Meet your dentist
Dr. Prabha Raju, DDS
Over 25 years of experience, a lifelong student of her craft, and a famously gentle touch. Known to generations of Burton patients simply as “Dr. P.”
Dr. Prabha Raju, DDS
Dentist & owner, Tender Dental Care
- • Caring for Burton since 1997
- • Member: ADA, Michigan Dental Association, AGD
- • ICOI · MISCH Institute · DOCS · IAOMT
- • Invisalign-certified · Waterlase laser-certified
Prevention first, always
Dr. Raju built Tender Dental Care on a simple idea: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of care. She listens carefully, explains what she sees in plain language, and recommends the most conservative treatment that will genuinely work, which is why so many of her patients have stayed with her for twenty years and now bring their children.
Her special interest in sleep apnea comes from personal experience, and she has seen first-hand how the right oral appliance can change a patient's days as well as their nights. She is also trained in conscious sedation through DOCS, so even the most anxious patients can get the care they need comfortably.
Advanced training
Dentistry keeps advancing, and so does Dr. Raju. Her continuing education spans implant surgery, endodontics, sedation, laser dentistry, orthodontics, esthetics and holistic, mercury-safe dentistry:
- Advanced Surgical Dental Implant Academic Achievement, MISCH International Implant Institute (2009)
- Continuing education at the International Congress of Oral Implantologists (ICOI)
- Continued education at the University of Michigan
- Member, Academy of General Dentistry of Michigan
- Certificate of Advanced Endodontics (Santa Barbara, California)
- Certified postgraduate course in Non-surgical Re-treatment (participation workshop, 2011)
- DOCS (Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation); The Essentials for Oral Sedation seminar (2003)
- Invisalign Certification II Course. Align Technology Inc.
- Fast Braces Technology Certification
- IAOMT Holistic Dentistry / Mercury-Safe Dentistry; official member of The International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology
- Neuromuscular Holistic Therapy. Dr. David Ewing
- Certified Waterlase Dentistry. Lasers in the Periodontal Practice
- Anterior Esthetics Core Program: Advanced and Extended Applications of Esthetic Dentistry
- Hands-on certification for Interceptive and Limited Orthodontics; Comprehensive Orthodontics Pre- and Post-Treatment
- Continuing education in endodontics with Dr. L. Stephen Buchanan, DDS, FICD, FACD and Richard A. Litt, DDS, MS
- Dale Carnegie Training
Published articles
Dr. Raju writes about dental health for My City Magazine. A few of her columns:
“Tender smiles all the way.”
Real words from real patients, many of whom have trusted Dr. Raju for more than two decades.
Come meet Dr. Raju
New patients are always welcome. Request a visit online or call. We'd love to meet you.
1024 N. Genesee Rd, Burton, MI · Mon–Thu 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Closed Fri–Sun