Biography Text: Dr. Zulema Valdivia has been practicing dentistry since 2005. She completed her DDS and specialty training at Loma Linda, CA. Dr. Valdivia is passionate about treating periodontal disease with early intervention and is an advocate for educating patients about the connection between oral health and overall well-being. Dr. Valdivia is the owner of Periodontics Health Group (PHG), which is a DSO providing periodontic specialty dentists with operational support and clinical autonomy. PHG will provide care to patients in more than 40 PDS-supported practices throughout South and Central Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas. The group is contracted with PDS-supported dental practices to provide patients with multi-specialty care conveniently located in the same practice as their general dentist.