Dr. Barbara Lesco and Dr. Thi Van-Dinh know that periodontal health is the basis for all successful dental care. Healthy gums do not hurt or bleed. They are not puffy or swollen. They do not contribute to bad breath and help preserve the bone and tissues in the mouth. Periodontal disease, if left untreated, can lead to tooth loss.
Dr. Barbara Lesco & Dr. Thi Van-Dinh and Dr. Van-Dinh's practice philosophy extends beyond the treatment gum disease. They emphasize the importance of reconstruction of damaged bone and tissue, the cosmetic rehabilitation of the gums, and the restoration of missing teeth, most commonly with dental implants.
They also know that early treatment can mean the difference between loosing your teeth or keeping them. Dr. Barbara Lesco & Dr. Thi Van-Dinh and Dr. Van-Dinh believe in not only creating beautiful smiles but health smiles that you can be proud of for life.
Each of our patients are treated as individuals, with their treatments planned to best fit their unique needs. Your comprehensive plan will be designed to produce the most stable and pleasing long-term results.
Dr. Barbara Lesco was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts and received her B.A. in Biology from Boston University. She graduated with multiple honors from the University of Maryland School of Dentistry in 1977. She then spent a year at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore as a dental general practice resident and returned to the dental school for her training in periodontics. After graduation, Dr. Barbara Lesco taught full time for four years in the Department of Periodontics at the University of Maryland Dental School and has continued to teach part time in the Periodontics Post Graduate Clinic. In 1984, she opened her own practice limited to Periodontics in the Inner Harbor area.
Dr. Barbara Lesco has developed expertise in all phases of periodontics with a special interest in the regeneration of bone and soft tissues, implant dentistry and microsurgical enhanced periodontics.
Thi Van-Dinh, D.D.S., M.S., is a board certified periodontist who graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in Bioengineering. She attended dental school at New York University College of Dentistry where she graduated in the top 5% of her class, and received post-graduate training in all aspects of periodontics at the University of Maryland where she graduated at the top of her class.
She has extensive experience with traditional periodontal procedures such as open flap debridement, osseous surgery, bone grafting, crown lengthening, and scaling and root planing; implant site development including ridge and sinus augmentation; and implant placement. She especially enjoys soft tissue augmentation and root coverage coverage procedures.