McCawley Center for Laser Periodontics and Implants

in Fort Lauderdale, FL🌴 | Dental Implants & Gum Care
Family-owned, 50+ yrs serving Broward County 🦷
💬 Saving Lives by Saving Smiles™ He graduated Cum Laude from Florida State University. degree from Nova Southeastern College of Dental Medicine and also a Masters of Science, as well as, a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study after a three year residency in periodontology and implants from Nova. D

r. Mark McCawley is a Diplomat of the American Board of Periodontology and a fellow of the American College of Dentists. Dr McCawley is also Board Certified in Periodontology and Dental Implant Surgery. He is trained and certified in the Pinhole Surgical Technique, a minimally invasive treatment for gingival recession. He is certified as an Advanced Pinhole Surgeon, one of only 30 in the world. He is also trained in the Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure and has two published research studies on LANAP. He has lectured on this research to the American Academy of Dental Research and to the North American Society of Periodontists. Dr. McCawley has taken additional advanced training in implant placement and implant related bone grafting and sinus surgery from the Global Dental Implant Academy in California. He lectured to the Academy on peri-implantitis at a international meeting held in Los Angeles. He also lectures on treating infected implants to the Maxi- implant course at Nova. He emphasizes treating the microbiological cause of periodontal disease not just the resultant pockets. He teaches the graduate periodontal residents at Nova Southeastern University microbiology and the appropriate use of antibiotics to help treat periodontal infections. He uses minimally invasive therapies such as lasers and Pinhole surgery in a gentle manner using sedation where indicated for anxious patients. In his free time, he likes to race cars, travel and spend time with family and friends. Dr. McCawley looks forward to meeting you and carrying on his mission of “Saving Lives by Saving Smiles. Tom McCawley DDS, FACD – Fellow of The Prestigious American College of Dentists and Member of the Florida State board of dentistry. Dr. Tom McCawley has practiced in Fort Lauderdale for over 50 years. A graduate of the University of Illinois College Of Dentistry, Dr. McCawley holds a specialty degree in Periodontics from Boston University School of Graduate Dentistry and is one of seven dentists appointed to the Florida State Board of Dentistry whose mission is to protect the public. Dr. McCawley lectures frequently to universities and dental groups throughout the country and internationally on “Periodontics for the 21 Century – The Latest Advances in microbiology and the appropriate use of antibiotics.”

He has presented new groundbreaking research on laser effects on bacteria to the American Academy of Dental Research, the American Academy of Periodontology and the North American Society of Periodontists. Tom and Mark McCawley recently co-authored four new studies on Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure (LANAP®) including a groundbreaking study proving that the laser killed the disease causing bacteria in infected pockets. These studies make them among the leading researchers in the world on minimally invasive laser periodontal treatment He is he is Co-editor of the Periodontal Letter with 5000 in circulation. Two on oral health and disease and two on life management. His most recent book is “A Blueprint for a Highly Successful Life – A Survival Guide for the Aftermath of the COVID 19 Pandemic.” All of these books are available on Amazon and the two on oral health can be downloaded on this website here. We have brought together one of the most experienced, caring, and dedicated teams to assist you with your individual needs. Some of our team members have been with us for over 20 years.