Shelley McBride, DMD
Dr. McBride, a pediatric dentist, completed her undergraduate education at Providence College and was awarded her D.M.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine. Dr. McBride received her training in pediatric dentistry at the Children’s Hospital, Boston and the Harvard School of Dental Medicine residency program, where she was chief resident.
Dr. McBride is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and she maintains a courtesy staff position at Children’s Hospital, Boston. Dr. McBride is a past president of the Massachusetts Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. She has traveled with Project Hope to Bali, Indonesia to teach and lecture about pediatric dentistry. Her academic interests include special needs patients and caries prevention.
Dr. McBride treats patients in both our Needham and Franklin offices.
Cristen Beard, DMD
Dr. Cristen Beard, a board certified Diplomate to the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry, completed her undergraduate education at Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and was awarded her D.M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Beard received her Certificate in Pediatric Dentistry from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and the Children’s Hospital of Boston, where she was Chief Resident during her training. Dr. Beard continues to maintain her staff appointment at the Children’s Hospital of Boston as a courtesy staff member. Dr. Beard is a Past President of the Massachusetts Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, and has served on the Advisory Board for Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School’s Dental Assisting Program. Her hobbies include hiking and snowmobiling in Pittsburg, New Hampshire with her husband Andrew, her sons Calvin and Dylan, and their dog Violet. Dr. Beard and her family reside in Southboro, Massachusetts.
Jon Shusterman, DMD
Dr. Shusterman, a board certified Diplomate to the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry, completed his undergraduate education at The University of Rochester and was awarded his D.M.D. from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. He then received his certificate in Pediatric Dentistry from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
Dr. Shusterman maintains a courtesy staff position at Children's Hospital, Boston and is on the Board of the Massachusetts Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.
Dr. Shusterman treats patients in both our Needham and Franklin offices.
Dr. Shusterman is a second generation dentist, having grown up working in our Needham office. His hobbies include skiing (snow & water), softball and fishing. He currently resides in Medfield with his wife Becky and their three children Ethan, Shayna, and Aleeza.
Anne Hertzberg, DMD
Dr. Anne Hertzberg, a board certified Diplomate to the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry, completed her undergraduate education at Colby College, ME, Magna Cum Laude, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She was awarded her D.M.D. from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston. She received her training in pediatric dentistry at the Children's Hospital/Harvard residency program where she was chief resident and was selected for the Farley and Von L. Meyer awards for pursuit of research interests. Her research investigated the association between gastric-esophageal acid reflux and the erosion of teeth. Dr. Hertzberg was awarded the Richard C. Pugh Achievement Award by the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. She has traveled to a village in Mexico to do volunteer dental work.
Dr. Hertzberg maintains a courtesy staff position at Children's Hospital, Boston and is on the Board of the Massachusetts Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.
Dr. Hertzberg treats patients in both our Needham and Franklin offices.
Amy Regen, DMD
Dr. Regen, a board certified Diplomate to the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry, completed her undergraduate education at Washington University in St. Louis and was awarded her D.M.D from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston. At Harvard she was awarded the Silver Medal for all-around scholastic excellence and the Dr. Paul Boyle award for excellence in oral and maxillofacial pathology. She is a member of the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Honor Society. Dr. Regen received her training in pediatric dentistry at the Children’s Hospital Boston/Harvard residency program where she was chief resident. She was awarded the Richard C. Pugh Achievement Award by the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry.
She maintains a courtesy staff position at Children’s Hospital in Boston and is conducting research in conjunction with the Progeria Research Foundation. Dr. Regen is also on the Board of the Massachusetts Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.
In her spare time Dr. Regen enjoys traveling and spending time with her husband Joey and their son Benjamin. She has traveled to Israel to volunteer in a pediatric dental clinic.
Dr. Regen treats patients in both our Needham and Franklin offices.
Zameera Fida, DMD
Dr. Fida, a board certified Diplomate to the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry, completed her undergraduate education at the University of Florida, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, where she received a degree in Nutritional Sciences. She was awarded her D.M.D. from Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Fida received her Certificate in Pediatric Dentistry from Harvard School of Dental Medicine and Children’s Hospital in Boston, where she was selected as Chief Resident. She is currently on the attending staff at Children’s Hospital in Boston.
Dr. Fida has organized and been involved in many programs to promote dental health in the community. She has lectured at both Harvard School of Dental Medicine and Children’s Hospital in Boston. Dr. Fida is proficient in Spanish and is currently learning Hindi. She lives in Boston and enjoys pottery, tennis, reading and music.
Howard Needleman, DMD
Dr. Needleman completed his undergraduate education at Rutgers University, NJ magna cum laude. He was awarded his D.M.D. from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston cum laude where he received the Nesbett Award for Excellence in Clinical Dentistry and Gold Medal for Scholastic Excellence upon graduation. He received his training in pediatric dentistry at the Children's Hospital/Harvard residency program where he was chief resident and was awarded the Sidney Farber House Officer Award.
He is a diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry, Senior Associate at Children's Hospital Boston and Clinical Professor of Pediatric Dentistry at the Harvard School of Dentistry. Dr. Needleman is an active researcher and lecturer. He has published over 50 articles in the field of pediatric dentistry and has authored many chapters in and been editor of numerous medical and dental textbooks. He has received many awards since graduation some of which include the Distinguished Faculty Award from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, the Pierre Fauchard Academy Award for Outstanding Dentist in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1995, and the Allard Award for outstanding service to the cause of preventing abuse and neglect from the Massachusetts Dental Society.
Dr. Needleman is currently a local and national Spokesperson for the American Dental Association and the Massachusetts Dental Society. In addition, he is an expert witness for the Department of Health, Division of Health Professions Licensure/Board of Registration of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as for many civil and criminal law suits involving negligent dental care to children.
Stephen Shusterman, DMD
Dr. Stephen Shusterman earned his B.A. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and was awarded the D.M.D. degree, cum laude, from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. He completed an internship and residency in Pediatric Dentistry at Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard School of Dental Medicine. He served in the United States Army, and was the Chief of Pediatric Dentistry, Internship Program, at General Leonard Wood Army Hospital, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. While at Tufts, he was inducted into Omicron Kappa Upsilon, Dental Honor Society.
Dr. Shusterman is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and is Dentist-in-Chief, Emeritus, at Children’s Hospital Boston. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, and has held several national committee positions. He is also Associate Clinical Professor of Developmental Biology (Pediatric Dentistry) at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. He is the recipient of both the Distinguished Faculty Award and the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Shusterman is also a member of the consultant staff of both the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Dr. Shusterman’s major academic interests are in the area of cleft lip and palate and craniofacial anomalies. He lectures widely on the subject and has traveled to China twice to speak on the Children’s Hospital Protocol for infants with cleft lip and palate as a representative of the Canada China Child Health Foundation. Academically, he is a lecturer on Behavioral Guidance, Space Maintenance and Clefts/Craniofacial Anomalies in the pre-doctoral program at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. He has authored or co-authored many articles and chapters in journals and textbooks of Dentistry and Medicine.