Derek A. Wolkowicz, DMD

Dr. Derek A. Wolkowicz , born and raised in New Bedford, Massachusetts, has been serving his community as an orthodontist since 2000. Upon graduating in 1987 from Bishop Stang High School in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Political Science from Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island in 1991. Dr. Wolkowicz received his Doctorate of Medical Dentistry in 1997 and Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in Orthodontics and Dental-Facial Orthopedics in 2000 from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. He is an Invisalign certified provider since 2000.

In addition to his memberships in the American Association of Orthodontists, the Northeast Society of Orthodontists, the Massachusetts Association of Orthodontists, the American Dental Association, the Massachusetts Dental Society, the Southeastern District Dental Society, he is a Southeastern District Delegate for the Massachusetts Dental Society. He is also a member of the Tufts Association of Orthodontists.

Dr. Wolkowicz is actively involved at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and is a member of the Tufts University Dental M Club Executive Committee. He also serves on the dental school committee for the University's ongoing Beyond Boundaries Capital Campaign. Recently, he was elected the newest director on the Executive Council of the Tufts University Dental Alumni Association.

Dr. Wolkowicz has volunteered his time through the Massachusetts Dental Society's Give children A Smile Program and has lectured at local schools on the importance of oral hygiene. In 2007 he was a recipient of the Southeastern District Dental Society's Volunteer Hero Award.

Dr. Wolkowicz lives in Lakeville, Massachusetts, with his wife, Candace, their daughter, Brooke, and their son, Drew.

Neil L. Oliveira, DMD

Dr. Neil Oliveira is a native of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, and he joined Orthodontic Specialists of Southeastern Massachusetts in 2005, the practice his father started over thirty years ago. Dr. Neil attended public school in Mattapoisett and he graduated from Bishop Stang High School in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, in 1995. Dr. Neil completed his undergraduate studies at The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1999 where he majored in Economics with a concentration in Pre-Med and received a Bachelor of Arts. Dr. Neil went on to study dentistry at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts, where he received his Doctorate of Dental Medicine in 2003. The specialty of orthodontics has always been an interest for Dr. Neil and he continued his studies under world-renowned author, lecturer, professor, and orthodontist, Dr. Anthony Giannelly, at Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine, in Boston, Massachusetts, where he received his Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in Orthodontics and Dental-Facial Orthopedics in 2003. Dr. Neil has been an Invisalign certified provider since 2003.

Dr. Neil is currently a member of the American Association of Orthodontists, the Northeast Society of Orthodontists, the Massachusetts Association of Orthodontists, the American Dental Association, the Massachusetts Dental Society, the Southeastern District Dental Society, and the Boston University Society of Orthodontists.

Dr. Neil has served on the Massachusetts Dental Society's Council on Access, Prevention, and Interprofessional Relations since 2005, and has worked on issues related to access to care, fluoridation, and campaigns to increase the general public's knowledge of the importance of good oral hygiene. Dr. Neil has devoted his services to the Massachusetts Dental Society's, Give children a Smile program and has lectured at various local schools. He has also volunteered his services on the Massachusetts Dental Society's, Mobile Access to Care Van that provides dental care to underserved communities. In 2007 he was a recipient of the Southeastern District Dental Society's Volunteer Hero Award.

Dr. Neil, his wife, Beth, and his three sons, Ryan, Luke and Joshua, and daughter Leah, reside in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, where they enjoy spending time with friends and family.

American Association of Orthodontists^® (AAO)
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American Dental Association (ADA)
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Massachusetts Dental Society
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