Recognition & Awards

Baltimore's Top Dentists

Congratulations to 12 of our faculty from the University of Maryland School of Dentistry who were named "Top Dentists" as voted for by their peers across seven clinical specialties in this year's Baltimore magazine survey.

 

Winners

DENTAL ANESTHESIOLOGY
Marvin Leventer, DDS

ENDODONTICS  
Patricia Tordik, DMD

GENERAL DENTISTRY
Douglas Barnes, DDS, MS
Lisa D’Affronte, DDS
Karen Garber, DDS

ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
John Caccamese, MD, DMD
Joshua Lubek, MD, DDS

ORAL PATHOLOGY
John Basile, DDS, DMSc

PERIODONTICS
Mary Beth Aichelmann-Reidy, DDS
Mark Reynolds, DDS, PhD, MA
Harlan Shiau, DDS, DMedSc

PROSTHODONTICS
Radi Masri, DDS, PhD, MS

 

The Baltimore Sun's Best

Thanks to your vote, several of our dental practices and departments were recognized as "Baltimore's Best" in the 2025 Baltimore Sun Readers' Choice Poll:

This recognition speaks to the exceptional care provided by our faculty, dental providers and advanced dental students, and their dedication to the communities we serve. 

10 Best Dental Schools in the U.S.

UMSOD was ranked #6 by bestdentalschools.org in their listing of the top 10 dental schools in the country, as published by Becker's Dental & DSO Review.

The inaugural ranking was developed using input from dental education stakeholders, alumni and current students

Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research

UMSOD has been ranked #8 in the nation among public schools of dentistry for National Institutes of Health research funding. 

As of June 30, 2025, the NIH sponsored funds at UMSOD are $ 44.1 million across 33 lab-based research projects and 1 training/education grant.