Joseph R. Nemeth, D.D.S., Ma.C.C.S. is a specialist in the field of periodontics and has served patients in this specialty for over 25 years. Following graduation from the University of Michigan Dental School, he served in the U.S. Army and achieved the rank of captain. He then completed two years of graduate study in periodontics at New York University.

Dr. Nemeth established his first periodontal practice in California. He also taught periodontics at the UCLA Dental School and was Chairman of Periodontics at Cedars Sinai Hospital. Missing his home state, Dr. Nemeth returned to Michigan and opened his current practice in Southfield.

As one of the area’s foremost experts in periodontics, Dr. Nemeth has played a major role in applying innovative medical and technological advances to current periodontal practice. He publishes a quarterly newsletter for general dentists on the most recent research in periodontics, and he has served on the faculty of the University of Southern California School of Dentistry, University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry, and on the staff of the Detroit Medical Center.

Dr. Nemeth is a member of the American Academy of Periodontology, the North American Society of Periodontists, and the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology. He has served as editor of the Oakland County Dental Journal and has published several articles and given lectures on new procedures in periodontics and dental implants. He is committed to excellence and dedicated to helping patients enjoy long-term success in their dental comfort, appearance and function.

Dr. Nemeth is a Master of the College of Conscious Sedation (Ma.C.C.S.) of the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology.