Past Recipients

Scroll down to see the names of past Ten Under Ten recipients and read the Journal articles highlighting the achievements of the new dentists changing the face of dentistry.

To nominate a dentist for the award, go to massdental.org/10under10.

2010 Recipients

• Heidi Birnbaum Aaronson, DMD (Metropolitan)
• George K. Etre, DDS (Cape Cod)
• Matthew R. Fantasia, DMD (Metropolitan)
• Paul S. Gamber Jr., DMD (North Shore)
• Robert J. Gauthier, DMD (Worcester)
• Norman E. Lee, DMD (Valley)
• Sam A. Merabi, DMD, MPH (Worcester)
• Medha Singh, DDS (Tufts University)
• Parul Taneja, DMD, MS (North Metropolitan)
• Miguel Vidal, DMD (Metropolitan)

2009 Recipients

• Ariel Bales-Kogen (Metropolitan)
• Edwin Brookes, DMD (Valley)
• Cara Donley, DMD (Metropolitan)
• Sergio Guzman, DMD, MSD (Metropolitan)
• Eric P. Holmgren, DMD, MD (Berkshire)
• Erin K. Hoye, DMD (Southeastern)
• Sam W. Levine, DDS, MS (Middlesex)
• Patrick D. McCarty, DDS (Southeastern)
• George A. Orfaly, DMD (North Shore)
• Rebecca L. Paglia, DMD (Worcester)

2008 Recipients

• Gregory K. An, DDS, MPH (Middlesex)
• Ekaterini Antonellou, DMD (Metropolitan)
• Todd Belf-Becker (North Metropolitan)
• Jeffrey Casiglia, DMD (North Shore)
• Sandra Crowley-Le, DMD (Worcester)
• Dara T. Cunnion, DMD (Metropolitan)
• Amelia Grabe Lane (Cape Cod)
• Mary Jane Hanlon-Rogers (Middlesex)
• Jennifer L. Nelson, DMD (Southeastern)
• Thanh Trang Nguyen, DMD (Metropolitan)

2007 Recipients

• Brian Chuang, DMD (North Shore )
• Joy E. Kasparian-Fredrico, DMD (East Middlesex)
• Polly S. Nichols, (Wachusett)
• Lokesh Suri, DMD (Metropolitan)
• Viktoria P. Talebian, DMD (North Shore)
• Lakshmi P. Thalanki, DMD (Middlesex)
• Justine Tompkins, DMD (Metropolitan)
• Carlene Tsai, DMD (North Shore)
• Eric L. Weinstock, DMD (South Shore)
• Janice M. Yanni, DMD (Valley)

2006 Recipients

• Anjum A. Ansari, DMD (Metropolitan)
• Nicole V. Balthazar, DMD (Cape Cod)
• Ryan M. Clancy, DMD (East Middlesex)
• William J. Coakley, III, DMD (Wachusett)
• John J. Giordano, DMD (Worcester)
• Dorothy E. Gurin, DMD (South Shore)
• Minaj Naimi, DDS (Metropolitan)
• Kevin L. Peterson, DMD (Metropolitan)
• Sara H. Runnels, DMD, MD (Metropolitan)
• David Mitch Singer, DMD (North Shore)

2005 Recipients

• Dawn M. Ackermann, DMD (Cape Cod)
• Arsen Bagdasarov, DMD (Valley)
• Andrea L. Biondo, DMD (Middlesex)
• Benjamin H. Falk, DDS (Valley)
• Jennifer A. Fallon, DMD (Merrimack Valley)
• Paul S. Farsai, DMD (Metropolitan)
• Paul D. Fitzgerald, DMD (South Shore)
• Robert S. Leland, DMD (South Shore)
• Sandra R. Makkar, DDS (North Shore)
• Qui Q. Nguyen, DMD (Metropolitan)