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SPORTS TRAUMA
Boston Dental is proud to house a specialized Sports Trauma Clinic at our Seaport location where expert care meets advanced artistry. A highly specialized field, sports trauma focuses on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of dental injuries related to high-impact sports activities. Led by Drs. Malecki, Chang, and Smith, our team of elite doctors services athletes of all levels, including youth, college, and professional athletes in the NBA, NFL, NHS, and MLS. We offer our athletes everything from general and ongoing preventative dentistry, including fabrication of compact custom sports guards that are effective and comfortable, to emergency procedures for a range of issues – from chipped or fractured teeth to more severe injuries, such as tooth avulsions and smile reconstruction. Our team ensures that your oral health is as impressive as your performance on the field, court, rink, or course.
BOSTON'S ONLY SPECIALIZED SPORTS TRAUMA DENTAL OFFICE
HOW IT WORKS
01. Book Appointment
If you are in unbearable pain or discomfort, please call 911 or seek a local emergency department for immediate help. Boston Dental’s dedicated Sports Trauma line is 617-984-9999 for either calls or texts. We’ll arrange for you to be seen within the hour, pending the extent of your trauma.
02. Immediate Resolution
We swiftly assemble an expert team of doctors and dentists to take immediate action in an emergency situation, determine the best resolution, and guide you through treatment for pain and symptom reduction following your initial visit.
03. Personalized Treatment
Once the immediate trauma is stabilized, our team presents you with a customized plan to restore your smile and surrounding area to its natural form. We schedule that appointment at our earliest availability and convenience to you.
04. Aftercare & Maintenance
After our doctors apply their mastery and skill to your smile, you’re given a detailed aftercare plan along with our expert recommendations for maintenance and prevention moving forward.
POINTS OF DIFFERENCE
Boston Dental employs some of the most experienced and decorated oral surgeons in the field and in Boston. Each a master of their craft, our elite team of experts ensure that our patients can trust they’ll receive the highest quality of care.
We appreciate the evolution of science and innovation, continuously striving to stay ahead of the curve. We offer the most advanced technology, providing our patients with solutions to diagnose, treat, and restore teeth to optimal health.
In reimagining what dentistry can be, Boston Dental redesigned the traditional dental office. Instead, our dental centers are sleek, modern spaces that reflect the warmth and premium quality of our services and create a relaxed and welcoming environment for our patients.
PRICING
At Boston Dental, building trust with our patients means being transparent about pricing. We participate in most major dental insurance plans and provide our patients with cost estimates prior to treatment. Please visit our payment and policies page for more information.
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The primary difference between the two is the level of impact incurred. Sports trauma, due to the nature of the activity and force of impact, typically results in more extensive trauma requiring the coordination of multiple specialties to treat the smile and surrounding area properly.
The Sports Trauma Clinic at Boston Dental is co-run by Dr. Maged El-Malecki, DMD and Dr. Joey Chang, DMD.
Dr. Malecki is a highly experienced Aesthetic Dentist whose primary focus is to restore smiles to their natural state. He underwent private training with a top Orthopedic Physician in France, who specialized in Sports Trauma, lending to his experience in the field. Dr. Malecki formerly served as the official dentist to the MLB’s Boston Red Sox from 2016-2018.
Dr. Chang is an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon who has served as a Facial Trauma Surgeon at Tufts Medical Center for over a decade. Prior, Dr. Chang was the Program Director for the Tufts University Depart of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery where he taught both students and residents how to treat facial injuries of all sorts. As an educator, provider, and master of his craft, Dr. Chang conducts all surgical procedures with care, precision, and intent.
*Along with Dr. Kelli Smith, Drs. Malecki and Chang formed the unit who cared for Celtics’ Derrick White after his injury sustained during Game 5 of the 2024 NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks.
Boston Dental offers Sports Trauma dentistry to athletes of all levels – from youth sports, to college athletes at UMass, Boston University, and beyond, to professional athletes in the nation’s top leagues, like the NFL, NBA, NHS, and MLS. Whether it’s serving athletes on our home teams – The Patriots, Red Sox, and Celtics – or their opposition, Boston Dental proudly offers on-demand sports trauma services to all players.
Given the time-sensitive nature of many sports trauma injuries, we offer immediate availability. That is, swift coordination for an immediate assessment and intermediary resolution within approximately one hour from notifying our practice. Thereafter, the long-term treatment plan is coordinated at the earliest availability.
