Daniel W.K.Kao, DDS, MS, DMD
Experience matters — Dr. Daniel Kao has decades of experience and employs the latest technologies in dentistry
Dr. Daniel Kao, Board Certified Periodontist
Dr. Daniel Kao dental implant treatment
Dr. Daniel Kao periodontal treatment
Dr. Daniel Kao — Implant treatment
Dr. Daniel Kao, Board Certified Periodontist

Daniel W.K. Kao DDS, MS, DMD, DABP

World-renowned for his compassionate, patient-friendly Educator and Clinician, Dr. Kao offers a full range of cutting-edge digital implant dentistry and advanced periodontal services.

  • Board Certified Periodontist
  • Textbook Author (Dental Implant and Periodontal Disease)
  • Surgical device Patent Holder
  • Previous Program Director of Predoctoral Periodontics, University of Pennsylvania (2008-2011)
  • Digital Dental Implant Placement Protocol Developer/Adaptor

ABOUT

Dr. Daniel W.K. Kao holding a dental implant model
Name
Daniel W.K. Kao, DDS,MS,DMD
Speciality
Board Certified Periodontist
Faculty / University
Harvard University
University of Pennsylvania
Medical practice
Over 20 years
Harvard School of Dental Medicine Certificate of Appreciation presented to Dr. Daniel W Kao

About Dr. Daniel W.K. Kao DDS,MS,DMD, DABP

Dr. Daniel Kao is a Board Certified Periodontist, an educator who teaches in several world-renowned dental schools and also practiced dentistry since 1999.

  1. 2022

    Clinical Faculty, Harvard School of Dental Medicine

  2. 2014

    Clinical Assistant Professor & Dental Implantology Course Director, National YangMing University

  3. 2011

    Clinical Assistant Professor of Periodontics, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine

  4. 2010

    Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring Award in Periodontics (American Academy of Periodontology)

  5. 2010

    DMD, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine

  6. 2008

    Director of Predoctoral Periodontics, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine

  7. 2008

    Post-Doctoral Periodontics Certificate and MS degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine with Director’s research award

  8. 1999

    DDS, National YangMing University School of Dental Medicine

The lead of dental implant

Dr. Daniel W.K. Kao is chief editor of the Clinical Sinus Elevation Surgery and an author for several periodontal and dental implant textbooks. He has lectured on the national and international level on implant therapy, tissue engineering approach of bone and gum regeneration, and digital dental implant workflow.

Dr. Daniel Kao — Implant treatment

Guest Speaker:

  • Sinus Elevation Surgery from Conventional to Digital Technology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Jan 2022
  • Same-Day Dental Implant Approach, Tufts University, Jun 2019
  • Clinical Sinus Elevation Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, July 2018
  • Cleaning efficacy of Implant surface decontamination method --- Using osteoconductive particles with air abrasion device. Academy of Osseointegration Annual Meeting, 2018
  • Minimally Invasive alveolar ridge splitting technique, American Academy of Periodontology 99th Annual Meeting, 2013

Patent:

  • Kao, WK. Dental Isolation Device for Treating Dental Implant Infection. Taiwan Patent and US Patent pending

Bibliography:

  • Kao DW, Fiorellini JP. Comparison of ridge expansion and ridge splitting techniques for narrow alveolar ridge in a Swine cadaver model. Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent. 2015 May-Jun;35(3):e44-9
  • Lin TH, Chen L, Cha J, Jeffcoat M, Kao DW, Nevins M, Fiorellini JP. The effect of cigarette smoking and native bone height on dental implants placed immediately in sinuses grafted by hydraulic condensation. Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent. 2012 Jun;32(3):255-61.
  • Drucker SD, Prieto LE, Kao DW. Periodontal probing calibration in an academic setting. J Dent Educ. 2012 Nov;76(11):1466-73.
  • Kao DW, Atsushi. Kubota, Myron. Nevins and Joseph P. Fiorellini. The Negative Effect of Combining rhBMP-2 and Bio-Oss on Bone Formation for Maxillary Sinus Augmentation. Int JPeriodont Rest Dent 2012 Feb 32(1):61-7
  • Kao DW, and H.DeHaven. Controlled Hydrostatic Sinus Elevation: A Novel Method of Elevating the Sinus Membrane. Implant Dentistry 2011 20(6):425-9

Editorials, Reviews, Chapters:

Book Chapters

Carranza’s Clinical Periodontology,
Chapter : Biological Aspects of Oral Implants.
Chapter : The Tooth-Supporting Structures.

Frontiers of Oral Biology,
Chapter : Regenerative Periodontal Therapy

Carranza’s Clinical Periodontology book cover Periodontal Disease textbook cover, co-authored by Dr. Kao

Chief Editor of Book

Kao DW (Chief Editor): Clinical Maxillary Sinus Elevation Surgery: Wiley Blackwell

Clinical Maxillary Sinus Elevation Surgery book cover

The lead of dental implant

Dr.Kao does what he says and says what he believes. Over the last 20 years, he has developed and adopted digital dental implant workflow for his patients.

Dr. Daniel Kao

Case Gallery

Severe Gum Disease : need dental implant?

Severe gum disease clinical photo and X-ray Check Answer

Recession Treatment, Prevent future breakdown

Gum Recessing Treatment

3-week PO

Digital Technology for Dental Implant

Digital work-flow of Dental Implant

Digital Technology for Dental Implant

One day dental implant available, minimally invasive, faster healing, Less trauma, less dental visit

Digital Dental Implant

Tooth in a Day Concept

One day Dental Implant — before and 3 days after dental implant

Contact

  • We're conveniently located at 1180 Beacon Street, Suite 2C in Brookline, Massachusetts.
  • Getting Here: You can easily reach us by taking the Green "C" Line MBTA to the Kent Street stop. We have a wheelchair-accessible entrance on the side of the building at Powell Street.
  • Parking: There’s plenty of street parking available on Beacon Street for up to 3 hours. You can also find free 2-hour parking on Parkman Street and Browne Street—just be sure to check the signs before you park
  • Call us: 617-860-1180