Periodontist in Los Angeles, CA | Mid-Wilshire Dental

A Periodontist Serving Los Angeles for 30+ Years

Medically reviewed by Dr. Bijan Afar, DDS, MS — Periodontist & Oral Implantologist

A periodontist is a dentist with an extra three years of specialty training after dental school, focused entirely on the gums, jawbone, and everything that anchors your teeth in place. When gums bleed, teeth loosen, or you need an implant placed to last decades, this is the specialist you want in the chair.

Dr. Bijan Afar has been that specialist on Wilshire Blvd for more than thirty years. He earned his DDS and his Master of Science in Oral Biology at UCLA School of Dentistry, was in the top five percent of dental students to receive the National Institute of Health Fellowship, and completed his specialty training in Periodontics and Implant Dentistry at the University of Washington. He's an active member of the American Dental Association and California Dental Association.

Periodontal work is unforgiving — a millimetre of bone in the wrong place can cost you an implant a decade later. Patients travel from across Los Angeles to Mid-Wilshire because that experience shows up in the placement precision, the tissue-preservation technique, and the way complications are avoided instead of managed.

If you've been told you need a periodontist — or if a general dentist keeps deferring on your gums — schedule a consult. We'll do a full periodontal exam, take 3D imaging when needed, and walk you through options in plain language. No pressure, no upsell, just an honest read on where your gums stand today.