Dr. Chirdeep Chandrakeerthi

DMD, MS

Dr. Chirdeep Chandrakeerthi
A proud diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology, Dr. Chandrakeerthi joined our team of highly skilled Periodontists. After close to 15 years of practicing as a Periodontist and Implant Surgeon in the states of Oregon and Georgia, Dr. Chandrakeerthi and his family relocated to Scottsdale, AZ. Dr. Chandrakeerthi has made the study of Periodontology and Dental Implantology his life’s work. His background and specialization includes the more complex dental implant cases, bone grafting, sinus grafting, soft tissue tissue grafting and full arch rehabilitation.

Dr. Chandrakeerthi is passionate about teaching and educating patients and dental professionals. He was an associate professor at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, TN. He began focusing his practice on identification and treatment of periodontal disease, advanced bone preservation and grafting techniques, techniques for long-term stability of dental implants, treatment of compromised implants. He received his Masters in Periodontics and Dental Implant training from Indiana University. He has also completed a Master degree in Dental Biomaterials from University of Birmingham, Alabama.

Dr. Chandrakeerthi is an active member of the American Academy of Periodontics, Academy of Osseointegration, Western Society of Periodontics, and the American Dental Association.

Outside of his practice, Dr. Chandrakeerthi enjoys the outdoors of Arizona with his wife, Lucy Kairalla and two daughters, Mahi and Navya, and that’s what brought them to Arizona. 
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
  • Chandrakeerthi CM, Nagy TR, Lemos J, McCracken M. “Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry Analysis of Implants in Rat Tibiae” Implant Dentistry 2005 Sep; 14(3):294-300
  • Dissertation on Implant micro-design for optimal soft tissue response, Indiana University School of Dentistry, 2003 Dissertation on “Tissue Engineering” with emphasis on guided tissue generation and bone graft materials submitted to the Department of Surgery and Biomaterials, University of Alabama Birmingham, 2002 Gold Medal in Periodontics. Prestigious Award by the Indian Society of Periodontology
Education
Dental School:
Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN; 2005 – Certificate & MSD Periodontics

Graduate School:
University of Alabama, AL; 2002 – Masters of Science Dental Biomaterials

Undergraduate School:
MRADC Bangalore University, India; 1996 – Bachelor Dental Surgery
Current Adjuncts
gIDE Institute
Dental XP
Center for Advanced Dental Education
Georgia Dental Association
Memberships
Academy of Osseointegration: Innovation Committee Member
American Academy of Periodontology
American Dental Association
International Congress of Oral Implantology
Western Society of Periodontology