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Dr. Kelk is one of the best periodontist and Implant dentist in Orange County California , We are pleased to be among the offices near Laguna Woods who practice state of the art technology with Periodontal Dentistry. We provide the latest advancements in dental and computer technology which allow our Laguna Woods patients to have safer, more comfortable and relaxed dental experience. By using instant digital radiography, the amount of radiation used to take each x-ray is reduced by 50%. We also use chair-side computing for up to the second accuracy as well a being a fast and efficient method for checking in and out.

We provide our Laguna Woods patients with state of the art specialty needs in Periodontics and Dental Implant Treatment . We offer service to :

• Dental implant surgery - dental implants for Laguna Woods patients

• Intravenous conscious sedation for Laguna Woods patients

• Digital radiography and imaging for Laguna Woods patients

• Periodontal plastic surgery in for Laguna Woods (gum surgery that will make your teeth look more esthetic).

• Surgical and non-surgical periodontal therapy for Laguna Woods patients (gum surgery and deep cleaning of the gum and teeth).

• Implant site preparation for Laguna Woods patients( hard and soft tissue grafting to provide with optimal bone volume and soft tissue for implant placement ).

We treats Laguna Woods patients with Periodontal disease, also known as gum disease, is an extremely common dental problem that affects more than 80 percent of patients over the age of 35; however, it can occur at any age. If not treated, gum disease can eventually lead to tooth loss. As part of our commitment to providing high-quality family dentistry services at our Orange County office locations, we offer a full program of gum infection, disease prevention and treatment options.

Our dental practice will answer your questions about gingivitis and periodontal disease. We will educate you about preventing gum disease and provide gum therapy and treatment. For severe cases or advanced periodontal disease Dr. Kelk accepts referral from dentists in Laguna Woods

Our Courteous staff offers Laguna Woods patients with Easy to schedule, Short wait time, Clear explanations and Cleanliness

Our office serves   Laguna Woods and following city Zip codes:

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Dr. Kelk is a specialist in Periodontics. Dr. Kelk's experience and advanced training permits her to provide her patients with the latest treatments in conventional, regenerative or cosmetic periodontal treatment as well as dental Implant surgery.Beside 3 years of specialty training in periodontics, Dr. Kelk has taken 1.5 years of extra training in Dental implant treatment at the Implant Dentistry Department of Loma Linda University and was granted a Fellowship for her achievements. Dr. Kelk has extensive experience in providing the smoothest intravenous conscious sedation to those patients in need of such treatment.. Throughout the treatment procedure the patient is closely monitored by Dr. Kelk and recovery is always fast and smooth. This great service will make your dental experience as smooth as possible. Beside her training to become licensed for IV sedation, Dr. Kelk has completed 50 cases of General anesthesia at Loma Linda Dental Surgicenter. Not everyone is required to receive IV sedation for their treatment in our office . Those of you who can handle general dentistry with local anesthesia, will probably be able to receive treatment under local anesthesia in our office as well. Dr. Kelk will make recommendations suited for a given procedure for each case, without compromising patient's safety.

Background Dr. Kelk received her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from University of Tehran in 1992.She did extensive researches on the effect of Orthodontic treatment on Periodontal tissues and wrote and defended her doctorate thesis on this matter. After taking 4 different board examinations ( two national and two state boards) she became a licensed dentist in the US. In 1996 she received her Fellowship degree in Dental Implants from Loma Linda University and in 1999 after accomplishing a 3 year residency program in Periodontics , she received her specialty degree in Periodontics from Loma Linda University. Throughout her postgraduate studies, she received advanced training in Dental implant and periodontal surgery as well as in Reconstruction surgery to obtain adequate bone volume for placing dental implants, in cases who have lost jaw bone due to tooth loss or other factors. She also received advanced training in General Anesthesia at Loma Linda Surgicenter, and completed 50 cases of general anesthesia.

This great experience allowed her to be able to provide Intravenous Conscious Sedation for those patients who suffer from dental phobia. Dr. Kelk was awardedDiplomate status by the American Board of Periodontology at its 2004 meeting in Dallas. The American Board of Periodontology is recognized by the ADA as the national certifying board for the dental specialty of Periodontics. The board awards diplomate status to those who, after three years of post-doctoral advanced specialty training at an accredited institution , successfully complete a two-part examination consisting of a comprehensive written examination and an oral examination.

