Below are 10 dentists transforming the dental industry.
Editor's note: This list is meant to highlight the great things dentists are doing today. If you would like to recommend a dentist for a future list, email Riz Hatton at rhatton@beckershealthcare.com.
Mary Anne Baysac, DDS. San Francisco Dental Care. Dr. Baysac is the owner of San Francisco Dental Care and an active member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. She has spent 15 years providing urgent dental services to impoverished areas of Moldova and Honduras.
Anna Berik, DMD. Newton Dental Associates and Bubble Children's Dentistry & Orthodontics (Newton, Mass.). Dr. Berik is the CEO and founder of Newton Dental Associates and Bubble Children's Dentistry & Orthodontics and has been practicing for 25 years. She is president of Invisalign Reingage New England, a board member of the American Academy of Clear Aligners and is on the Invisalign Reingage faculty.
Sam Latif, DMD. Ohio Cosmetic Dentists (Columbus). Dr. Latif is a diplomate of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists and a fellow of the Midwest Implant Institute. As a skilled cosmetic dentist, he has used receding gum lift surgery to treat over 400 patients.
Nathaniel Davis, DDS. Lovett, Splendid & Haven Dentistry (Houston). Dr. Davis has been practicing dentistry for 36 years and is licensed in both Texas and Michigan. His goal is to provide high-quality dental care to his patients in a relaxed environment.
Simran Grover, DDS. York (Maine) Dental Group. Dr. Grover is a clinical instructor of general dentistry at the Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine. She is an active member of the American Dental Association, the American Dental Education Association, the Massachusetts Dental Society and the American Academy of Women Dentists.
De'Shondra Leonard, DDS. Arizona Biltmore Dentistry (Phoenix). Dr. Leonard has a passion for endodontics but enjoys all aspects of dentistry. She has done mission work providing dental care in communities in the Dominican Republic and Houston.
James Luderitz, DDS. Canyon Creek Dental (Billings, Mont.). Dr. Luderitz has advanced clinical training in temporomandibular disorder and orofacial pain. He is also a member of the American Dental Association, the Ninth District Dental Society and the American Academy of Orofacial Pain.
Jitka Matherly, DDS. Stowe (Vt.) Family Dentistry. Dr. Matherly practiced privately for the first 10 years of her career in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, focusing on oral sedation, cosmetic and restorative dentistry. She is a member of the American Dental Association and the Vermont State Dental Association.
Stephen Morgan, DDS. Houma (La.) Family Dental. Dr. Morgan is the president of the Louisiana Dental Association. He has also served as president, president-elect and secretary of the Bayou District Dental Association and served on the Louisiana Dental Association board of directors for nine years.
Robert Payne, DDS. (Naples, Fla.). Dr. Payne is a past president of the Collier County Dental Association and the past chief of staff for oral and maxillofacial surgery at Naples Community Hospital and North Collier Hospital in Naples. He is licensed in Florida and Ohio.