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 ====Finding a Dentist Nearby====
-If you're looking for a dentist in or near Lexington, here is some information I've collected.  This information is geared towards adult dentistry and those accepting Delta Dental insurance and Healthgrades scores as of February 2024 reported by Healthgrades.
+If you're looking for a dentist in or near Lexington, here is some information I've collected.  This information is geared towards adult dentistry and those accepting Delta Dental insurance with Healthgrades scores as of January 2025 reported by https://healthgrades.com.  I advise visiting Healthgrades for comments on any dentists you are considering.
-Key for comments: [initials-of-person-commenting month/year]
-|< 100 25 5 - 40 >|
-^Name^Delta Dental?^Healthgrades^Location^Notes^
-|Dr. Brenda Nishimura|yes|4.7|922 Waltham St Ste 205\\ Kites End bldg\\ Lex/Wal line\\ 781-861-1444\\ https://www.lexingtondentalcare.net/|[DJW 7/20] They follow up to date dentistry procedures|
-|Keith Asarkof, DMD| yes |5.0|10 Muzzey St\\ 781-862-8330\\ http://www.asarkof.com/|[JR 7/20]Cautious, does not recommend "unnecessary" work\\ [MB 7/20]His newish associate Todd Bucari is good also\\ [RL 7/20]Used him for years, taking lots of [COVID] precautions|
-|Dr. James Kostas|Yes, Premier; BCBS|3.0|165 Bedford St #2, Burlington\\ 781-272-0441\\ https://www.completedentalcarema.com |[OY 7/20]I've been going to him for 20 years|
-|Dr. Benjamin Hadar &\\ Dr. Antebi-Hadar| yes |4.9|Mass Ave/Bow Ave E. Lex\\ 781-860-7700\\ https://www.hadardental.com/|[JG 7/20](recommends)\\ [BA 7/20]Dr Hadar is excellent dentist; his wife is pediatric dentist|
-|Dr. Mario Gatti|yes|5.0|Lexington Smile Studio, 922 Waltham St Suite 202, Lexington\\ 781-861-7645|[JL 1/21]Dr Gatti took over Dr Fawn Rosenberg's practice when she retired.  Rosenberg still works with infants having tongue-tie.|
-|Dr. Robert DeRegis|yes|5.0|Bedford St\\ 781-862-7474|[MK 8/21] Dr. DeRegis is terrific|
-|Dr. Jocelyne Bourji-Touma|yes|5.0|The Sara Haven Davis practice\\ 120 School St, Lex\\ 781-519-7513|[JC 8/21] Highly recommend; very professional, very thorough, very nice, hygienists are also great.|
-|Dr. Krista Manickas| ? |Mass Ave near Curve St|[JT 8/21] Skilled, responsible, kind, flexible, everything I'd want in a dentist. Does Prosthodontia (implants, etc)|
+===Key===
-|Dr. Minal Narayan DMD\\ Dr. Sathish Palayam DDS| yes | 27 Moody St, Lex\\ 781-862-1767|[SI 8/21] Took over the Brett Davis practice in 2020. Both do excellent work, personable, conservative, and could squeeze me in last-minute for nontrivial tooth repair.|
+healthgrades: score (number of reviews), eg ''4.8 (11)'' means Healthgrades score of 4.8 out of 5 with 11 reviews.\\
+comments: [initials-of-person-commenting month/year] eg ''[JD 2/24]'' means a person with initials JD made a comment on the dentist in February 2024
+|< 100 25 5 5 - 40 >|
+^Name^Delta Dental?^Health grades^Location^Notes^
