About
Dr. Sam Gilani
Periodontist & Oral Plastic Reconstructive Surgeon
A tradition in minimally invasive oral plastic reconstructive surgery
Dr. Sam Gilani is a UCLA-trained periodontist and oral plastic reconstructive surgeon with more than 25 years of experience — and over 26,000 dental implants placed — in advanced periodontal, implant, and reconstructive dental care. With a Master’s in Oral Biology and specialty training in Periodontics, he brings a deep scientific understanding of bone, gum tissue, healing, and implant dentistry to every case.
Academic Foundation
25+ Years of teaching & surgery
Alongside private practice, Dr. Gilani held a teaching position on the periodontics faculty at UCLA for 25 years and served on the teaching staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for 25 years.
Over that career he has taught dentists and specialists in periodontal surgery, implant reconstruction, intra-oral plastic surgery, bone grafting, and minimally invasive implant protocols — lecturing nationally and internationally. His approach combines university-level training, decades of clinical experience, careful treatment planning, and a calm, patient-focused commitment to long-term, natural-looking results.
Clinical Focus
Saving & rebuilding what matters
His clinical focus includes saving natural teeth whenever possible, rebuilding lost bone and soft tissue, and restoring function and aesthetics through minimally invasive periodontal microsurgery and advanced implant techniques.
He is especially experienced in complex cases involving severe periodontal disease, bone loss, failing teeth, and patients who may have previously been told their condition was difficult or hopeless — often working through multidisciplinary treatment planning for complex oral cavity disease.
“So much of the quality of life revolves around having sound teeth and a beautiful smile. My goal is to help you keep your natural teeth for a lifetime — and, if through some misfortune a tooth is lost, to provide the best foundation so that you can have the most natural-looking and natural-functioning replacement teeth available. I look forward to serving you.”
Difficult Cases
A focus on the difficult cases
Much of Dr. Gilani’s work involves patients who have been told their situation is complicated — advanced gum disease, significant bone loss, failing or hopeless teeth, and implant sites that first need grafting or sinus elevation. Decades of surgical experience, university-level training, and a research background in oral biology come together in careful planning and minimally invasive techniques.
For patients, the experience is meant to feel different from what they may expect of surgery: clear explanations in plain language, the most conservative effective option first, and a calm, unhurried approach. For referring doctors, it means a specialist partner who performs the surgical phase and returns the patient for restoration.
The practice serves Beverly Hills and the surrounding Westside and Los Angeles area. If you’re looking for a periodontist in Beverly Hills, or you’d like to request a consultation, we’re glad to help.
Credentials
- Education
- MS, Oral Biology — UCLA
- Specialty
- Periodontics — specialist training, UCLA
- UCLA Faculty
- Teaching faculty in Periodontics — 25 years
- Hospital Affiliation
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center — teaching staff, 25 years
- Fellowship
- International Congress of Oral Implantologists (ICOI)
- Diplomate
- American College of Implantology (ACI)
- Experience
- 25+ years · 26,000+ implants placed
- Clinical Focus
- Minimally invasive implants, microsurgery, multidisciplinary treatment planning for complex oral cavity disease
Areas of Expertise
- Minimally invasive dental implant surgery
- Sinus elevation & bone reconstruction
- Guided bone & tissue regeneration (GBR / GTR)
- Periodontal microsurgery
- Soft tissue grafting
- Full-arch implant rehabilitation
Affiliations & Memberships
- American Academy of Periodontology (AAP)
- Western Society of Periodontics
- Beverly Hills Academy of Dentistry
- American Dental Association (ADA)
- California Dental Association (CDA)
- Los Angeles Dental Society