San Ramon Periodontist & Dental Implant Specialist.

Welcome to the office of Alice H. Tai, DDS

When you visit our San Ramon periodontal & implantology office, your dental health is our top priority.Dr. Alice Tai and her entire team are dedicated to providing you with the personalized, gentle care that you deserve. Dr. Tai welcomes patients from San Ramon, Danville, Pleasanton, Walnut Creek and the entire East Bay area.

Dr. Tai is a board-certified periodontist and a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology. This certification is only awarded to those periodontists who have made significant achievements beyond the mandatory educational requirements of their specialty. Dr. Tai specializes in the treatment of gum disease, soft tissue reconstructive plastic surgery, and implantology.

Part of our commitment to serving our patients includes providing information that helps them to make more informed decisions about their oral health needs. This website is a resource we hope you’ll find both useful and interesting.

We now offer the Chao Pinhole® Surgical Technique. Click here for more details.

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We genuinely hope this site is helpful to you in learning more about our San Ramon Periodontal & implantology practice, dental conditions and treatments, dental recommendations, payments & insurance and practice hours.

Alice H. Tai, DDS 525 Bollinger Canyon Way, Ste. 103 San Ramon, CA 94582 (925) 735-1881	Diplomate of American Board of Periodontology	A winner of the 2015 Patients' Choice Awards for San Ramon Dentist Verified by Opencare.com

		Dr. Alice Tai

Testimonials

"Hi Dr. Tai and Team,

I want to personally thank you for the above-and-beyond efforts by Dr. Tai, Penelope and everyone in the office. I truly believe that the level of professionalism and competence is unmatched. ..."

Terry

"Seeing progress like this is really exciting for me!
I sincerely appreciate the wonderful care you have shown me the past 10-ish years!"

Enjoy your evening! "JJ"

"Dr. Tai is awesome! If you need a periodontist in San Ramon you should definitely go to her. She is extremely professional, knows what she is doing, does it well, and she is very personable. She makes you feel comfortable and ..."

anonymous recommendation on Brighter Review (Cigna and Aetna)

"Good Morning Dr. Tai,

Thank you so much for taking care of my periodontal needs. You and your staff were wonderful to work with.
I will refer my friends and family your way for all of their periodontal issues. ..."

Cyndi

Your beautiful smile,
starts here.

Periodontics Additional Services Offered Dental Implants Periodontal Procedures Oral DNA Labs

The term “periodontics” refers to the dental specialty that pertains to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of periodontal disease that affects the gums and jawbone. The gum tissues serve to surround and support the teeth and the underlying jawbone anchors teeth firmly in place. Periodontists have completed several years of extra dental training and are concerned with maintaining the function, health and aesthetics of the jawbone and tissues. Reasons for periodontal treatment Periodontal disease is a progressive condition which...

Bite-related therapies including bite adjustment, nightguards, splinting of loose teeth Frenectomies Exposure of impacted teeth Fiberectomy after orthodontic treatment Oral Medicine, Oral pathology Biopsy and follow-up treatment as indicated including elimination of etiologic factors

Dental implants are a great way to replace missing teeth and also provide a fixed solution to having removable partial or complete dentures. Implants provide excellent support and stability for these dental appliances. Dental implants are artificial roots and teeth (usually titanium) that are surgically placed into the upper or lower jaw bone by a dentist or Periodontist - a specialist of the gums and supporting bone. The teeth attached to implants are very natural looking and often enhance or restore a patient’s smile! Dental...

These are just some of the procedures and services we regularly provide. If you have any questions, concerns, or would like to schedule an appointment, please contact us today or click to learn more about what we can do for you. We look forward to providing you with the personal touch you deserve.

At our office, we use clinical laboratory services from OralDNA Labs® to ensure we are giving our patients the best oral health information possible. OralDNA Labs® is a specialty diagnostics company designed to provide reliable, definitive and cost effective clinical tests that guide oral health professionals in detecting and prognosing disease at an earlier, more treatable stage.

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