Health & Wellness
Top Dentists 2023
Our annual list of Baltimore's best dentists.
Edited by Christianna McCausland
Photography by Matt Roth
f you still have some phobia about going to the dentist from when you were a kid, we're here to tell you: Dentistry has come a long way since the 20th century. Everything is more streamlined, the equipment more sophisticated, the molds less goopy, and the procedures way less painful (we promise). What's more? it's become increasingly more apparent that dental health is inexorably linked to overall wellness, with dentists able to detect early signs of disease like diabetes, osteoporosis, and even some cancers. So, if you have some lingering fear of the dentist, get over it. Our list is a great place to start.
If you had a patient in need of a dentist, which dentist would you refer them to?”
This is the question we’ve asked thousands of dentists to help us determine who the Top Dentists should be. Dentists and specialists are asked to take into consideration years of experience, continuing education, manner with patients, use of new techniques and technologies, and of course physical results.
The nomination pool of dentists consists of dentists listed online with the American Dental Association, as well as all dentists listed online with their local dental societies, thus allowing virtually every dentist the opportunity to participate. Dentists are also given the opportunity to nominate other dentists that they feel should be included in our list. Respondents are asked to put aside any personal bias or political motivations and to use only their knowledge of their peers’ work when evaluating the other nominees.
Voters are asked to individually evaluate the practitioners on their ballot whose work they are familiar with. Once the balloting is completed, the scores are compiled and then averaged. The numerical average required for inclusion varies depending on the average for all the nominees within the specialty and the geographic area. Borderline cases are given a careful consideration by the editors. Voting characteristics and comments are taken into consideration while making decisions. Past awards a dentist has received and status in various dental academies can factor into our decisions.
Once the decisions have been finalized, the included dentists are checked against state dental boards for disciplinary actions to make sure they have an active license and are in good standing with the board. Then letters of congratulations are sent to all the listed dentists.
Of course there are many fine dentists who are not included in this representative list. It is intended as a sampling of the great body of talent in the field of dentistry in the United States. A dentist’s inclusion on our list is based on the subjective judgments of his or her fellow dentists.
While it is true that the lists may at times disproportionately reward visibility or popularity, we remain confident that our polling methodology largely corrects for any biases and that these lists continue to represent the most reliable, accurate, and useful list of dentists available anywhere.
“If you had a patient in need of a dentist, which dentist would you refer them to?”
DENTISTS WINNERS 2023
THIS LIST IS EXCERPTED from the 2023 topDentists™ list, a database which includes listings for more than 260 dentists and specialists in the Baltimore area. This list is based on thousands of detailed evaluations of dentists and professionals by their peers. The complete database is available, here. For more information call 706-364- 0853; write P.O. Box 970, Augusta, GA 30903; email [email protected] or visit www.usatopdentists.com.
Browse all of the winners, and more local dental resources, in our Top Dentists Guide.
Unless otherwise noted, dentist is based in Baltimore.
