Capital Region Periodontics and Dental Implants has been a trusted staple of the Albany area for over 30 years. Located conveniently along Western Avenue, the office has seen thousands of patients, changing the face of periodontics in upstate New York. With three of the top periodontists in the country practicing in the same building, it has built a reputation for life-transforming care with a patient first philosophy.
Dr. Reed Ference, DDS, MDS is the founder of Capital Region Periodontics & Dental Implants. He has successfully placed over 8,000 implants throughout his career and has focused much of his professional efforts on innovations in bone and tissue regeneration research. His love for dentistry began as a chemistry major at Binghamton University before completing his dental training at Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine. He then moved on to specialty training in periodontics at the University of Connecticut’s School of Dental Medicine, where he also received a Master’s degree in Immunology and a prestigious NIH research grant. After finishing his education, Dr. Ference worked as the Director of Undergraduate Periodontics at New York University’s College of Dentistry before making the move to Albany in 1991 and opening Capital Region Periodontics & Dental Implants. It was there that he and his wife raised their family of three sons, one of which would be his co-doctor and eventual successor.
Dr. Sean Ference, DDS, MDS, is the son of Dr. Reed Ference and the current owner of Capital Region Periodontics & Dental Implants. Following in his father’s footsteps, he completed his undergraduate degree at Binghamton University in political science and economics before moving on to complete his dental training at Stony Brook University’s School of Dental Medicine. After a year abroad, he returned to the States to complete his specialty training in periodontics at the University of Tennessee’s College of Dentistry, where he also received a Master’s degree in Dental Science. Once his education was complete, he joined his father in Albany and took over the practice. Dr. Sean is board-certified in Periodontics & Implant Dentistry, along with being a member of the American Academy of Periodontology and the American Dental Association. He shares his father’s interest in bone regeneration and implant dentistry, along with his own focus on soft tissue grafting.
Dr. Beniel Tamraz, DDS, MS hails all the way from the west coast, where he was born and raised in San Jose, California. He completed his undergraduate education in Neurobiology, Physiology, & Behavioral Sciences at UC Davis before moving on to the University of the Pacific’s School of Dentistry for his dental training, where he was recognized for his dedication with the American Academy of Periodontology’s dental student award for achievement in Periodontology. After graduating in 2020, Dr. Tamraz continued his study of periodontics at UC San Francisco while working on his master’s degree and also engaging in research of platelet-rich fibrin use in systemically compromised patients. His research contributions in soft tissue techniques while at UCSF have been published in Clinical Advances in Periodontics. He is now a board-certified periodontist and a member of the American Academy of Periodontology and the American Dental Association. He focuses his professional efforts on managing periodontal disease, soft tissue gum rejuvenation, implantology, and bone regeneration, while also completing community service projects to help underserved populations.
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