We congratulate the dentists recognized here as DentaQual EliteStar Dentists. Chosen for inclusion in Fluent's first annual DentaQual Leaders in Quality EliteStar Dentist Award program, these providers are among the highest quality dentists practicing in the United States*, as measured by DentaQual, our objective, data-driven scoring system that is based on uniform, defined quality measures — not testimonials or surveys.

*Alaska and Hawaii are not included at this time.


2018 DentaQual EliteStar Dentists

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Alabama

Dr. Rachel G. Osborne, DMD
Locust Fork Family Dentistry
Locust Fork, AL

Dr. Rodney L. Goins, DMD
New Image Family Dentistry
Tuscaloosa, AL

Dr. James S. Gardner, DDS
Huntsville, AL


Arkansas

Dr. Stephen O. Taylor, DDS
Taylor’s Family Dentistry
Searcy, AR

Dr. James Fulmer, DDS
Fulmer Family Dentistry
Conway, AR

Dr. John M. Lally, DDS
Southeast Family Dentistry
McGehee, AR


Arizona

Dr. Russell T. Taylor, DMD
Taylor Dentistry
Phoenix, AZ

Dr. Seymour L. Rosen, DDS
North Mountain Dentistry
Phoenix, AZ

Dr. Clarence J. Plisky, DDS
Biltmore Dental Group
Phoenix, AZ


California

Dr. Cynthia J. Chock, DDS
Oakbrook Dental
Thousand Oaks, CA

Dr. Ziba A. Shirazi, DMD
Twin Peaks Dentistry
Poway, CA

Dr. Bert F. Engstrom, DMD
Engstrom Dental
Selma, CA


Colorado

Dr. Seth J. Klasko, DMD
Windsor Family Dentistry
Windsor, CO

Dr. Katelyn A. McClure, DDS
NorthPark Dental Group
Westminster, CO

Dr. Justin S. Petracek, DDS
Dakota Ridge Dental
Littleton, CO


Connecticut

Dr. Brian D. Bell, DMD
The Dental Center
Newington, CT

Dr. John D. Michalak, DMD
John D. Michalak Family Dentistry
Branford, CT

Dr. Mark S. DeWaele, DMD
John D. Michalak Family Dentistry
New Canaan, CT


Washington, D.C.

Dr. Eugene T. Giannini, DDS
Giannini & Gray Dental Partners
Washington, D.C.

Dr. Paul D. Cohen, DDS
Cohen & Cohen Dental Group
Washington, D.C.

Dr. John M. Turner, DDS
Washington, D.C.