+|Dr. Brenda Nishimura|yes|4.7 (3)|Lexington Dental Care\\ 922 Waltham St Ste 205\\ Kites End bldg\\ Lex/Wal line\\ 781-861-1444\\ https://www.lexingtondentalcare.net/|[DJW 7/20] They follow up to date dentistry procedures|
+|Keith Asarkof, DMD| yes |5.0 (2)|10 Muzzey St\\ 781-862-8330\\ http://www.asarkof.com/|[JR 7/20]Cautious, does not recommend "unnecessary" work\\ [MB 7/20]His newish associate Todd Bucari is good also\\ [RL 7/20]Used him for years, taking lots of [COVID] precautions|
+|Dr. James Kostas|Yes, Premier; BCBS|3.0 (4)|165 Bedford St #2, Burlington\\ 781-272-0441\\ https://www.completedentalcarema.com |[OY 7/20]I've been going to him for 20 years|
+|Dr. Benjamin Hadar &\\ Dr. Antebi-Hadar| yes |4.9 (88) / 4.9 (29)|Mass Ave/Bow Ave E. Lex\\ 781-860-7700\\ https://www.hadardental.com/|[JG 7/20](recommends)\\ [BA 7/20]Dr Hadar is excellent dentist; his wife is pediatric dentist\\ [MB 1/25] HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE|
+|Dr. Mario Gatti|yes|5.0 (1)|Lexington Dental Care\\ or Lexington Smile Studio\\ 922 Waltham St Suite 202, Lexington\\ 781-861-7645|[JL 1/21]Dr Gatti took over Dr Fawn Rosenberg's practice when she retired.  Rosenberg still works with infants having tongue-tie.|
+|Dr. Robert DeRegis|yes|4.7 (12)|183 Bedford St\\ 781-862-7474|[MK 8/21] Dr. DeRegis is terrific\\ [SF 1/25] I have been going to Dr Robert “Bobby” DeRegis for over 20 years, since he bought the practice of Dr. Donald Kaplan.  It is a small office - a secretary, a dental assistant and a part-time hygienist and everyone is very nice.  Several of my friends go there too and we all have confidence in him.|
+|Dr. Jocelyne Bourji-Touma|yes|5.0 (2)|The Sara Haven Davis practice\\ 120 School St, Lex\\ 781-519-7513|[JC 8/21] Highly recommend; very professional, very thorough, very nice, hygienists are also great.|
+|Dr. Krista Manickas|yes|no ratings|803 Mass Ave\\ 781-862-8220|[JT 8/21] Skilled, responsible, kind, flexible, everything I'd want in a dentist. Does Prosthodontia (implants, etc)|
+|Dr. Minal Narayan DMD\\ Dr. Sathish Palayam DDS| yes |no ratings|27 Moody St, Lex\\ 781-862-1767|[SI 8/21] Took over the Brett Davis practice in 2020. Both do excellent work, personable, conservative, and could squeeze me in last-minute for nontrivial tooth repair.\\ not handicap accessible.|
 |**//Surgery//**  ||||
-|Dr. Pace, Dr. Vanisky|?|Burlington Oral and Facial Surgery| [NL 1/21] Good experience\\ [LZ 1/21] Dr. Vanisky, efficient, swift recovery, minimal pain\\ [AG 1/21] Dr Vanisky, Modern equipment, thorough, explains the procedure, good followup\\ [BB 1/21] Both Vanisky and Pace were excellent for extractions|
+|Dr. Pace, Dr. Vanisky|yes|4.6|Burlington Oral and Facial Surgery\\ (see below)| [NL 1/21] Good experience\\ [LZ 1/21] Dr. Vanisky, efficient, swift recovery, minimal pain\\ [AG 1/21] Dr Vanisky, Modern equipment, thorough, explains the procedure, good followup\\ [BB 1/21] Both Vanisky and Pace were excellent for extractions|
