Periodontal specialty office on Fourth Avenue at the Hillcrest medical-corridor border, Hillcrest Periodontal Health: Grant Danielle A DDS focuses on diagnosis and treatment of gum disease, soft-tissue grafting, and pre-implant site preparation. Referrals from general dentists in the surrounding Hillcrest cluster including 3rd Avenue Complete Family Dental route here for scaling and root planing, periodontal surgery, and implant site evaluation. Periodontology requires three additional years of training beyond dental school, focused specifically on the supporting structures of the teeth and the soft and hard tissues that anchor them. Medical workup for those whose systemic conditions such as diabetes or cardiovascular disease complicate periodontal disease management is coordinated through McGrath Outpatient Pavilion at UC San Diego Health a few blocks east on the medical campus. The most complex work performed within this scope is staged full-mouth periodontal surgery combining osseous recontouring with regenerative bone grafting for advanced bone-loss cases prior to prosthetic restoration.