Thomas A. Copulos DDS, PA

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• Comparative analysis between a modified ultrasonic tip and hand instruments on clinical parameters of periodontal disease.

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Get to know Periodontist Dr. Thomas A. Copulos, who serves patients in Boca Raton, Florida.

Combining expert training and a high level of dedication, Dr. Copulos is a skilled periodontist offering the very best dental care at his private dental practice – Thomas A. Copulos, D.D.S., P.A. – in Boca Raton, Florida. He takes a holistic approach to patient care and designs custom comprehensive treatment plans for his patients. His clinical interests include dental implants, surgical and non-surgical periodontal therapy, and bone grafting for dental implants.

With dental health as a top priority, he and his staff are dedicated to staying up to date with the latest technologies and ensuring a clean and calming environment. In doing so, they strive to help each patient achieve the smile they have always wanted with surgical and non-surgical procedures, as necessary. Patients have excellent things to say about them, one stating “Dr. Copulous and his office staff are top-notch. The appointment was scheduled within a day with a prompt and courteous follow-up from the receptionist. After a thorough cleaning, consultation on my overall oral health, also a referral to a general dentist, I was all set. Very well done, all of you. I am very grateful for your service.”

Trained to perform everything from dental implants to soft tissue grafting, Dr. Copulos can also be found on staff at Jupiter Dental Group. Recognized as one of the pillars of the dental practice since 1992, he has been repairing smiles and restoring hope for more than 20 years. 

A past president of the Florida Association of Periodontists, he remains a member of the American Academy of Periodontology, the American Dental Association, and the American Academy of Facial Esthetics.

Since the eighth grade, Dr. Copulos wanted to be a dentist. His personal experience with orthodontics and oral surgery sparked his interest. He focused his education, at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, towards going to the Case School of Dental Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio.

In dental school, he was at the top of his class and received many honors for research. One of his professors approached him and suggested that he would make a great periodontist. Dr. Copulos worked as a general dentist in his hometown of Miami for two years, and then applied for a Periodontal Residency program. He was accepted at the University of Florida College of Dentistry and completed his residency in 1992. He started practicing in Boca Raton and opened his own office in 1995. 

That same year, he earned board certification in periodontics and dental implants through the American Board of Periodontology, an organization that serves the public and the dental profession by administering the board certification process for experts in the dental specialty of periodontics. Additionally, he was voted as one of the Top Periodontists in Boca Raton by Boca Life Magazine in 2011 and nominated as one of the Top Dentists in Boca Raton by the Sun-Sentinel.

Periodontology is the specialty of dentistry that studies supporting structures of teeth, as well as diseases and conditions that affect them. A periodontist specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of periodontal disease, and in the placement of dental implants. They are familiar with the latest techniques for diagnosing and treating periodontal disease and are trained in cosmetic periodontal procedures and grafting procedures to rebuild lost bone and gum tissue.

An enthusiastic amateur photographer who is fluent in Greek, Dr. Copulos enjoys nothing more than spending time with his wife and four children when he is not practicing dentistry. 

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