Dr. Kelk has served as clinical instructor at USC department of Advanced Periodontics in 2004-2005.

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Gingivitis
Classification and external resources
Severe gingivitis before (top) and after (bottom) a thorough mechanical debridement of the teeth and adjacent gum tissues.
ICD-10	K05.0-K05.1
ICD-9	523.0-523.1
DiseasesDB	34517
MedlinePlus	001056
MeSH	D005891

What is Periodontal Disease?

Gum Disease

Missing Teeth

Periodontitis/Losing Bone around teeth

Orange County is a county in Southern California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,846,293, while a July 2008 estimate placed the population at 3,010,759, making it the second most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and ahead of San Diego County.^[1]

The county is famous for its tourism, as the home of such attractions asDisneyland and Knott's Berry Farm, as well as several beaches along more than 40 miles (64 km) of coastline. It is also recognized for its nationally known centers of religious worship, such as Crystal Cathedral, Saddleback Church, Calvary Chapel. It is known for its affluence and political conservatism. In fact, in 2005 a major academic study listed three Orange County cities as being among America's 25 "most conservative," making it the only county in the country with more than one such city. ^[2]

Whereas most population centers in the United States tend to be identified by a major city, there is no defined urban center in Orange County. It is mostly suburban, except for some traditional downtown areas such as those of Anaheim,Santa Ana, Orange, Huntington Beach, and Fullerton. There are also several edge city-style developments such as the South Coast Metro and Newport Center.

While Santa Ana serves as the governmental center of the county, Anaheim is the main tourist destination and Irvine is the major business and financial hub. Four Orange County cities have populations exceeding 200,000: Santa Ana, Anaheim, Irvine, and Huntington Beach.^[3]

Thirty-four incorporated cities are located in Orange County; the newest is Aliso Viejo, which was incorporated in 2001. Anaheim was the first city incorporated in Orange County. It was incorporated in 1870 when the region was still part of neighboring Los Angeles County.

History

Members of the Tongva, Juaneño, and Luiseño Native American groups long inhabited the area. After the 1769 expedition of Gaspar de Portolà, a Spanishexpedition led by Junipero Serra named the area Valle de Santa Ana (Valley ofSaint Anne). On November 1, 1776, Mission San Juan Capistrano became the area's first permanent European settlement. Among those who came with Portolá were José Manuel Nieto and José Antonio Yorba.Both these men were given land grants - Rancho Los Nietos and Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana, respectively. The Nieto heirs were granted land in 1834. The Nieto ranches were known as Rancho Los Alamitos, Rancho Las Bolsas, and Rancho Los Coyotes. Yorba heirs Bernardo Yorba and Teodosio Yorba were also granted Rancho Cañón de Santa Ana (Santa Ana Canyon Ranch) and Rancho Lomas de Santiago, respectively. Other ranchos in Orange County were granted by the Mexican government during the Mexican period in Alta California. ^[4]

A severe drought in the 1860s devastated the prevailing industry, cattle ranching, and much land came into the possession of Richard O'Neill, Sr.,^[5] James Irvineand other land barons. In 1887, silver was discovered in the Santa Ana Mountains, attracting settlers via the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific Railroads.

This growth led the California legislature to divide Los Angeles County and createOrange County as a separate political entity on March 11, 1889. The county is generally said to have been named for the citrus fruit (its most famous product).^[6] However, in the new county there was already a town by the name of Orange, named for Orange County, Virginia, which itself took its name from William of Orange. The fact the county took the same name as one of its towns may have been coincidence.

Other citrus crops, avocados, and oil extraction were also important to the early economy. Orange County benefited from the July 4, 1904 completion of the Pacific Electric Railway, a trolley connecting Los Angeles with Santa Ana and Newport Beach . The link made Orange County an accessible weekend retreat for celebrities of early Hollywood. It was deemed so significant that the city of Pacific City changed its name to Huntington Beach in honor of Henry Huntington, president of the Pacific Electric and nephew of Collis Huntington. Transportation further improved with the completion of the State Route and U.S. Route 101 (now mostlyInterstate 5) in the 1920s.

