
May
When it comes to dentistry and medicine, “practice” does make perfect. But I wanted to add, practice with the intention to get better every time, makes more of a difference. There are some diagnosis or procedures I would not have came up with just a few years out of school. Below are the restorations I recently did. They certainly look a little better than the ones I’ve done 15 years ago when I started my career. Having done over 10,000+ restorations, my restorations probably should look this good. However, if one practices with the same methods, same techniques – even after 10,000 restorations, the results will look the same.
We constantly tweak, evolve, and adjust our methods. Having three dentists in the office certainly helps. With combined 50+ years of practice, we share ideas, methods, to do things more efficiently and better. We admire each other’s work but also learn from each other’s mistakes. They all results in better patient care. Not only our restorations are better, so are our crowns, veneers, TMJ diagnosis, surgery outcomes, etc.
Sometimes I jokingly tell my patients: “My absolute best work will come the day before I retire”, which is the truth – because I constantly learn and evolve to be better. But rest assured, you’ll always be getting our “Best Stuff” available at our disposal at that given time when you are sitting in chair.
Dental decay on two bicuspid
Immediately after all the decay is removed
Instant gratification: Two restorations nicely blended in shade, color, and with perfect seal
Alan Ko, DMD, studied Biology at Washington University in St. Louis (BA Magna Cum Laude), Dentistry at the University of Pennsylvania (DMD Magna Cum Laude, Dean’s Scholarship recipient, Louis I. Grossman Award in Endodontics, and Academy of General Dentistry Award Recipient), did his residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH)/Harvard Medical School (General Practice Residency and Clinical Instructor Massachusetts General Hospital), was a guest lecturer at Harvard School of Dental Medicine, and Massachusetts General Hospital (General Practice Residency). Dr. Ko’s clinical focuses are craniofacial development in children, sleep/airway dentistry, TMD and occlusion, regenerative oral surgery, and reconstructive restorative/prosthetic dentistry, including Invisalign and dental implants. He is a member of the American Dental Association and Massachusetts Dental Society and has been named as Boston’s Top Dentists since 2012.
Brittany Bressler, DMD, attended the University of New Hampshire-Durham (magna cum laude, studying psychology and pre-dental studies). Then, she attended Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston, MA (Doctorate in Dental Medicine). At Tufts, she was the Vice President of the local chapter of the American Association of Women Dentists. Dr. Bressler has been named one of Boston Magazine’s Top Dentists for the last four years.
Saeed Kashefi, DMD, FAGD, attended Harvard University (Bachelor of Liberal Arts in Literature and Creative Writing, cum laude), the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (doctorate, cum laude: He also won the JR Schmidt Fixed Prosthodontics Award), and the BWH/ Harvard-Wide General Practice Residency Program in Hospital Dentistry (residency and fellowship). He stayed on the BWH staff before taking over as clinician attending at the Massachusetts General Hospital, where he served for 16 years. Dr. Kashefi was also the Clinical Instructor at Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Dental Medicine during this time. He is a Fellow of the American Association of Hospital Dentists and Academy of General Dentistry.
Cristina Hantavis MS, CCC-SLP, is a licensed and certified Speech and Language Pathologist with extensive training in orofacial myology. She believes that oral health is deeply connected to our general health and takes a holistic approach that targets the whole body by working with the muscles of the face and mouth. Cristina previously worked in private and elementary school settings with children experiencing moderate to severe cognitive, linguistic, and behavioral challenges. She uses this experience to help children facing such issues in her current role.
David Goodman, DMD (retired), joined our practice in 1984. Our office was founded in 1975 by Dr. Carl DiGregorio, and since partnering with him, Dr. Goodman has been devoted to delivering exceptional dental care to Milford families. Although he retired in 2021, our practice still carries his philosophy of treating patients as whole people beyond just their teeth.