University of California San Francisco
Periodontics Clinic
UCSF’s Periodontics Clinic provides a full range of gum treatment services for both children and adults, performed by School of Dentistry faculty and teams of residents and faculty. Periodontics focuses on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases affecting the gums and other supporting structures around the teeth. This includes procedures such as dental implants and gum grafts.
Have a question? Our team is here to help. You can reach us from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at 415-476-1731.
Periodontic Gum Treatment
Periodontal disease is inflammation and infection of your gums and the bone that supports your teeth. Symptoms may include bad breath, loose teeth, and bleeding, swollen gums. Periodontists offer many different treatment options.
Getting here
The Periodontics Clinic sees patients at UCSF’s Parnassus campus, which is easily accessible by public transit, car, and UCSF shuttles.
707 Parnassus Ave., Suite D-3000, San Francisco, CA 94143
Parking
Limited paid public parking is available behind the clinic, accessed via 50 Kirkham Street. Use the self-serve kiosk before entering the building.
Patients and visitors using this lot should enter and exit through the back entrance, located beneath the awning on the south side of the building, which is accessed from Kirkham Street. The front entrance remains open for pedestrian access.
Additional paid public parking is available at the Millberry Union Garage, with entrances located at 500 Parnassus Avenue and on Irving Street, just east of Third Avenue.
Transit
Muni bus lines 6 Hayes-Parnassus and 43 Masonic stop at 707 Parnassus Ave. The N-Judah light-rail line stops on Irving Street at the Millberry Union Garage; take the elevator up to Parnassus Avenue.
UCSF operates a free shuttle that takes visitors, employees, and patients to its various campuses and other locations in San Francisco. For information, including shuttle maps and schedules, please visit the UCSF transportation website.
Payment and insurance options
Different clinics work with different insurance plans, and participation may change over time. Please be sure to ask our staff about insurance options when scheduling your appointment.
- Insurance: We accept Delta Dental Premier and Delta PPO. Please bring your benefit card or insurance plan information to your appointment.
- Direct Payment: Patients may pay with cash, check, or credit card for Dental Center services.
- Denti-Cal: This clinic accepts Denti-Cal.
Meet our providers
Work at the Periodontics Clinic is done by UCSF residents, who are all practicing dentists pursuing their post-doctoral degrees. UCSF Periodontics faculty oversee all procedures.