Dr. Emerson was born in Columbia, South Carolina and grew up in nearby Camden. His parents owned and operated a small restaurant in which every member of the family worked. Dr. Emerson moved to Florida in 1983 and has been an active member of the Vero Beach community for over 20 years.

Dr. Emerson's training includes the following:

1964: Doctorate of Dental Surgery (DDS), University of Tennessee
1967: Masters in Dentistry (MS), Specialty of Periodontology, Boston University
1981: Medical Degree (MD), Medical University of South Carolina
1982: Residency, Internal Medicine, Marshall University

Other professional memberships include:

•   American Dental Association

•   American Medical Association

•   American Academy of Periodontology

•   American College of Oral Implantology (Associate Fellow member)

•   American Academy of Implant Dentistry (Fellow member)

•   International Congress of Oral Implantology (Fellow member)

•   American Board of Oral Implantology (Diplomate member)

Dr. Emerson has offices in both Vero Beach and Suntree; these locations serve as patient treatment centers and educational facilities for other dental practitioners; providing them with clinical experience in both periodontal and implant treatments.

The Vero Beach office has also been selected as a DEN-X® Image Guided Implantology (IGI) facility; a distinction held by just 1 other office in the United States. This State-of--the-Art technology enables Dr. Emerson to utilize CT scanned images for precise implant placement. This exclusive tool allows for unprecedented precision and long-term reliability for implant placement.

Dr. Ben Emerson is uniquely qualified as a dentist, periodontist and physician to provide leading edge, comprehensive implant and periodontal dentistry. He has placed thousands of dental implants during his 25 years of practice.