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Top Dentists 2007

Wednesday, August 1, 2007

We asked the state’s dentists whom they would recommend if someone were seeking a top dental specialist. Here are the results in seven specialty areas.

General Dentistry
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
Pediatric Dentistry
Prosthodontics
Periodontics
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Endontics

The Numbers
We sent out 941 Top Dentist surveys and received 168 replies.

What Do All Those Initials Mean?
D.D.S. Doctor of Dental Surgery
D.M.D. Doctor of Dental Medicine
D.M.Sc. Doctorate of Medical Sciences
M.S. Master of Science
M.S.D. Master of Science in Dentistry
P.A.: Professional Association
P.L.L.C. Professional Limited Liability Corporation
F.A.G.D. Fellow in the Academy of General Dentistry

The top five (sometimes six, when the scores were especially close) dentists in each category are listed. The dentist with the most votes appears first, with a photo. The remainder are listed alphabetically.

General Dentistry
General Dentistry is the field responsible for the diagnosis, prevention and often treatment of disorders and conditions of the oral cavity and maxillofacial area.

Paul Thompson, D.D.S.
Practicing 28 years
Thompson Smiles By Design
222 River Rd.
Manchester
(603) 669-6131
www.ucrsmiles.com

Christopher Binder, D.M.D.
Practicing 10 years
Suite 6, 194 Pleasant St.
Concord
(603) 225-6331

Dori Columbus, D.D.S.
Practicing 16 years
Columbus Dental Care
30 Lowell Rd., Unit 19
Hudson
(603) 882-9955
www.columbus-dental.com

Robert Larocque, D.D.S., F.A.G.D.
Practicing 23 years
76 Northeastern Blvd., Ste. 35A
Nashua
(603) 883-6010

Eliot Paisner, D.M.D.
Practicing 30 years
78 Northeastern Blvd.
Nashua
(603) 883-6546
www.drpaisner.com

Nicholas Rizos, D.M.D.
Practicing 11 years
Bedford Commons
103 Riverway Place, Bldg. 1
Bedford
(603) 669-4384

Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
The specialty of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics deals with issues of malocclusion, as well as neuromuscular and skeletal abnormalities.

Anne Todd, D.M.D., M.S.D.
Practicing 14 years
49 Derry Rd.
Hudson
(603) 889-1100

Deborah A. De Beradinis, D.D.S.
Practicing 20 years
Amherst Orthodontics, in partnership with Dr. E. Diane Shieh
Unit 6, 5 Overlook Drive
Amherst
(603) 672-0844
www.amherstorthodontics.com

William Mehan, D.M.D.
Practicing 31 years
Mehan Orthodontics
113 Mammoth Rd.
Manchester
(603) 623-8003
www.drmehan.com

Kambiz Moin, D.M.D.
Practicing 30 years
765 S Main St., Suite 302
Dartmouth Common
Manchester
(603) 669-4503
www.drmoin.com

Charles Post, D.M.D.
Practicing 32 years
Keene Orthodontic Specialists
105 West St.
Keene
(603) 352-8661
www.keeneortho.com

Pediatric Dentistry
Pediatric Dentistry is an age-defined specialty providing oral health care to infants and children through adolescence, including those with special health care needs.

Gary Lindner, D.M.D., D.M.S.C.
Practicing 22 years
Lindner Dental Associates, PC
72 S. River Rd.
Bedford
(603) 624-3900
www.LindnerDental.com

Roger Achong, D.M.D.
Practicing 10 years
Concord Pediatric Dentistry
Pillsbury Building
248 Pleasant St.
Concord
(603) 224-3339

Luis Englander, D.M.D.
Practicing in N.H. for 9 years
Practicing in general (including outside of the U.S.) since 1983
Lindner Dental Associates, PC
72 S. River Rd.
Bedford
(603) 624-3900
www.LindnerDental.com

Douglas Johnson, D.M.D.
Practicing 35 years
Concord Pediatric Dentistry
Pillsbury Building
248 Pleasant St.
Concord
(603) 224-3339

James McAveeney, D.M.D.
Practicing 22 years
Amherst Pediatric Dental Association
3 Overlook Dr.
Amherst
(603) 673-1000

Prosthodontics
Prosthodontics is the specialty focused on health of patients with missing or deficient teeth and/or oral and maxillofacial tissues using biocompatible
substitutes.

