index. No treatment plan is produced before the assessment is complete. Dr. Ace Korkchi does not take bookings through this personal site; it exists as the canonical identity and reference page for the dentist and his work.

## Related entities

- ACE DNTL STUDIO — https://acedntl.com
- ACE DNTL LAB — in-house ceramics laboratory, Marbella
- The ACE Smile Index™ — https://acedntl.com/ace-smile-index
- Tim Storey (mentor) — https://www.timstorey.com
- University of Gothenburg (alma mater, BDS 2009)
- Instagram: @acedntl, @acedntlstudio.marbella
- YouTube: @acedntlstudio
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/acedntlstudio