DENTAL ANESTHESIOLOGY
Marvin Leventer
University of Maryland School of Dentistry 410-706-2470
ORAL PATHOLOGY
John R. Basile
University of Maryland School of Dentistry 410-706-7936
ENDODONTICS
Louis H. Berman
Annapolis Endodontics Annapolis 410-268-4770
Prasad Challagulla
Valley Endodontics Owings Mills 410-356-6500
Howard M. Cohen
Endodontic Specialists Towson 410-321-1266
Dov Elman
Advanced Root Canal Specialists of Howard County Columbia 410-772-9600
Richard A. Fein
Advanced Root Canal Specialists Columbia 410-772-9600
Lina Jarboe
Access Endodontics Ellicott City 410-936-4478
Mark D. Lentz
Annapolis Endodontics Annapolis 410-268-4770
Jeffrey A. Lieberman
Maryland Endodontic Group 410-285-7177
Jeffery O. Luzader
Chesapeake Endodontic Center Annapolis 410-224-7556
Kenneth Mangano
Pasadena 410-647-3453
Charles Mann
410-931-0250
Judy Y. Melamed
Endodontic Partners Lutherville 410-821-5553
Raksha Mirchandani
Endodontics of Maryland Ellicott City 410-997-7668
John Mullally
Endodontic Partners Lutherville-Timonium 410-821-5553
Ghulam Murtaza
Baltimore/Washington Endodontics Ellicott City 410-203-1800
Sean M. O’Sullivan
Carroll Endodontics Westminster 410-857-5700
Soham C. Patel
Carroll County Endodontics Eldersburg 410-549-9760
Andrew M. Reff
Greenspring Endodontics 410-653-0900
Brenda K. Richardson
Towson Endodontics Towson 410-321-5700
S. Craig Schneider
Centre Park Endodontics Columbia 410-715-8951
Juheon Seung
Sterling Endodontics Glen Burnie 410-896-1737
Patricia Tordik
University of Maryland School of Dentistry 410-706-6512
Bradley A. Trattner
Endodontic Specialists 410-653-2020
Eric Volk
Lutherville 410-828-7668
Brian T. Wycall
Baltimore/Washington Endodontics Ellicott City 410-203-1800
Sanju Jose
PERIODONTICS
GENERAL DENTISTRY
Michelle Andersen
Fells Point Dental 410-970-0440
Chris Anderson
Annapolis Family Dentistry Annapolis 410-267-7713
Gary S. Barker
Pasadena 410-647-6453
Douglas M. Barnes
University of Maryland School of Dentistry 443-271-2194
Scott L. Baylin
Catonsville 410-747-1115
Ray M. Becker
Howard County Smiles Columbia 410-730-4674
Jeffrey M. Behar
Towson 410-337-9076
Herbert H. Benavent
Benavent Dental Clarksville 443-535-9600
Joseph Benderson
Baycove Dentistry Severna Park 410-384-9030
Brittany W. Bergeron
Town Center Cosmetic Dentistry Towson 410-828-8000
Maya M. Brooks
Greater Baltimore Prosthodontics Towson 410-296-0136
Julia M. Burchett
Freedom Dental Care Eldersburg 410-795-0055
Kelly M. Burk
Fallston Family Dental Fallston 410-877-3818
Kimberly A. Burroughs
Drs. Leary, Burroughs & Woods Gambrills 410-923-0373
April L. Calton
About Smiles Dentistry Annapolis 410-990-4700
Lawrence T. Chen
410-235-8525
Lynn R. Chincheck
Timonium 410-561-884
Devon B. Conklin
Baltimore Dental Arts 410-583-7010
Christopher J. Constantine
Osler Dental Professionals Towson 410-321-1144
Lisa D’Affronte
University of Maryland School of Dentistry 410-706-3194
Joel Danziger
Elite Dental of Towson Towson 410-823-5950
Darrin C. Davis
Govans Dental Center 410-433-0092
Lauren Deyo
MD Family Dentistry Westminster 410-848-8229
Samuel M. Dodek III
Dodek Dental Group Columbia 410-381-1344
George E. Evans
Dental Care of Baltimore Randallstown 410-922-1601
Charles Fine
McDonogh Dental Owings Mills 410-363-2500
Scott W. Finlay
Arnold 410-757-6681
James P. Finney
Finney Family Dental Towson 410-828-8828
Nicole C. Forel
Light Street Dental 410-659-0900
Kelly Foster
Timonium Dental Timonium 410-252-1200
Brett Friedman
Towson Smile Care Towson 410-296-7599
Karen A. Garber
University of Maryland School of Dentistry 410-706-4517
