Tar Heel Periodontics and Implant Dentistry - Durham

Welcome to Tar Heel Periodontics and Implant Dentistry in Durham! Drs. Michael Kretchmer, Michael Stella, Justin Valentine, Diksha Katwal, Megumi Williamson, Lawrence Eggart, Nina Karnuta, and Jaden Lee provide comprehensive periodontal care and advanced dental implant solutions. Our experienced specialists focus on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of gum disease, soft tissue grafting, biopsies, and dental implants. We collaborate with referring dentists to ensure coordinated, personalized care for every patient. Our team is dedicated to creating a comfortable, welcoming experience while delivering exceptional periodontal and implant treatment to support lasting oral health and a healthy, confident smile.

Located at 245 NC-54 #203, Durham, NC 27713, Tar Heel Periodontics and Implant Dentistry - Durham operates as a periodontist serving Durham in North Carolina. This page gathers the practical details people usually look for before visiting: where it is, how to reach it, when it opens and how customers rate it. Besides its main category, the business also describes itself as cosmetic dentist, dental clinic, dental implants periodontist, so it may cover more than the name suggests.

Around Durham, specialist offices tend to cluster near hospitals and in medical office parks, and wait times for a consultation run from a few days for an endodontist to several weeks for a busy orthodontist. Most consultations across North Carolina are free or low-cost and come with a written treatment plan and price; ask whether the fee is in-network for your plan, what sedation options exist and how many visits the treatment takes. A second opinion is normal for implants, jaw surgery and full-mouth reconstruction, and reputable specialists expect it.

Hours are published for 5 days a week. On most of those days it is open 8 am–5 pm. It is closed on Saturday, Sunday. Hours in the United States do change around federal holidays and long weekends, so a quick call before a special trip is sensible. The listed phone number is (919) 844-7140. Many businesses also reply to text messages on the same number if it is a cell phone. More information is available on its website, tarheelperio.com.

On Google it holds a rating of 4.4 out of 5 from 62 reviews, which is a strong result for a periodontist in Durham and suggests consistent service.

Durham is in North Carolina, in the Southeast, where summers are long, hot and humid, winters are mild, and afternoon thunderstorms and the hurricane season from June to November can change plans at short notice. Traffic in Durham peaks on weekday mornings and afternoons, so allow extra time then. Addresses read from the street number up to the city, state abbreviation and five-digit ZIP code; the map link on this page shows the exact spot.

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