Meet Our Dentist Staff
You can trust the expertise of our experienced general dentists and our dental specialists, who are leaders in their field. All of our general dentists and dental specialists are on the staff of Massachusetts General Hospital and serve on the faculty of either Harvard University School of Dental Medicine or Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. As part of the Harvard-Wide General Practice Residency Program in Dentistry, they are current on advances in their area of expertise and committed to teaching those methods to the next generation of oral health professionals.
General Dentists
Agnes Lau, DMD has been the director of the MGH Dental Group since its inception in 1990. She received her dental degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine and was trained in hospital dentistry during her residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She is currently also Director of the Brigham and Women's Hospital-Harvard Wide General Practice Residency Program in Dentistry and Assistant Professor in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Harvard University School of Dental Medicine.
Barry Dorfman, DMD received his dental degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Dorfman practiced at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Dental Practice for 23 years, and was its division chief prior to joining our staff in 2001. He is currently Instructor in Oral Medicine at the Harvard University School of Dental Medicine.
Jennifer Magee, DMD is a graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine and the Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard-Wide General Practice Residency Program in Dentistry.
Saeed Kashefi, DMD graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine. He was a resident, as well as an attending staff dentist, for the Brigham and Women’s Hospital General Practice Residency Program in Dentistry.
Alan Ko, DMD received his dental degree from the University of Pennsylvania and graduated from the Brigham and Women’s Hospital General Practice Residency Program in Dentistry. He is Instructor in Oral Medicine at the Harvard University School of Dental Medicine.
Yana Posemeynik, DMD received her dental degree from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and graduated from the Newark Beth Israel Medical Center General Dentistry Residency Program. She is Instructor in Oral Medicine at Harvard University School of Dental Medicine.
Pediatric Dentists
Carolyn Coppe, DMD is a graduate of Harvard School of Dental Medicine and received her postdoctoral pediatric dentistry training at UCSF School of Dentistry.
Arnold Weiss, DDS, a board eligible pediatric dentist, is a graduate of New York University College of Dentistry. He completed his postdoctoral training in Pediatric Dentistry at Boston University School of Graduate Dentistry, where he received a Masters of Science in Dentistry. Dr. Weiss is an assistant professor in Oral Pediatrics at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and is currently on staff at the New England Medical Center, Franciscan Children’s Hospital, and the MGH.
Endodontists
Michael Joseph, DMD received his pre-doctoral education and post-doctoral training in endodontics at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. He also completed hospital-based training in the Brigham and Women’s Hospital General Practice Residency Program in Dentistry. He is currently Assistant Clinical Professor in endodontics at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine.
Facial Pain Specialist
Jeffry Shaefer, DDS, MSC is a graduate of Georgetown University School of Dental Medicine. He completed a fellowship in TMJ and Orofacial Pain at the University of Minnesota. He is currently Assistant Professor in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Director of the TMJ and Orofacial Pain Clinic at Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
Periodontists
Nicholas M. Dello Russo, DMD, MScD, a board-certified periodontist, received his DMD from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. His specialty training was completed at Boston University School of Graduate Dentistry where he received his MScD in periodontics. He is currently an instructor at the Harvard University School of Dental Medicine and the Institute for Advanced Dental Studies. He is also a fellow in the International College of Dentists.
David Kim, DDS, DMSc, a board-certified periodontist, graduated from the University of Maryland Dental School and received his periodontal training at Harvard School of Dental Medicine. He is Instructor in the Department of Oral Medicine and the director of undergraduate periodontics at Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
Prosthodontists
Miguel Vidal, DMD, MSc graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine and received his prosthodontic training at the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry. He is currently board-eligible in prosthodontics and a technical implant consultant for Astra Tech, Inc.
Orthodontists
Leslie Will, DMD, MSD, a board certified orthodontist, is a graduate of Harvard University School of Dental Medicine. She recevied received her orthodontic training and her Masters of Science in Dentistry at the University of Washington. She is currently an associate professor in the Department of Oral and Developmental Biology at the Harvard University School of Dental Medicine. Her areas of interest include cleft lip and palate and craniofacial deformities, about which she has published numerous professional articles.
Anthea Resnick, DMD is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine and the postdoctoral orthodontic program at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine.
Oral Surgeons
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