Widely acclaimed as a leading dental surgeon and practitioner, Dr. Nader Bazzi is the author of the book Saving Smiles, Changing Lives (2013 Advantage Media Group), a comprehensive treatise on what he calls the “modern day miracle” of dental implant technology. A University of Michigan graduate, he received D.D.S. from the University of Detroit/Mercy School of Dentistry near the top of his class. Dr. Bazzi has completed comprehensive, post-doctoral training in full-mouth rehabilitation including intense training in implants, oral surgical procedures, cosmetic dentistry, and IV sedation. A Diplomate of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists, he is a member of several prominent dental organizations including the Academy of General Dentistry. Dr. Bazzi and his wife, Dr. Rima Bazzi, practice in Canton, Michigan.

Practicing since 2004, award-winning Dr. Melissa Smith heads up her practice at Washington Smiles in Washington, Missouri. She travels throughout the country and abroad to attend dental conferences and courses to constantly expand her knowledge in the field. A graduate of Missouri State University, Dr. Smith earned her D.D.S. with honors from the University of Missouri in Kansas City. Her professional affiliations include membership in the American Academy of Oral Systemic Health (of which she is a founding member), the American Dental Society, the Missouri Dental Association, and the Southwest Dental Society. A former Board Member of the Greater Saint Louis Dental Society, Dr. Smith’s awards include the Missouri Young Professionals Award, 2018 SBA's Small Business Person of the Year Award, as well as recognition for her contributions to the Complete Health Dentistry Movement. Dr. Smith’s philanthropic activities are widely known. For example, she has donated her skills to patients in rural areas in Honduras, and organized a Community Free Dental Day program, providing, at this writing, over a quarter of a million dollars in free care to her local community. She is married to her college sweetheart; the couple have three children.

In active practice since 1997, Dr. Rachelle Boudreau draws patients from hundreds of miles away to her Springdale, Ohio practice. She insists that her team members embrace the technological advances in the field, as she does herself, through regular continuing education. With advanced training in cosmetic dentistry and full mouth rehabilitation, Dr. Boudreau is well known for her mercury-free dentistry, her commitment to the long-term overall health of her patients, along, of course, with her success in giving them beautiful smiles. A graduate of the Miami University of Ohio, Dr. Boudreau earned her D.M.D. from Cleveland’s Case Western Reserve University. Her professional affiliations include the American Dental Association, the Ohio Dental Association, and the Cincinnati Dental Society. She is an accredited dentist in the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, a member of Omicron Kappa Upsilon, and served as a general practice resident at Dayton’s VA Hospital. She and her husband Russ, an oral surgeon, have three sons.

Gokulan Thiagarajah brings over two and a half decades of business management experience to Dental Support Group. With his entrepreneurial spirit, Mr. Thiagarajah has made dental management a career specialty. As Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Thiagarajah has created a vision through hands-on experience that helps him to continuously keep Dental Support Group up to par with the ever-changing technological advancements. Recognized industry-wide as one consistently at least one decade ahead of the times, Mr. Thiagarajah built New England Dental Group to the premier dental care provider in the Northeast, bringing to the practice next-level excellence in terms of care, systems, and processes. Now he offers this valuable experience to our client practices.