Top Dentists 2006

Tuesday, August 1, 2006

We asked the dentists of the state who they would recommend to someone seeking a top dental specialist. Here's who they named in seven specialty areas.

The top dentist in each category is listed and appears first. The remainder are listed alphabetically.

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.

1. Doug Katz

Douglas J. Katz, D.M.D., P.C.

Practicing 9 years

1310 Hooksett Rd.

Hooksett

603-628-2891

H.J. Ludington, D.D.S.

Practicing 19 years

288 Lafayette Rd.

Portsmouth

603-431-3636

Michael J. Marshall, DMD

Practicing 21 years

Southern NH Endodontics

765 South Main St Ste 301

Manchester NH 03102

603-624-9786

Douglas Moll, D.M.D.

Practicing 15 years

Douglas Moll and Associates

6 Loudon Rd.,Suite 6

Concord

603-224-5553

John Tucker, DDS

Practicing 31 years

113 New Rochester Rd

Ste 3

Dover, NH 03820

603-742-2200

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 esthetics in the oral hard and soft tissue.

1. Mark Hochberg

Mark Hochberg, D.M.D.

Practicing 17 years

27 Sagamore St.

Manchester

603-622-9441

William Dobbin, D.M.D.

Practicing 20 years

4 Elliot Way

Manchester

603-645-6600

David Greene, D.M.D.

Practicing 19 years

Greene & Torio, OMFS LLP

39 Simon St.

Nashua

603-883-4008

Robert C. Kuepper, DDS

Practicing 28 years

Pembroke Place

5 Sheep Davis Rd

Pembroke NH 03275

603-224-7831

Mark Scura, DMD

Practicing 18 years

Concord Oral Surgery

194 Pleasant Street

Concord NH 03301

603-225-3482

Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics

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

1. Deborah A. De Beradinis, D.D.S.

Practicing 18 years

Amherst Orthodontics in partnership with Dr. E. Diane Shieh

5 Overlook Dr.

Amherst

603-672-0844

www.amherstorthodontics.com

William Albert Mehan, DMD

Practicing 30 years

113 Mammoth Rd

Manchester NH 03103

603-623-8003

www.drmehan.com

Dr. Luba Richter DMD, PA

Practicing 8 yeras

155 Pleasant St

Concord NH 03301

603-225-5242

Anne Todd, DMD MMSC

Practicing 13 years

49 Derry Rd

Hudson NH 03051

603-889-1100

Michael Vermette, D.M.D., M.S.D.

Practicing 12 years

Desmarais & Vermette,

Specialists in Orthodontics

2 Wall St.

Concord

603-224-9119

www.dvorthodontics.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.

1. Douglas Johnson, D.M.D.

Practicing 33 years

Concord Pediatric Dentistry

248 Pleasant St.

Concord

603-224-3339

Roger Achong, D.M.D.

Practicing 8 years

Concord Pediatric Dentistry

248 Pleasant St.

603-224-3339

Luis Englander, DMD

Lindner Dental Associates, PC

Practicing in NH since 1998

Practicing in general (including outside of US) since 1983

72 S. River Rd.

Bedford

603-624-3900

www.LindnerDental.com

Gary Lindner, D.M.D., D.M.Sc.

Practicing 21 years

Lindner Dental Associates, PC

72 S. River Rd.

Bedford

603-624-3900

www.LindnerDental.com

James McAveeney, D.M.D.

Practicing 20 years

Amherst Pediatric Dental Assoc.

7 Rte. 101A, Colonial Park, Suite D

Amherst

603-673-1000

Periodontics

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

1. John R. Herrin, D.D.S., M.S.

NH Center for Periodontics, L.L.C.

Practicing 19 years

170 S. River Rd.

Bedford

603-624-8787

Robert Fremeau, D.M.D.

Practicing 27 years

30 Canton St.

Manchester

603-668-6434

Michael Neal, DMD

Practicing 7 years

Bedford Commons Periodontics

303 Riverway Place

Bedford NH 03110

603-623-6639

James Spivey, DDS

278 Lafayette Rd

Portsmouth NH 03801

603-436-7787

Austin Wang, D.D.S.

Practicing 9 years

Cornerstone Periodontics & Implants, P.L.L.C.

153 Manchester St., Suite 5

Concord

603-224-9474

Prosthodontics

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

1. Tim McKinney

Timothy McKinney, D.D.S.

Practicing 19 years

169 S. River Rd.

Bedford

603-625-6456

www.drtimothymckinney.com

Rosella C. Butura, D.D.S.

Practicing 10 years

Preferred Family Dental, PC

504 Riverway Place

Bedford

603-668-8644

www.preferredfamilydental.com

Michael Hamel, D.M.D.

Practicing 24 years

321 Lincoln St., Suite 203

Manchester

603-668-3202

Richard Liu, DMD

10 Vaughan Mall #7

Portsmouth NH 03801

603-436-9200

Practicing 11-12 years

Lisa B. Schulman, D.D.S.

Practicing 11 years

Seacoast Dream Dentistry

200 Griffin Road

Portsmouth

603-436-2951

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.

1. Paul Thompson, D.D.S.

Practicing 26 years

Thompson Smiles By Design

222 River Rd.

Manchester

603-669-6131

www.ucrsmiles.com (keep www)

Stephen Langlois, DMD

Practicing 21 Years

765 S Main St Ste 102

Dartmouth Commons

Manchester NH 03102

603-644-3368

www.langloisdmd.com

John Machell, D.M.D.

Practicing 28 years

John C. Machell, D.M.D., P.L.L.C.

505 W Hollis St., Suite 202

Nashua

603-882-9881

Ralph Phelan, D.D.S.

Practicing 33 years

104 Pleasant St.

Concord

603-224-5421

Nicholas Rizos, DMD

103 Riverway Place

Bldg 1

Bedford NH 03110

603-669-4384

www.drnickdmd.com