Practice Profile
Emerald Periodontics
First Hill · Seattle, Washington
A periodontal practice that has spent six years arguing, in public, for less surgery.
- Founded
- 2018
- Focus
- Periodontics · Implant Surgery · Non-surgical Therapy
- Leadership
- Dr. Priya Desai
About
Dr. Priya Desai’s practice is unusual for a surgical specialty in that a meaningful share of its consultations end without a surgical plan. Emerald Periodontics leans hard on non-surgical therapy and re-evaluation, and it publishes its own outcomes to referring dentists twice a year.
The practice is small on purpose — one surgeon, three hygienists, and a caseload capped so that re-evaluation appointments never get squeezed.
What Makes Them Stand Out
- Referred patients receive a written explanation of why surgery is or is not being recommended, addressed to the patient rather than the referring dentist.
- Desai maintains a peri-implantitis registry shared with two nearby residency programs.
- The practice will not place an implant it has not been given the option to maintain.
Leadership
Dr. Priya Desai, DDS, MSD
Periodontist
Seattle, Washington
A surgeon who has spent six years arguing, in public, for less surgery.
Featured Stories
Reporting that features Emerald Periodontics.
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