Timothy McKinney, D.D.S.
Practicing 20 years
169 S. River Rd.
Bedford
(603) 625-6456
www.drtimothymckinney.com

Rosella C. Butura, D.D.S.
Practicing 11 years
Preferred Family Dental, PC
504 Riverway Place
Bedford
(603) 668-8644
www.preferredfamilydental.com

Michael Hamel, D.M.D.
Practicing 26 years
321 Lincoln St., Suite 203
Manchester
(603) 668-3202

Richard Liu, D.M.D., M.Med.Sc.
Practicing 12 years
10 Vaughan Mall #7
Portsmouth
(603) 436-9200

Lisa B. Schulman, D.D.S.
Practicing 12 years
Seacoast Dream Dentistry
278 Lafayette Rd., Building E
Portsmouth
(603) 436-2951

Periodontics
Periodontics is the specialty focused on tissues of the teeth or their substitutes, as well as the health, function and aesthetics of these tissues.

Craig McLaughlin, D.D.S.
Practicing 19 years
Ste 411, 280 Main St.
Nashua
(603) 880-1707

Jeffrey Forgosh, D.M.D.
Practicing 31 years
280 Pleasant St.
Concord
(603) 228-1191

Robert Fremeau, D.M.D.
Practicing 28 years
30 Canton St.
Manchester
(603) 668-6434

John R. Herrin, D.D.S., M.S.
Practicing 21 years
N.H. Center for Periodontics, L.L.C.
170 S. River Rd.
Bedford
(603) 624-8787

Michael Neal, D.M.D.
Practicing 8 years
Bedford Commons Periodontics, PA
303 Riverway Pl.
Bedford
(603) 623-6639

James Spivey, D.D.S.
Practicing 11 years
278 Lafayette Rd.
Portsmouth
(603) 436-7787

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Oral and maxillofacial surgery is the specialty which includes treatment of diseases, injuries and defects for the purposes of both function and aesthetics in the oral hard and soft tissue.

David Greene, D.M.D.
Practicing 20 years
Greene and Torio, O.M.F.S., L.L.P.
39 Simon St.
Nashua
(603) 883-4008

Mark Hochberg, D.M.D.
Practicing 17 years
27 Sagamore St.
Manchester
(603) 622-9441

Salman Malik, D.M.D, M.D.
Practicing 10 years
Granite State Oral Surgery
Bldg. C, 80 Nashua Rd.
Londonderry
(603) 432-3308
http://drsalmanmalik.com

Nader Moavenian, D.D.S.
Practicing 5 years
Ste. 111, 20 Trafalgar Sq.
Nashua
(603) 595-8889
www.drmoavenian.com

Mark Scura, D.M.D.
Practicing 19 years
Concord Oral Surgery, PA
194 Pleasant Street
Concord
(603) 225-3482

Endodontics
Endodontics is the specialty concerned with the human dental pulp and periradicular tissues. This branch deals with treatment of diseases and injuries of the pulp and associated periradicular conditions.

Douglas Moll, D.M.D.
Practicing 16 years
NH Endodontics
6 Loudon Rd., Suite 6
Concord
(603) 224-5553
www.nhendodontics.com

Douglas J. Katz, DM.D., P.C.
Practicing 10 years
1310 Hooksett Rd.
Hooksett
(603) 628-2891

Mehrbod Kharazi, D.M.D.
Practicing 11 years
Hudson Endodontic
182 Central St.
Hudson
(603) 882-5455
www.hudsonendodontic.com

H.J. Ludington, D.D.S., M.S.C.D.
Practicing 19 years
288 Lafayette Rd.
Portsmouth
(603) 431-3636

Marilyn Steinert, D.M.D.
Practicing 26 years
77 Gilcreast Rd., Suite 2000 Londonderry
(603) 425-2307

An Official Word From NHDS: The New Hampshire Dental Society appreciates New Hampshire Magazine bringing dentistry into a forum that could potentially increase public awareness of the importance of dental health. Furthermore, the New Hampshire Dental Society wants to emphasize that the New Hampshire Magazine list does not encompass all of the outstanding dentists who practice in our state, and patients should not base their decision on who to trust with their dental health care based on lists alone.

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