Dr. Ficarelli received his dental and pediatric specialty training at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and Boston Floating Hospital of New England Medical Center. He is Director of Dentistry at the Massachusetts Hospital School and is on staff at Tufts Medical Center and the Franciscan Children's Hospital. In addition, Dr. Ficarelli has lectured extensively on pediatric dentistry and interceptive orthodontics. He is a founding board member of Project Stretch, Dentistry Reaching Out to Children, an International dental volunteer organization. He is a member of the American Dental Association, the Massachusetts Dental Society, the American Cleft Palate Association, the Academy of Dentistry for Persons with Disabilities and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. In 2007 he was inducted as a fellow of the Intermnational College of Dentists.  He is the past president of the Massachusetts Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.  Dr. Ficarelli also practices Pediatric Dentistry at Dental Associates of Walpole, LLP. (www.dentalassociatesofwalpole.com)

Dr. AnnaMarie DeFeo, originally from Michigan, completed both her doctorate in dentistry and her pediatric dentistry specialty training at the University of Michigan. She has a special interest in dental material science, and has obtained her Master of Science in this area from the University of Michigan. Dr. DeFeo is a board certified pediatric dentist, having earned the distinction as a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry.  She is currently a member of the Massachusetts Dental Society, the American Dental Association, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, the Massachusetts Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, the volunteer organization Project Stretch, and the dental fraternity Delta Sigma Delta. She maintains staff positions at Franciscan Children's Hospital and Massachusetts Hospital School.  Dr. DeFeo also practices Pediatric Dentistry in Medford at Gheewalla Orthodintics (www.gheewallaortho.com).