Yuksel Erpardo, DDS Ph.D.

Yuksel Erpardo DDS PhD

Dr. Yuksel Erpardo is an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon with over 20 years’ experience. He was honored in HOUR Detroit Magazine’s list of top Oral Surgeons in Metro Detroit five years in a row in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2221, 2022, 2023 and 2024.

Dr. Erpardo earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree at the University of Detroit Mercy. He also holds both Doctor of Dental Surgery degree and PhD from the University of Istanbul, Turkey. Prior coming to Michigan, Dr. Erpardo earned his fellowship certificate in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Florida, Center for Implant Dentistry.

For over nine years he worked as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department and held the position of Director of Implant Dentistry at the University of Detroit Mercy. In his 20+ years of dental and oral surgery career, he developed a special interest in dental implants and, as a clinical professor, he trained hundreds of dental students on dental implantology.

Dr. Erpardo is currently a member of:

  • ITI (International Team for Implantology)
  • AAOMS (American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons)
  • MSOMS (Michigan Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons)
  • MDA (Michigan Dental Association)
  • ADA (American Dental Association)

When he is not working, Dr.Erpardo likes to spends his private time with his family and friends. He likes travelling and play classical guitar. When he was a teenager, he found his grandfather’s accordion and self-taught himself to play accordion as well. He also has a passion for movie making and photography. Dr.Erpardo is married and has two sons – Jimmy (17) and Deniz (13).