Delaware

Dr. William E. Gonce, DDS
Hockessin, DE

Dr. Danielle Gerber, DMD
Dover Dental Arts
Dover, DE

Dr. Sean M. Mercer, DDS
Mercer Sydell Dental
Dover, DE


Florida

Dr. Lawrence G. Staff, DMD
Largo, FL

Dr. Richard E. DeCantis, DDS
Oviedo, FL

Dr. Wade G. Winker, DDS
Eustis, FL


Georgia

Dr. Jonathan C. Waldron, DMD
Waldron & Lee Dentistry
Marietta, GA

Dr. Michael D. Palmer, DDS
Lanier Dental Partners
Cumming, GA

Dr. Gary L. Johnson, DDS
J&J Family Dentistry
Atlanta, GA


Iowa

Dr. Teryl D. Edwards, DDS
Edwards Smith Family Dentistry
Waterloo, IA

Dr. Nicholas Kane, DDS
Kane Family Dentistry
Dubuque, IA

Dr. Scott D. Yegge, DDS
Advanced Family Dentistry
Ankeny, IA


Idaho

Dr. Brian I. Hone, DDS
Blackrock Dental
Pocatello, ID

Dr. Klint R. Keller, DDS
Today’s Dentistry
Nampa, ID

Dr. Carson A. Mooney, DDS
Summit Dental Group
Boise, ID


Illinois

Dr. Seungyoun Lyu, DDS
West Main Dental
Urbana, IL

Dr. Joseph M. Matustik, DDS
176 Dental Associates
Bloomingdale, IL

Dr. Natalia L. Ruz, DDS
Ruz Dental
Chicago, IL


Indiana

Dr. Mark E. Gleixner, DDS
Greenwood, IN

Dr. Joseph W. Keck, DDS
Keck Family Dentistry
Thorntown, IN

Dr. Mark F. Sills, DDS
Family Dental Center
Oolitic, IN


Kansas

Dr. Anthony R. Line, DDS
Spring Hill Dental Care
Spring Hill, KS

Dr. Robert D. Long, DDS
Leawood, KS

Dr. Angela J. Martin, DDS
Dental Associates of Manhattan
Manhattan, KS


Kentucky

Dr. R. Todd Blincoe, DDS
Blincoe Family Dentistry
Fort Mitchell, KY

Dr. Anand Diggikar, DMD
Hometown Dental
Richmond, KY

Dr. Laura B. Ward, DMD
Middletown Commons Family Dental
Louisville, KY


Louisiana

Dr. Michael J. Appleton, DDS
Oak Harbor Family Dentistry
Slidell, LA

Dr. Cleve T. Brown, DDS
Denham Springs, LA

Dr. G. Patrick Wells, DDS
Metairie, LA


Massachusetts

Dr. Gregory D. Carroll, DMD
Topsfield Dental Associates
Topsfield, MA

Dr. Lauren E. Handwerk, DMD
Allen Dental Associates
Braintree, MA

Dr. Dheeraj Pamidimukkala, DMD
Westford, MA


Maryland

Dr. Eugene W. McCollum, DDS
Boston Street Dentistry
Baltimore, MD

Dr. Ashish Rastogi, DDS
Family Dentistry of Upper Marlboro
Upper Marlboro, MD

Dr. Tiffanie C. Winfrey, DDS
Winfrey Dental Aesthetics
Laurel, MD


Maine

Dr. Safwan J. Nano, DDS
Nano Dentistry
Westbrook, ME

Dr. Anna V. O’Keefe, DMD
Waterville, ME

Dr. Sarah R. Rossignol, DDS
Family Dental Practice
Augusta, ME


Michigan

Dr. Kimberly A. Danta-Dahl, DDS
Clinton Township, MI

Dr. Daniel A. Lepri, DDS
Roseville, MI

Dr. Ryan C. Piesko, DDS
Frankenmuth Family Dental
Frankenmuth, MI


Minnesota

Dr. Jill M. Ash, DDS
Valley Creek Family Dentistry
Woodbury, MN

Dr. Peter W. Kohlsaat, DDS
Metro Dentalcare - Eagan
Saint Paul, MN

Dr. Michelle K. Stewart, DDS
River Hills Dental
Winona, MN


Missouri

Dr. Paul C. Cox, DDS
Cox Family Dentistry at Cedar Dental Clinic
Trenton, MO

Dr. Scott T. Melton, DDS
Kansas City, MO

Dr. Todd D. Scott, DDS
Whitsitt & Scott DDS
Columbia, MO


Mississippi

Dr. Daisy A. Ferrill, DMD
Ocean Springs, MS

Dr. Thomas W. Hodge, DMD
Batesville Dentistry
Batesville, MS

Dr. Michael T. Williams, DMD
Williams Dentistry
Biloxi, MS


Montana

Dr. Nathan L. Ahlers, DDS
Ahlers Family Dentistry
Helena, MT

Dr. Mark P. Colonna, DDS
The Montana Center for Laser Dentistry
Whitefish, MT

Dr. Shannon E. Jones, DDS
Bozeman, MT


North Carolina

Dr. Jennifer S. Bell, DDS
Signature Family Dentistry
Holly Springs, NC

Dr. David J. Clontz, DDS
Valdese, NC

Dr. Kelly B. Wilson, DDS
Southview Dentistry
Charlotte, NC


North Dakota

Dr. Casey B. Carlson, DDS
Prairie Rose Family Dentists
Bismarck, ND

Dr. William J. Quinn, DDS
Prairie Rose Family Dentists
Bismarck, ND

Dr. Christopher J. Spies, DDS
Prairie Rose Family Dentists
Bismarck, ND


Nebraska

Dr. Carolyn L. Taggart-Burns, DDS
Millard Oaks Dental
Omaha, NE

Dr. Jason J. Carpenter, DDS
Kennedy Dental Associates
Bellevue, NE

Dr. Hubble Reichert, DDS
Reichert Family Dentistry
Gretna, NE


New Hampshire

Dr. John Patrick Ahern, DDS
Ahern, Nichols, Ahern, Hersey & Butterfield Family Dentistry
Derry, NH

Dr. Brandon Beaudoin, DMD
Bedford Village Dental
Bedford, NH

Dr. Michele R. Morrow, DMD
Hampshire Family Dental
Raymond, NH


New Jersey

Dr. Mario A. Agaliotis, DDS
Agaliotis & Agaliotis Family Cosmetic Dentistry
Florham Park, NJ

