Dr. Chris Leja was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He received dual bachelors degrees in Mechanical Engineering and German from the University of Michigan in 2001. He then worked in the auto industry for a few years before pursuing his DMD (Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry) degree from the University of Pittsburgh.

After graduation, he accepted a full ride scholarship to the Periodontics residency program at the Eastman Institute for Oral Health in Rochester, New York. He has worked in private practice in West Michigan since 2013.

Dr. Leja is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology, and he has served on the West Michigan delegation to the Michigan Dental Association annual session. He also served for four years on the board of the Kent County Dental Society. He has lead and participated in multiple study clubs and continues to further his education through advanced CE courses every year.

Dr. Leja is proud to carry on the periodontics practice of Drs. Terry and Michael Comar. Comar and Comar is now Kalamazoo Periodontics. Dr. Christopher Leja combines years of training and experience with a passion for delivering the highest quality clinical results.

Kalamazoo Periodontics is a specialty dental office focusing on gums and supporting structures around the teeth. Providing an array of services in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of periodontal disease, and the placement of dental implants.

Once you have been diagnosed with periodontal disease and have undergone scaling and root planing or periodontal surgery, periodontal maintenance is what you can think of as taking the place of your regular dental cleanings (also known as a dental prophylaxis.) Rather than just addressing the crowns of your teeth as in a prophylaxis, periodontal maintenance also cares for your tooth roots, gums and bone.