Edited by Christianna McCausland

Photography by Matt Roth

Health & Wellness

Top Dentists 2023

Our annual list of Baltimore's best dentists.

Edited by Christianna McCausland

Photography by Matt Roth

June 2023

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?”

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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 help@usatopdentists.com 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