Endodontist - Steven J. Saunders, D.M.D.
Dr. Steven Saunders received his B.S. degree from Boston College and his D.M.D. degree from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. He completed a general practice residency at the Public Health Service Hospital in Staten Island, N.Y. and received his certificate in endodontics from Tufts University. Dr. Saunders is a member of the American Dental Association, the Massachusetts Dental Society, the American Association of Endodontists, and the West Metropolitan Study Club of the Massachusetts Dental Society. He is board certified in endodontics and a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics. Dr. Saunders is also a part-time faculty member in the Department of Endodontics at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, and maintains a private practice limited to endodontics in Natick, MA.
Periodontist - Michael D. Palys, D.M.D., M.M.Sc.
Dr. Michael Palys received his B.A. degree from Temple University, his D.M.D. from Temple University School of Dentistry and his M.M.Sc.(Masters of Medical Science) from Harvard University School of Dental Medicine. He is a member of the American Academy of Periodontology, the International and American Association for Dental Research and the Academy of Osseointegration.
Dr. Palys has published several scientific articles on periodontics and has been involved with numerous research teams at Harvard University School of Dental Medicine and Forsyth Dental Center. He was a Research Fellow in the Department of Periodontology at Harvard. He is currently a clinical research investigator at the Boston Oral Health Clinical Resource Center. In addition, he is a clinical instructor at the Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene and in Forsyth Dental Center's Periodontal Residency Program.
Dr. Palys is also a research volunteer at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology and a staff periodontist at Harvard University Health Services. He also volunteers with The Metropolitans of the Wang Center, which benefits the "Young at Arts" program.
Oral Surgeon - Hussam Batal, D.M.D.
Dr. Hussam Batal received his Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.M.D) degree from Boston University’s Goldman School of Dental Medicine, with High Honors, in 1998. He received his certificate in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from Boston University’s Goldman School of Dental Medicine in 2003.
Dr. Batal is a Diplomate of the American Board of Maxillofacial Surgery and has received numerous professional awards. These awards include the Quintessence Award for Achievement in Research and the America’s Top Dentist Award from Consumer Research.
In addition to his private practice, Dr. Batal is the Clinical Director of the Department of Dentistry and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Boston Medical Center in Boston, MA., the Director of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Internship Program and an Assistant Professor at Boston University’s Goldman School of Dental Medicine.
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