Liya Goitom
Pearl Smiles Elkridge 410-799-1793
Jeremy Goodman
Goodman Dental Care Annapolis 410-849-6247
Holly A. Green
Blue Heron Dental Annapolis 410-224-9608
Ned S. Greenberg
Dr. Greenberg Family Dental 410-686-4646
Robert M. Grill
TMJ Facial Pain Center Towson 410-665-2202
Anthony Hamod
Bel Air Dental Care Fallston 410-593-1199
Elizabeth M. Harrison
True North Dentistry Bel Air 410-838-8078
Ashley I. Izadi
Valley Dental Health Cockeysville 410-666-1178
Tomicka Jackson-George
Jackson-George Dental 410-685-2850
Keith E. Karas
Columbia 410-290-8040
Lawrence A. Katkow
Katkow Dentistry Columbia 410-730-2020
Myron Kellner
The Smile Design Center Lutherville-Timonium 410-321-1100
John J. Kim
North County Dental Sparks Gelncoe 410-472-3443
Paul J. Kinsey
Severna Park 410-544-4012
Eric S. Kneussl
410-256-2930
George Kreisheh
Charm City Smiles Timonium 410-913-5700
Theresa T. Kujala
Bay Area Dental Aberdeen 410-272-2783
Rita M. Kurek
410-574-1188
Lyndsay Kuzmak
Westminster 410-848-5656
Stephen M. Kuzmak
Towson View Dental Care Towson 410-296-2388
Edward S. Lazer
Owings Mills 410-697-6290
Peggy A. Leary
True North Dentistry Bel Air 410-838-8078
William E. Leboe
410-659-0616
Albert Lee
Lee, Bonfiglio, Vesely & Associates Annapolis 410-989-8298
Scott Lever
McDonogh Dental Associates Owings Mills 410-363-2500
Gerardo Linarducci
Bel Air 443-512-0444
Craig Longenecker
Hereford Dental Health Monkton 410-498-4330
Daniel Maher
Dental Designs of Maryland White Marsh 410-220-2731
Jonathan S. Mandras
Bel Air 410-893-3613
Clayton S. McCarl Jr.
McCarl Dental Group Millersville 410-431-3860
Jay McCarl
McCarl Dental Group Millersville 410-431-3860
Harold Robert Mendelson
Mendelson Family Dentistry Owings Mills 410-356-4100
Herbert M. Mendelson
Mendelson Family Dentistry Owings Mills 410-356-4100
Thomas F. Menton
Menton Family Dental Care Ellicott City 410-740-9400
Robert S. Minch
Lutherville 410-321-5777
Bonny G. Mitchell
Mitchell Dental Care Edgewater 410-956-8380
Brian Moore
Owings Mills 410-356-1400
Barry D. Murphy
Towson 410-823-2953
William I. Nagle
Lifetime Dental Care Bel Air 410-698-4980
Jennifer Ouazana
Cosmetic & Implant Dentistry of Maryland Pikesville 410-602-8100
Caroline F. Owens
Perry Hall 410-256-3410
Christopher Parsons
Reservoir Dental Phoenix 410-628-0555
Joseph C. Passaro
Woodell & Passaro Davidsonville 410-956-5555
Vikaskumar Patel
Smile Savers Dentistry Columbia 410-469-1890
Bivin Phillips
Lifetime Dental Care Bel Air 410-879-4363
Andrew I. Pupkin
Owings Mills 410-581-1411
Susan S. Ra
Touch of Smiles Dental Care Cockeysville 410-628-1818
Lory Richter
Bel Air Smile Partners Forest Hill 410-879-4444
Joanne B. Rief
Crossroads Dental Arts Owings Mills 410-363-2121
John D. Ritter
Annapolis 410-267-7901
Michael R. Rosen
The Center for Dentistry Lutherville-Timonium 410-505-0416
Stacey W. Russell
The Tooth Place Severna Park 410-647-4269
Elizabeth A. Satola
Dobbin Dental Suite Columbia 401-997-9366
Alan R. Scharf
Bel Air Dental Care Fallston 410-593-1199
Allan D. Schulman
Glen Burnie 410-761-0095
Ali R. Sedighian
Ellicott City 410-465-3021
Saureen S. Shah
Glen Burnie 410-768-3288
George R. Shepley
410-889-7100
P. Jay Shires
410-296-6527
Yelena Shirkin
Baltimore Dental 410-713-4666
Andrew B. Smith
Smith & Co Dental Bel Air 410-638-0920
David Stern
Jarrettsville 410-692-6132
Craig W. Stout
Crofton Dental Suites Crofton 410-721-2610
Holleh Tajalli
Canton Smile Studio 410-921-f0097
Christopher P. Toomey
Toomey Dentistry Towson 410-823-6000
Aron D. Turner
The Denture Doctor Pikesville 410-602-2070
Arthur Vail Jr.
