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Dr. Richard Myron Decker DMD

Periodontist | Periodontics

7402 Custer Rd W Suite 101 Lakewood WA, 98499

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Dr. Richard Decker practices Periodontics in Lakewood, WA. A periodontist is a dentist who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of periodontal disease, and in the placement of dental implants. Dr. Decker has expertise in the treatment of oral inflammation and often treats problematic periodontal cases, such as those with severe gum disease or a complex medical history. Some treatments that Dr. Decker provides are scaling and root planing and root surface debridement.

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Practice At 7402 Custer Rd W Suite 101

7402 Custer Rd W Suite 101 -
Lakewood, WA 98499
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New patients: 253-471-2222
Fax: 253-476-2647

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ST CLARE HOSPITALl

11315 BRIDGEPORT WAY S W LAKEWOOD WA 98499

Head northeast on Custer Road West 513 ft
Turn right onto Bridgeport Way West 574 ft
Continue straight onto Bridgeport Way Southwest 2.4 mi
Turn left 615 ft
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ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTERl

1717 SOUTH J STREET TACOMA WA 98405

Head northeast on Custer Road West 2893 ft
Continue straight onto 74th Street West 1483 ft
Continue straight onto South 74th Street 1.0 mi
Turn left onto South Tacoma Way 3.7 mi
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MARY BRIDGE CHILDREN'S HOSPITALl

317 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR W BOX 5299 TACOMA WA 98415

Head northeast on Custer Road West 2893 ft
Continue straight onto 74th Street West 536 ft
Turn left onto Lakewood Drive West 1.0 mi
Continue straight onto South Orchard Street 2.1 mi
Turn right onto Center Street 894 ft
Take the ramp on the left 2328 ft
Merge left onto WA 16 4901 ft
Take the ramp on the right towards Sprague Avenue 1695 ft
Turn left onto South Sprague Avenue 1.6 mi
Make a sharp right onto 6th Avenue 2891 ft
Turn left onto South J Street 702 ft
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