-|Dr. Gregory T. Caldwell|?|Concord and Lexington Oral Surgery Associates, Lexington MA\\ https://www.concordlexington.com/| [DC 1/21] Free consult and estimated costs\\ [NR 1/21] All my kids had Caldwell remove their wisdom teeth\\ [JR 1/21] I asked Caldwell to make me totally unconscious (costs more). Caldwell and staff are excellent.\\ [DS 1/21] Caldwell honest (refunded unexpected overpaid prepayment when we left the office!), helped son with help at a distance, did my daughter's extractions smoothly|
+|Dr. Gregory T. Caldwell|yes|5.0 (6)|Concord and Lexington Oral Surgery Associates, 35 Bedford St Ste 18B, Lexington MA\\ https://www.concordlexington.com/| [DC 1/21] Free consult and estimated costs\\ [NR 1/21] All my kids had Caldwell remove their wisdom teeth\\ [JR 1/21] I asked Caldwell to make me totally unconscious (costs more). Caldwell and staff are excellent.\\ [DS 1/21] Caldwell honest (refunded unexpected overpaid prepayment when we left the office!), helped son with help at a distance, did my daughter's extractions smoothly|
 |**//Periodontists//**  ||||
-|Dr. Elias Exarchos     |yes|Lexington Periodontics & Implantology\\ 33 Bedford St #15\\ 781-861-7777|[RS, MN 2/24] (healthgrades: no reviews)|
+|Dr. Elias Exarchos     |yes| (none)|Lexington Periodontics & Implantology\\ 33 Bedford St #15\\ 781-861-7777 [[https://lexingtonperiodontics.com]]|[RS, MN 2/24]|
-|Dr. Cynthia Tsamtsouris|yes|55 North Rd #225, Bedford\\ 781-275-5766|[JR MK 2/24] (healthgrades 5.0)|
+|Dr. Zori Rabinovitz    |yes|5.0 (4)|Lexington Periodontics & Implantology\\ 33 Bedford St #15\\ 781-861-7777 [[https://lexingtonperiodontics.com]]| [RG 2/24]|
-|Dr. Sarah Courtney     |yes|Mass Ave Periodontics, 355 Mass Ave, Arlington\\ 781-646-3100|[GP, LF 2/24] (healthgrades: 4.4)|
+|Dr. Cynthia Tsamtsouris|yes|5.0 (4)|55 North Rd #225, Bedford\\ 781-275-5766 [[https://www.bedfordperio.com/]]|[JR MK 2/24] Note: possible pain issue|
-|Dr. Jerome Haber       |NO |1 Washington St, Wellesley, MA\\ 781-237-0796|[DO 2/24] did some complicated surgery (healthgrades 3.7)\\ not sure I have the right here or if he is still practicing; age 82?|
+|Dr. Sarah Courtney     |yes|4.4 (7)|Mass Ave Periodontics, 355 Mass Ave, Arlington\\ 781-646-3100 [[https://www.massaveperio.com/]]|[GP, LF JC 2/24]|
-|Dr. Joel Alper         |yes|946 Main st, Melrose\\ 781-665-4446\\ [[https://alperperio.com/]]|[SF 2/24] (healthgrades 3.6)|
+|Dr. Jerome Haber       |NO |3.7 (6) |1 Washington St, Wellesley, MA 781-237-0796 [[https://www.drjeromehaberimplants.com/]]|[DO 2/24] did some complicated surgery|
-|Dr. Christopher Pace   |yes|77 S Bedford St Ste 100, Burlington MA\\ 781-272-0800 |[MK 2/24] |
+|Dr. Joel Alper         |yes|3.6 (14)|946 Main st, Melrose\\ 781-665-4446 [[https://alperperio.com/]]|[SF 2/24] [SF 1/25] Excellent for dental implants|
+|Dr. Christopher Pace   |yes|4.6 (11)|77 S Bedford St Ste 100, Burlington MA\\ 781-272-0800 [[https://www.oralsurgeryma.com/christopher-g-pace-dmd/]] |[MK 2/24] |
+|Dr. Alexander Schrott  |yes|4.8 (18)|Schrott Perio Implants. 93 Concord Ave #6, Belmont 617-484-9240 [[https://www.belmontperiodontist.com/]]|[PH 2/24]|
 [[https://www.healthgrades.com|Healthgrades link]]