Vail Dental Associates 410-242-5111
Rodrigo Vallar
Padonia Dental Associates Cockeysville 410-560-1400
Brian Valle
Millersville 410-987-9100
Kathryn R. Ver Brugge
Lifetime Dental Care Bel Air 410-698-4980
Edward W. Vesely III
Drs. Lee, Bonfiglio, Vesely & Associates Annapolis 410-989-8298
Jennifer P. Virmani
Naylors Court Dental Partners Pikesville 410-484-2722
Mohit Virmani
Naylors Court Dental Partners Pikesville 410-484-2722
Matthew H. Wallengren
410-435-1234
Susanne S. Wallengren
Joppa Green Pediatric Dentistry Lutherville 410-321-0200
Charlie Ward
Baltimore Dental Arts 410-705-7062
Samuel A. Wealcatch
410-602-1800
Joshua P. Weintraub
Stevenson Smiles Stevenson 410-764-8500
Thomas Weiss
Weiss Dentistry Cockeysville 410-666-9266
Michael J. Weitzman
Northwest Dental Glyndon 410-833-6200
Alexandra T. Welzel
410-235-1233
Kai Weng
Dental Designs of Maryland White Marsh 410-220-2731
James B. Wooddell
Woodell & Passaro Davidsonville 410-956-5555
Mary Teddy Wray
Laurel Bush Family Dentistry Towson 410-583-2299
Judy H. Yu
Dental FX Pasadena 410-360-0440
Joel Danziger
GENERAL DENTISTRY
ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
Bonnie M. Arroyo
HarborView Surgical Arts 410-777-8276
Bethany S. Awalt
Valley Village Oral Surgery Associates Pikesville 410-581-9008
John F. Caccamese Jr.
University of Maryland Medical Center 410-706-6195
Christopher Chambers
Oral Surgery Specialists Annapolis 410-268-7790
Jay I. Chason
Westminster 410-857-2802
Domenick P. Coletti
Central Maryland Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, PA Columbia 410-997-1010
Borek L. Hlousek
Oral Surgery Specialists Annapolis 410-268-7790
Julius Hyatt
Maryland Center For Oral Surgery & Dental Implants Cockeysville 410-220-5220
Anush A. John
Lutherville 410-337-7755
Kurt Jones
Oral Surgery Specialists Annapolis 410-268-7790
Bryan P. Keegan
Oral Surgery Associates White Marsh 410-933-1008
Bernard I. Krupp
Towson 410-583-7600
Kenneth M. Kufta
Oral Surgery Specialists Annapolis 410-268-7790
Sarah Z. Naghibi
Maryland Oral Surgery Gambrills 410-721-0700
Daniel T. Richardson
Richardson Center for Oral and Facial Surgery Elkridge 410-796-3333
J. Alexander Smith
Broadway Oral Surgery Bel Air 410-838-6222
Leonard Spector
Akeso Oral, Facial & Dental Implant Surgery Lutherville 410-670-4500
Cornelius J. Sullivan
Oral Surgery Specialists Annapolis 410-268-7790
Aaron J. Vafakos
Broadway Oral Surgery Bel Air 410-838-6222
Clifford S. Walzer
Oral Surgery Specialists Annapolis 410-268-7790
Raksha Mirchandani
ENDODONTICS
ORTHODONTICS
Thomas Barron
Barron Orthodontics Timonium 410-628-0677
John A. Benkovich III
Benkovich Orthodontics Annapolis 410-268-1700
Robert P. Bolton
Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics Arnold 410-757-5437
Byron A. Bonebreak Jr.
