The dental team at Orange Dental Group is dedicated to your complete oral health and committed to providing outstanding dentistry, personalized service, support and care.
Javad A. Mirzai
Senior Clinical Director/Owner
Javad A. Mirzai, DMD, received his degree from University of New England college of Dental Medicine. Dr. Mirzai has clinical experience in diagnosis and treatment planning, preventative care, as well as restorative and prosthodontic dentistry. Dr. Mirzai believes the responsibility of a dentist is to educate and guide patients so they can make their own decisions on oral health care. During his comprehensive dental exams Dr. Mirzai explains the how and why, ensuring each patient gains a comprehensive understanding of his or her dental health needs. Dr. Mirzai is very detail oriented in all aspects of patient care, he has an innate sense of aesthetics and artistry that he brings to each procedure.
Dr. Mirzai completed B.A.s in Biology and Middle Eastern Studies at Brandeis university. During this time, he conducted Extensive research on the field of genetics and its correlations with cancer alongside his professors at Brandeis university. Resulting in his senior’s honors thesis.
Dr. Mirzai is Affiliated with numerous organizations, Dr. Mirzai is an active member of the American Dental Association (ADA), the Academy of General Dentistry, American Student Dental Association (ASDA), and Massachusetts Dental Society (MDS).
When not in the office, Dr. Mirzai loves spending time with family and friends, He loves traveling, playing sports, photography, and reading. He also enjoys watching and supporting all Boston sports teams, especially the Patriots.
Ping Zhang, D.M.D.
Dr. Zhang attended West China College of Stomatology from 1989 to 1994, where she received her Doctor of Dental Science. She then continued her education from 1996 to 2001, earning an MD and PhD specializing in OraI and Maxillary Facial Surgery. When Dr. Zhang came to the United States to continue her career in dentistry, she attended Boston University's Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine from 2014 to 2016 where she earned her Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.M.D.). Dr. Zhang has been practicing dentistry for nearly 20 years, with 11 of those years specifically in oral and maxillofacial surgery.
Dr. Zhang joined the Orange Dental Group in June of 2018. She brings extensive experience in general dentistry as well as in more complex oral surgery cases. She has years of success completing varied tooth restorations including amalgam and composite fillings, simple and surgical extractions, crowns and dentures. She also has experience in more specific areas such as root canals, crown lengthening, and implant supported crowns and implant supported dentures. She enjoys the challenge of providing quality conservative family dentistry in a comfortable and friendly environment.
Outside of her professional activities, Dr. Zhang enjoys spending time with her husband and daughter. She speaks Chinese fluently and enjoys introducing the office to new and different foods from her home country of China.
Amy
Registered Dental Hygienist
Amy received her Bachelor of Science degree in Dental Hygiene from the University of New England, Portland, Maine in 2015 and she joined our practice later the same year. Amy exhibits a quiet confidence in her work, placing the patient’s needs first and making an extra effort to ensure those needs are met in a professional manner.
Amy is a native of the North Quabbin region, having grown up in New Salem and graduating from the Ralph C. Mahar Regional School. She is happy to be back and working in the community she was raised in. Outside of work, Amy can be found with a good book, enjoying the outdoors around her home, or spending time with friends and family.
Julie
Registered Dental Hygienist
Julie is a 1997 graduate of the Quinsigamond Community College Dental Hygiene Program. She has been with Athol Dental Associates since 2005. Julie has experience with all ages as well as with special needs patients. With her easy-going, calm personality, her focus is to put patients at ease and take the time to explain each patient’s treatment needs. In her spare time Julie enjoys being with her children and family.