Abstract: Provided is a system and method for smart dental unit. The system provides smart dental unit restoring one or more teeth, including: a prosthetic base structured and arranged to engage with mouth tissue. The prosthetic base supports at least one tooth and at least one sensor system structured and arranged to detect at least one event. The sensor system further has a processor coupled to a wireless transceiver operable to communicate with at least one remote computing system. The smart dental unit also has a unique identifier. In response to a detected event the processor generates data communicated by the wireless transceiver to the remote computer. The unique identifier is also used by the remote computer to determine the location of the smart dental unit. An associated method for making a smart dental unit and a system for dental based patient care are also disclosed.