Debra S. Finney, MS, DDS, a Periodontist with Folsom Periodontics

Get to know Periodontist Dr. Debra S. Finney, who serves patients in Folsom, California.

Dr. Finney is a board-certified periodontist serving as the owner & operator of Folsom Periodontics. She provides the highest level of patient care in periodontics and dental implant surgery in Folsom, California.

At Folsom Periodontics, she and her team strive to exceed the expectations of patients. Patients’ care and attention is their fundamental focus, and they make patients’ utmost oral health their mission. The services that they offer range from preventative maintenance through dental hygiene and dental health education, and periodontal treatment to restore impacted areas. 

At the start of her academic career, Dr. Finney graduated with her Bachelor of Science degree in Dental Hygiene from Idaho State University in 1975. She then went on to earn her Master of Science in Oral Biology from the University of Washington in 1982, followed by her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry in 1986. A year later, she completed her research fellowship in oral medicine at Baylor University in 1987. She also holds a Certificate in Periodontics from UT Health San Antonio (1989).

Active in dental organizations for most of her career, Dr. Finney was President of the Alaska State Dental Hygienists’ Society, and was the first woman to serve as President of the California Dental Association in 2004. Currently, she is serving as a California Dental Association Delegate to the American Dental Association, and as a Board Member of the American Dental Political Action Committee.

In good standing with a number of professional organizations, she is a member of the Sacramento District Dental Society, the California Dental Association, the American Dental Association, the California Society of Periodontists, the American Academy of Periodontology, the American College of Dentists, the International College of Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry International, and the Pierre Fauchard Academy.

Periodontics is the dental specialty focusing exclusively on the inflammatory disease that destroys the gums and other supporting structures around the teeth. A periodontist is a dentist who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of periodontal, or disease, and in the placement of dental implants.

Learn More about Dr. Debra S. Finney:

Through her findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/1148204-Debra-Finney-Periodontist or through Folsom Periodontics, http://www.folsomperio.com/ 

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