Dr. Diana L. Galvis, DDS
Totowa, NJ

Dr. Hal E. Solomon, DDS
Millburn, NJ


New Mexico

Dr. Caytlyn F. Bonura, DDS
Silver Smiles Dental
Silver City, NM

Dr. Jerome D. Halle, DDS
Albuquerque, NM

Dr. Robert C. Kerschen, DMD
Albuquerque Advanced Dental Care
Albuquerque, NM


Nevada

Caroline A. Bobbett, DDS
Las Vegas, NV

Dr. Gregory R. Eissmann, DDS
Dental Solutions by Drs. Eissmann and Pane
Reno, NV

Dr. Melinda M. Kuhn, DMD
Kuhn Family Dentistry
Reno, NV


New York

Dr. Leslie B. Goldfarb, DDS
New York, NY

Dr. Edward H. Lee, DMD
Park Slope Dental Arts
Brooklyn, NY

Dr. Gus Stampelos, DMD
Total Family Dentistry of St. James
St. James, NY


Ohio

Dr. Richard J. Gromofsky, Jr., DDS
Richfield, OH

Dr. Steven E. Hart, DDS
Grandview Family Dentistry
Columbus, OH

Dr. David R. Patton, DDS
Dental Care of Solon
Solon, OH


Oklahoma

Dr. Steven E. Armstrong, DDS
Bartlesville, OK

Dr. Karla Jo Boyd, DDS
Boyd Family Dentistry
Owasso, OK

Dr. Daniel J. Wilguess, DDS
Edmond Family Dental Designs
Edmond, OK


Oregon

Dr. Matthew E. Bourg, DMD
Portland, OR

Dr. Bill C. Jordan, DMD
Tualatin, OR

Dr. Andrew P. Sype, DMD
Criscione Family Dental
Lake Oswego, OR


Pennsylvania

Dr. Kimberly R. Alfano, DMD
Verber Family Dentistry
Camp Hill, PA

Dr. Katelyn Murray, DMD
Verber Family Dentistry
Camp Hill, PA

Dr. John R. Spagnuolo, DMD
Plains, PA


Rhode Island

Dr. A. Thomas Correia, DDS
East Providence, RI

Dr. Benedict J. Ingegneri, Jr., DMD
Cumberland, RI

Dr. Richard D. Walsh, DDS
Arrowhead Dental Associates
Charlestown, RI


South Carolina

Dr. Jesse A. Blair, DDS
Ocean Bay Dental Care
Myrtle Beach, SC

Dr. R Gregory Jowers, Jr., DDS
Chapin Dental Associates
Chapin, SC

Dr. Sonia A. Karamchandani, DMD
Family Dental Health - Brushy Creek
Taylors, SC


South Dakota

Dr. Joseph A. Kieffer, DDS
Kieffer Family Dental
Rapid City, SD

Dr. Meaghan A. Neuberger, DDS
Dental Essence
Sioux Falls, SD

Dr. Jeffrey G. Olson, DDS
Family Dental Care
Rapid City, SD


Tennessee

Dr. James E. Colbert, DDS
Fayetteville, TN

Dr. Loretta Matic, DMD
Family Dental Associates at Campbell Station
Spring Hill, TN

Dr. Ernest T. Meyer, DDS
All Smiles Family Dentistry
Clarksville, TN


Texas

Dr. Eric J. Gabrielsen, DDS
Royse City Dental Care
Royse City, TX

Dr. Christopher E. Good, DDS
Leander Dental Care
Leander, TX

Dr. Christopher Herrera, DDS
Ideal Dental of Highland Village
Flower Mound, TX


Utah

Dr. C. Jackson Allan, DDS
West Jordan, UT

Dr. Clayton M. Hansen, DDS
American Fork, UT

Dr. Ronald J. Scoville, DDS
Hillside Dental Associates
Clearfield, UT


Virginia

Dr. Adrian M. Laxa, DDS
Laxa Dentistry
Virginia Beach, VA

Dr. Ivetta B. Maclin, DDS
Konikoff Dental Associates - General Booth
Virginia Beach, VA

Dr. James M. Ronis, DDS
McLean, VA


Vermont

Dr. Derek Cimler, DDS
Vergennes DDS
Vergennes, VT

Dr. Richard A. Dickinson, DDS
Dickinson & Branon Dental Care
St. Albans City, VT

Dr. Sonia C. Yau, DDS
Cornerstone Dentistry
Rutland, VT


Washington

Dr. Mason L. Cooper, DMD
Borderview Family Dental
Blaine, WA

Dr. Seth P. Edvalson, DDS
Ace Dental
Richland, WA

Dr. Kathleen R. Rowley, DDS
Bayside Dental
Anacortes, WA


Wisconsin

Dr. Geetha Ramani Muthukuri, DDS
First Choice Dental - Madison
Madison, WI

Dr. George T. O’Hearn, DDS
Denmark Family Dentistry
Denmark, WI

Dr. Timothy M. Schramm, DDS
First Choice Dental
Madison, WI


West Virginia

Dr. Jay S. Boyd, DDS
Briarwood Dental Center
Martinsburg, WV

Dr. Kenneth H. Dolan II, DDS
Dolan Family Dentistry
Charleston, WV

Dr. Stephen H. Guest, DDS
Simpson & Guest: The Smile Center
Charleston, WV


Wyoming

Dr. Merrill R. Bassett, DDS
Granite Springs Dentistry
Cheyenne, WY

Dr. A. Bryce Castillon, DDS
Green River, WY

Dr. Holly L. Schamber, DDS
Powder River Dental Associates
Gillette, WY