Referring Doctors · Washington, DC
Cases we commonly co-manage with referring offices.
DC Perio works with general dentists, restorative dentists, prosthodontists, and orthodontists who need specialist support for the gum, bone, and implant portion of care. Here is what that looks like, case type by case type.
Periodontal disease evaluation and treatment
Cases beyond hygiene-level management: advanced periodontitis, refractory pockets, and patients who need LANAP laser therapy, regenerative grafting, or traditional periodontal surgery. Your hygiene team stays part of the maintenance plan.
Gum recession and soft tissue grafting
Connective tissue grafting, pinhole technique, and donor matrix grafting — selected per case. Refer early when recession is progressing, roots are exposed, or thin tissue threatens a planned restoration or orthodontic outcome.
Crown lengthening for restorative planning
Esthetic and functional crown lengthening so your restoration has the biological width it needs. Tell us the restorative goal and margin position; we surgically deliver the tissue architecture around it.
Implant site development and bone grafting
Ridge preservation at extraction, lateral augmentation, sinus lifts, and guided bone and tissue regeneration — sequenced so the site is ready when your restorative timeline needs it.
Implant placement for restorative partners
We place the implant in the position your restoration requires — surgical guides from CBCT planning where indicated — and send the case back to you for the crown, bridge, or denture. The restorative phase is yours by design.
Peri-implantitis and ailing implant evaluation
Bleeding, deepening pockets, or radiographic bone loss around an existing implant. We evaluate salvageability honestly and treat with decontamination, regenerative approaches, or LAPIP laser protocols where the case fits.
Full-arch and terminal-dentition planning
Failing dentition triage, candidacy imaging, and the surgical phase of full-arch treatment — with your office coordinated on the prosthetic end from the first plan. See our full-arch support page for the collaboration details.
Extraction with immediate ridge preservation
Routine and surgical extractions paired with socket grafting at the same visit, preserving bone for the implant or denture work that follows.
Preservation first: when a compromised tooth can predictably be saved, we say so — and when it cannot, we plan the replacement with your restorative goals leading. What to send with a referral →
Referring-office questions
- Which specialties do you work with?
- General dentists, restorative dentists, prosthodontists, and orthodontists — any office that needs specialist support for the gum, bone, and implant portion of care. Co-management arrangements follow your restorative goals.
- Do referred patients stay my patients?
- Yes. We complete the periodontal or surgical phase and refer the patient back to you with documentation for the restorative phase. Your office hears findings and the plan after the consult, and urgent findings prompt a direct call.
- What if I'm not sure a case needs a referral yet?
- Call us. A five-minute conversation about charting and radiographs is often enough to sort watch-and-maintain from refer-now — and it costs your patient nothing.
Send the case with confidence.
Secure referral submission, findings back to your office, and your patient returned to you for the restorative phase — by design.