Chestnut Dental Earns Orthodontics Honor in Hometown Weekly Awards

NEEDHAM, MA – November 04, 2026 – PRESSADVANTAGE –

Readers of the Hometown Weekly, a free weekly newspaper founded in 1997, voted Chestnut Dental the top orthodontics provider in Needham and third in the paper’s regional Orthodontics category in the 17th annual Hometown Best Awards, with voting conducted during June and July 2026 and the results published in September. The recognition places the practice among the local businesses and service providers honored by community members across the publication’s coverage area.

The award arrives more than five decades after the practice first opened its doors. Chestnut Dental began serving families at its Needham location in 1970, and in 1978 it became the first practice in Massachusetts to include a dual-trained pediatric dentist and orthodontist. That early investment in combining specialties shaped a care model that continues today, with pediatric, orthodontic and adult services coordinated under one roof.

For a long-standing neighborhood practice, the vote reflects a relationship with the surrounding community that has carried across generations of patients. Families who first visited as children have returned with children of their own, and the practice attributes its continuity to that sustained local trust rather than to any single milestone.

“Recognition like this means a great deal because it comes directly from the people who live and work alongside this practice,” said Anne Hertzberg, D.M.D., a dentist at Chestnut Dental. “After more than fifty years in the same community, being chosen by neighbors is a reminder that the relationships built here matter as much as the care itself.”

The coordinated model remains central to the practice’s identity. Pediatric dentists, orthodontists and adult and cosmetic dentists work together so that patients can move between specialties without leaving a familiar setting. That structure traces back to the 1978 decision to bring pediatric dentistry and orthodontics together under one practitioner, an approach that was uncommon in the state at the time. The standing as a Dentist in Needham recognized by local voters reflects both the longevity of the office and the continuity of its specialty teams.

Chestnut Dental maintains relationships with Boston Children’s Hospital and the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, connections it cites as part of its approach to specialty training and ongoing care Over the decades the practice has expanded its offerings while keeping its original Needham office in operation, and community members have continued to identify it among the best dentist in Needham options in the annual readers’ survey..

Founded in 1970, Chestnut Dental operates offices in Needham, Franklin and Bedford, Massachusetts. The practice provides pediatric dentistry, orthodontics, and adult and cosmetic dentistry, along with emergency dental services, drawing on a team of specialists that includes pediatric dentists, orthodontists, prosthodontists and periodontists. Its Needham office is the original location and remains in service today, offering coordinated care across all three specialties for patients of every age.

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For more information about CHESTNUT DENTAL ASSOCIATES, P.C., contact the company here:

Chestnut Dental
Anne Hertzberg D.M.D.
17814446650
anne@chestnutdental.com
87 Chestnut St #1
Needham, MA, 02492, United States