Vanguard Orthodontics Clarksville 410-381-1077
David B. Bonebreak
Flagship Orthodontics Hanover 410-779-8220
Nicole C. Brummer
Brummer Orthodontics Towson 410-415-1003
Richa Dutta
Ortho Roks Hunt Valley 888-885-7657
Amanda Gallagher-Whetzel
Amanda Gallagher Orthodontics Nottingham Nottingham 410-256-2044
Stephen Godwin
Bel Air Orthodontics Bel Air 410-838-2244
James G. Gordon
Drs Gordon, Silverman and Goforth Orthodontics 410-486-0550
Robert D. Isaacs
443-393-4900
Mohammad Izadi
Izadi Orthodontics Timonium 410-919-9806
Kenneth R. Kyser
Catonsville 410-744-0260
Stephen Labbe
Labbe Family Orthodontics Gambrills 443-603-3448
Joseph LaPonzina
Bel Air 410-515-0035
Meghan P. McInnes-Palmer
McInnes Palmer Orthodontics Towson 410-823-1900
Scott G. Nawy
443-393-4900
Mairead M. O’Reilly
Annapolis 410-266-0025
Margaret Pitrone
PSJ Orthodontics Westminster 410-848-6700
Ora Reinheimer
Philbin & Reinheimer Orthodontics Annapolis 410-263-5600
David Ross
David Ross Orthodontics Lutherville-Timonium 443-901-3100
Dina Sanchez
Roland Park Orthdontics 410-296-4400
Sandra E. Selnick
OX Orthodontix Ellicott City 410-740-0002
Steven M. Siegel
Orthodontists of Maryland Glen Burnie 410-833-9330
Elizabeth B. Spannhake
Spannhake Orthodontics Towson 410-321-5004
Moshe T. Stern
443-393-4900
Lawrence Wang
Baltimore Orthodontic Group Catonsville 410-744-0260
Robert G. Winnard
Odenton 410-551-9531
Benjamin D. Wright
Wright Orthodontics Severna Park 410-544-0072
Eric Wu
NuSmiles Orthdontics Columbia 410-630-8189
Amanda Gallagher-Whetzel
ORTHODONTICS
PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY
Patricia Jackson Babcock
Elkridge Family Dentistry Elkridge 410-796-0020
Gregg T. Behling
Pediatric Dental Specialists Arnold 410-757-5437
Tracy A. Bowden
Kids First Pediatric Dentistry Timonium 410-828-5699
Erica M. Caffrey
University of Maryland School of Dentistry 410-706-2436
Diana M. Capobianco
Growing Smiles Pediatric Dentistry Bel Air 410-569-6700
Hyejin Esther Cho
Chesapeake Pediatric Dental Group Hanover 410-799-0780
Roxanne Clark
Growing Smiles Pediatric Dentistry Bel Air 410-698-3211
Kapil Davar
Bel Air Pediatric Dentistry Bel Air 443-567-5112
Vidhima Davar
Bel Air Pediatric Dentistry Bel Air 443-567-5112
Michelle M. Decere
Pediatric Dental Specialists Arnold 410-757-5437
Sangita T. Doshi
Pediatric Dentistry of Columbia Columbia 410-740-0144
Melena Evancho
Dentistry for Kids Hunt Valley 410-771-8200
Edward L. Ginsberg
Smiles 4 Children Ellicott City 410-203-2410
Anne Isaacs
Chesapeake Pediatric Dental Group Perry Hall 410-248-3384
Beverly A. Jimenez
Chambers Family Dentistry Annapolis 443-214-3119
Marta Jolesz
Chesapeake Pediatric Dental Group Perry Hall 410-248-3384
Shari C. Kohn
Dentistry for Kids Hunt Valley 410-771-8200
Hakan O. Koymen
Chesapeake Pediatric Dental Group Perry Hall 410-248-3384
Jennifer Mai
Chesapeake Pediatric Dental Group Perry Hall 410-248-3384
Neel S. Satpute
Greenspring Pediatric Dentistry 410-484-4401
Rachael L. Simon
Smiles 4 Children Ellicott City 410-203-2410
Luz M. Tennassee
Chesapeake Pediatric Dental Group Perry Hall 410-248-3384
CJ Tull III
Pediatric Dental Specialists Arnold 410-757-5437
Michael T. Virts
Mt. Airy Children’s Dental Associates Mount Airy 301-829-6588
Sylvia Yen
Chesapeake Pediatric Dental Group Perry Hall 410-248-3384