South Coast Metro area in central Orange County

Agriculture, such as the boysenberry which was made famous by Buena Park nativeWalter Knott, began to decline after World War II but the county's prosperity soared. The completion of Interstate 5 in 1954 helped make Orange County abedroom community for many who moved to Southern California to work inaerospace and manufacturing. Orange County received a further boost in 1955 with the opening of Disneyland.

In 1969, Yorba Linda-born Orange County native Richard Nixon became the 37th President of the United States.

In the 1980s, the population topped two million for the first time; Orange County had become the second-most populous county in California.

An investment fund melt-down in 1994 led to the criminal prosecution of County of Orange treasurer Robert Citron. The county lost at least $1.5 billion through high-risk investments in derivatives.^[7] On December 6, 1994, the County of Orange declared Chapter 9 bankruptcy,^[7] from which it emerged in June 1995. The Orange County bankruptcy was the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.^[7]

In recent years land-use conflicts have arisen between established areas in the north and less developed areas in the south. These conflicts have regarded things such as construction of new toll roads and the re-purposing of a decommissioned air base. For example, the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station site was designated by a voter measure in 1994 to be developed into an international airport to alleviate the heavily used John Wayne Airport. But subsequent voter initiatives and court actions have caused the airport plan to be permanently shelved. Instead it will become the Orange County Great Park.^[8]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,455 km²(948 sq mi), making it the smallest county in Southern California. Surface water accounts for 411 km² (159 sq mi) of the area, 16.73% of the total; 2,044 km²(789 sq mi) of it is land. The average annual temperature is about 68 °F (20 °C). Despite its small size as a county, Orange County's total area in square miles is actually just smaller than the State of Rhode Island's land area.

Orange County is bordered on the southwest by the Pacific Ocean, on the north by Los Angeles County, on the northeast by San Bernardino County and Riverside County, and on the southeast by San Diego County.

View of the Santa Ana Mountainsfrom Newport Bay

The northwestern part of the county lies on the coastal plain of the Los Angeles Basin, while the southeastern end rises into the foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains. Most of Orange County's population reside in one of two shallow coastal valleys that lie in the basin, the Santa Ana Valley and the Saddleback Valley. The Santa Ana Mountains lie within the eastern boundaries of the county and of the Cleveland National Forest. The high point is Santiago Peak (5,689 feet (1,734 m)^[9]), about 20 mi (32 km) east of Santa Ana. Santiago Peak and nearbyModjeska Peak, just 200 feet (60 m) shorter, form a ridge known as Saddleback, visible from almost everywhere in the county. The Peralta Hills extend westward from the Santa Ana Mountains through the communities of Anaheim Hills,Orange, and ending in Olive. The Loma Ridge is another prominent feature, running parallel to the Santa Ana Mountains through the central part of the county, separated from the taller mountains to the east by Santiago Canyon.

The Santa Ana River is the county's principal watercourse, flowing through the middle of the county from northeast to southwest. Its major tributary to the south and east is Santiago Creek. Other watercourses within the county includeAliso Creek, San Juan Creek, and Horsethief Creek. In the North, the San Gabriel River also briefly crosses into Orange County and exits into the Pacific on the Los Angeles-Orange County line between the cities of Long Beach and Seal Beach.Laguna Beach is home to the county's only natural lakes, Laguna Lakes, which are formed by water rising up against an underground fault.

North Orange County in purple shades. South Orange County in blue shades.
     "Coastal Cities" of North Orange County     Cities in inland North Orange County.     The economic powers of Anaheim, Orange, and Santa Ana.     "North East Orange County", lying east of Interstate 5 and State Route 91.     Newport Beach-Irvine     "Beach Cities" of South Orange County.     Cities in inland South Orange County.

Further information: List of rivers of Orange County, California

Residents sometimes figuratively divide the county into "North Orange County" and "South County" (meaning Northwest and Southeast—following the county's natural diagonal orientation along the local coastline). This is more of a cultural and demographic distinction perpetuated by the popular television shows "The OC" and "Laguna Beach," between the older areas closer to Los Angeles, and the more affluent and recently developed areas to the South and East. A transition between older and newer development may be considered to exist roughly parallel to State Route 55 (aka the Costa Mesa Freeway). This transition is accentuated by large flanking tracts of sparsely developed area occupied until recent years by agriculture and military airfields.

