As one of the countrys most highly respected periodontal practices, were passionate about ensuring optimal periodontal and dental implant care with the most advanced, comprehensive and patient-focused services and procedures possible.

We hold ourselves to the highest standards to ensure your best dental health and aesthetics. Our board-certified periodontists work in tandem with a large network of dentists, physicians and health professionals to provide compassionate, individualized and evidence-based care for your periodontal AND overall physical and emotional health. You can be assured you are receiving world-class periodontics and implant dentistry performed by one of the countrys most highly skilled and experienced periodontal teams.

You only have one smile! Managing gum disease (known as periodontal disease in its most serious form) is critical to not only your oral health but the health of your entire body. A substantial and increasing number of studies link periodontal disease to serious systemic (affecting your entire body) diseases like heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimers, cancer, lung disorders, erectile dysfunction, stroke and more. Our doctors are experts in diagnosing and treating gum disease and can offer a variety of options to improve your dental and general health.

If dental fear is keeping you from obtaining the healthy and radiant smile of your dreams, you can consider one of our sedation options. Whether youre tackling bone loss, loose teeth, gum recession, deep gum pockets, or need one or more teeth replaced, your smile deserves the best. Our experienced and talented team works with you to create the most professional, comfortable, and stress-free dental experience possible.

Dr. Jeffrey Ganeles is one of our countrys most recognized periodontists and dental implant surgeons. He has authored over 50 professional articles and texts, given more than 100 invited presentations to dentists and specialists, and taught at many academic institutions in the United States and abroad.

Throughout his professional career, Dr. Ganeles has been an innovator focused on developing better, faster, more efficient and less traumatic methods to obtain great, long-lasting results for patients. This has included developing and implementing new technology, and creating innovative practice styles, procedures and tools.

After receiving a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University, he graduated valedictorian of his class at Boston University Goldman School of Graduate Dentistry. He completed a general practice residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, then was awarded a research position and received specialty training in Periodontics and a Certificate in Advanced Graduate Studies from the University of Pennsylvania College of Dental Medicine. After starting practice in Washington, DC, he moved to Florida and joined (what was to become SFCPID) in 1990.

Dr. Ganeles has earned many honors and awards, including becoming a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontologyin 1993. He has re-qualifed several times since then, becoming certified in Periodontology and Dental Implant Surgery in 2019.

Dr. Ganeles is believed to have performed the first immediate loading dental implant procedure on primetime television on February 12, 2004, when he treated a patient who received dental implants and immediate fixed teeth on the ABC television show Extreme Makeover. He also was the implant consultant and dental implant surgeon for UK Channel 5s Brand New You in 2003-2004.

Along with his partner, Dr. Fred Norkin, Dr. Ganeles was a founding member of a national network of dental specialists called TeethToday. The goal was to promote and perfect dental implant procedures so patients can efficiently have tooth replacement throughout the USA. The intellectual property of this group was purchased by a major dental implant company for widespread implementation in 2017.

Additionally, he and Dr. Norkin are believed to be the first dental surgeons to use navigation-guided implant surgery in the United States in 2002 using DenX computer guidance. He is the first dental surgeon in the world to perform robotic guided dental implant surgery using Neocis Yomi in 2016. The Yomi Robot Assisted Dental System is the first and only FDA-cleared, state-of-the-art robotic device for implant dentistry. All the doctors in the practice use this system to complement their clinical expertise with repeated surgical precision.

Dr. Ganeles is the consummate professional in addition to being a lovely man. I have enormous confidence in his knowledge and skill and would recommend him without hesitation. Alain G. on Google Reviews

After earning his BA from Emory University, Dr. Norkin earned his DMD from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. He completed a general practice residency at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Miami, Florida where he received extensive training in hospital and operating room dentistry, as well as invaluable experience in the treatment and management of medically compromised and dentally-phobic patients. These experiences benefit his patients to this day.

Dr. Norkin then received a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Periodontology from Nova Southeastern University where he remained as an adjunct professor for more than 12 years, all while maintaining his full-time private practice. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and is Board Certified in Periodontics and Dental Implant Surgery. He is a Fellow of the International Team for Implantology (ITI).

Dr. Norkin is one of the few periodontists in South Florida that is certified in conscious sedation, allowing him to treat even the most apprehensive patients. He is also a pioneer of Yomi Robotic-Guided Dental Surgery,advancing the state-of-the-art in robot-assisted surgical techniques for the benefit of dental patients.

Dr. Norkin is an accomplished author, publishing original research on a variety of clinical topics including early and immediate loading of dental implants, regenerative surgery, complex treatment planning, and cone beam CT scans among others.Dr. Norkin shares his expertise with the dental community by lecturing on complex subjects that aid in providing patients everywhere the highest standard of treatment. His special areas of interest and treatment include minimally invasive surgical techniques for the treatment of periodontal disease, bone and soft tissue regeneration, the esthetics of beautiful smiles, and early and immediate loading of dental implants.

Dr. Lilliana Aranguren joined South Florida Center for Periodontics & Implant Dentistry in 2016 after completing two residencies at the University of Connecticut in General Dentistry and Periodontics, as well as a research-focused Masters in Dental Science.

Board Certified in Periodontics and Dental Implant Surgery by the American Board of Periodontology, Dr. Aranguren is fluent in Spanish and is licensed to provide IV and conscious sedation. She has tremendous insight, empathy and enthusiasm for her patients, and treats them with a gentle touch and a warm smile. Dr. Aranguren practices state-of-the art procedures including minimally invasive tissue (gum) grafting, laser-assisted periodontal treatment, immediate load implant dentistry (TeethToday), accelerated orthodontics, and esthetic enhancement in addition to more routine procedures.

Dr. Aranguren is a pioneer of Yomi Robotic-Guided Dental Surgery, advancing the state-of-the-art in robot-assisted surgical techniques for the benefit of dental patients. She lectures to local and international dental groups on subjects including implant complications and regenerative periodontal treatment.