About Us   Dr. Norman J. Shepherd graduated from Holy Cross College, Tufts Dental School, and did his oral and maxillofacial surgical residency at Boston City Hospital. He joined the faculty of Tufts Dental School in 1967 and is a full Clinical Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Replacing lost bone and teeth has always been a special interest of Dr. Shepherd. In 1985 he co-founded the Tufts Dental Implant Center. He also has been the surgical director of the Implant Dentistry Centre at Faulkner Hospital. One of the first Fellows of the American Academy of Osseointegration, Dr. Shepherd has placed more dental implants than anyone in the United States. He has lectured extensively and performed surgery throughout the United States and in 22 countries. Dr. William Gilmore is a board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon, who graduated from Boston College University, Tufts Dental School, and did his oral and maxillofacial surgical residency at Boston City Hospital. He immediately joined the faculty at Tufts University and in 1984 he became Professor and Chief of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Jamaica Plain Veterans Administration Hospital. Bill is a co-developer of the Tufts Dental Implant Center with Dr. Shepherd, and has had extensive experience in implant surgery. He joined NEOSA in 1987, but continues to teach oral surgery residents at the VA Hospital in major facial bone and implant reconstruction. Dr. Alvin Yadgood graduated from Northeastern University, Georgetown Dental School, and spent his oral and maxillofacial surgical residence at Lincoln Medical Center in New York City. He, like Drs. Gilmore and Shepherd, is fully board-certified, and he has had extensive experience in maxillofacial reconstruction, temporomandibular joint surgery, and dental implant surgery. He joined NEOSA in 1988, and together with Drs. Gilmore and Shepherd makes up the most experienced implant surgical team in New England. About Us | Services | Contact Us | Payment Plans | Anesthesia Information | Home