While there is a natural topographical Northeast-to-Southwest transition from inland elevations to the lower coastal band, there is no formal geographical division between North and South County. Perpendicular to that gradient, the Santa Ana River roughly divides the county between northwestern and southeastern sectors (about 40% to 60% respectively, by area), but does not represent any apparent economic, political or cultural differences, nor does it significantly affect distribution of travel, housing, commerce, industry or agriculture from one side to the other.

Incorporated cities

As of August 2006, Orange County has 34 incorporated cities. The oldest is Anaheim (1870) and the newest is Aliso Viejo (2001).

Aliso Viejo, incorporated in 2001 Anaheim, incorporated in 1870 Brea, incorporated in 1917 Buena Park, incorporated in 1953 Costa Mesa, incorporated in 1953 Cypress, incorporated in 1956 Dana Point, incorporated in 1989 Fountain Valley, incorporated in 1953 Fullerton, incorporated in 1904 Garden Grove, incorporated in 1956 Huntington Beach, incorporated in 1909 Irvine, incorporated in 1971 La Habra, incorporated in 1925 La Palma, incorporated in 1955 Laguna Beach, incorporated in 1927 Laguna Hills, incorporated in 1991 Laguna Niguel, incorporated in 1989

Laguna Woods, incorporated in 1999 Lake Forest, incorporated in 1991 Los Alamitos, incorporated in 1960 Mission Viejo, incorporated in 1988 Newport Beach, incorporated in 1906 Orange, incorporated in 1888 Placentia, incorporated in 1926 Rancho Santa Margarita, incorporated in 2000 San Clemente, incorporated in 1928 San Juan Capistrano, incorporated in 1961 Santa Ana, incorporated in 1886 Seal Beach, incorporated in 1915 Stanton, incorporated in 1956 Tustin, incorporated in 1927 Villa Park, incorporated in 1962 Westminster, incorporated in 1957 Yorba Linda, incorporated in 1967

Noteworthy communities

Some of the communities that exist within city limits are listed below:

Anaheim Hills, Anaheim Atwood, Placentia Balboa, Newport Beach Balboa Island, Newport Beach Capistrano Beach, Dana Point Carlton, Yorba Linda Corona del Mar, Newport Beach Dove Canyon, Rancho Santa Margarita East Lake, Yorba Linda El Modena, Orange Floral Park, Santa Ana French Park, Santa Ana Foothill Ranch, Lake Forest Las Flores, Rancho Santa Margarita Lido Isle, Newport Beach Mesa Verde, Costa Mesa Monarch Beach, Dana Point Newport Coast, Newport Beach

Northwood, Irvine Olinda Village, Brea Olive, Orange Portola Hills, Lake Forest Quail Hill, Irvine San Joaquin Hills, Newport Beach San Juan Hills, San Juan Capistrano Santa Ana Heights, Newport Beach Santiago Hills, Orange South Laguna, Laguna Beach Sunny Hills, Fullerton Surfside, Seal Beach Talega, San Clemente Turtle Rock, Irvine Tustin Legacy, Tustin Tustin Ranch, Tustin West Garden Grove, Garden Grove The Village, Irvine Woodbury, Irvine Woodbridge, Irvine

Unincorporated communities

These communities are outside of the city limits in unincorporated county territory:

Coto de Caza Cowan Heights El Modena Emerald Bay Ladera Ranch Lemon Heights Midway City Modjeska Canyon

Orange Park Acres Rancho Mission Viejo Red Hill Rossmoor Silverado Canyon Sunset Beach Trabuco Canyon Tustin Foothills

See also: List of neighborhoods and unincorporated communities in Orange County

Planned communities

Orange County has a history of large planned communities. Nearly 30% of the county was created as master planned communities^{[citation needed]}, the most notable being the City of Irvine, Coto de Caza, Anaheim Hills, Tustin Ranch, Ladera Ranch, Talega, Rancho Santa Margarita, and Mission Viejo. Irvine has become the model master planned city, encompassing many villages which were all planned under a master plan by the Irvine Company in the mid-1960s.

Adjacent counties

• Los Angeles County, California - north, west
• San Bernardino County, California - northeast
• Riverside County, California - east
• San Diego County, California - southeast