Children's Dental Associates
Dentistry and Orthodontics for Children and Young Adults
Children's Dental Associates
Dr. Petrarca graduated with a B.S. in Biochemistry from Boston College in 1992 and received his dental degree
from Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery in 1996. He completed a two year post-graduate
residency training program in Pediatric Dentistry at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC,
where he served as chief resident during his second year of training.
Dr. Petrarca returned to the Boston Metropolitan area in 1998 and after working in a private pediatric dental office for nearly five years he joined Children's Dental Associates in 2003. He is a member of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, the Massachusetts Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, and the American Dental Association. Additionally, he enjoys spending time teaching and mentoring the residents in pediatric dentistry as a member of the Courtesy Teaching Staff at Boston Children's Hospital where he maintains hospital privileges. In 2006, Dr. Petrarca became a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry.
Dr. Petrarca resides in Waltham, Massachusetts along with this wife, Dr. Celeste Wilson, who is a practicing pediatrician at Boston Children's Hospital as well as an Assistant Professor in Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Bang, originally from Portland, Oregon, graduated magna cum laude from Wellesley College with a B.A.
degree in biochemistry. After college, Dr. Bang was awarded the prestigious J. William Fulbright Scholarship
to teach English as a second language in South Korea. She then went on to attend Harvard School of Dental
Medicine where she received her D.M.D. degree. She completed her specialty training in Pediatric Dentistry at
Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Bang joined Children's Dental Associates
in 2010.
In addition to private practice, Dr. Bang is currently a member of the American Dental Association, the Massachusetts Dental Society, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, and the Massachusetts Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. She is also a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry.
In her spare time, Dr. Bang volunteers and provides dental care to disadvantaged children around the world. She also enjoys traveling and has visited numerous countries throughout Europe, Asia, South America and Africa. She currently resides in Carlisle, Massachusetts with her husband and their two children.
Dr. Buckley received her B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
She later went on to complete her dental training at Harvard School of Dental Medicine, graduating with honors
in research while attaining her D.M.D. degree. Dr. Buckley completed a two-year post-graduate specialty
training program in Pediatric Dentistry at Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
She joined the team at Children's Dental Associates in 2013.
Dr. Buckley is a member of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, the American Dental Association, the Massachusetts Dental Society, and the Massachusetts Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. She is also a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. In addition to private practice, Dr. Buckley maintains an active staff position at Boston Children's Hospital as an Associate in Pediatric Dentistry. She is a Clinical Instructor at Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
Dr. Buckley resides in Newton, Massachusetts with her husband and their two children.
Dr. Cooper graduated with honors from the University of Connecticut in the dual degree Bachelor's/DMD program.
He continued on to complete his DMD degree at the University of Connecticut Health Center, where he was
elected to the Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society. After dental school, Dr. Cooper completed
a two-year postgraduate specialty training program in Pediatric Dentistry at Boston Children's Hospital and
Harvard School of Dental Medicine. He joined Children's Dental Associates in 2018.
In addition to providing dental care stateside, Dr. Cooper has participated in eight service trips to Honduras as a part of global outreach programs. He is a member of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, the American Dental Association and the Massachusetts Dental Society. He is also a board certified Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. In addition to private practice, Dr. Cooper supports and teaches residents as a courtesy attending at Boston Children's Hospital where he maintains hospital privileges.
In his spare time, Dr. Cooper is an avid Patriots fan. He currently resides in Concord, MA with his wife and their dogs, Savannah and Georgia.
Dr. Supplies, a native of Berlin, Germany, graduated with honors from Mars Hill College, North Carolina with a
Degree in Biology. During his college education, he received numerous academic awards and scholarships as a
result of his continuous pursuit for academic excellence. He completed his dental training at the Boston
University School of Dental Medicine. In addition to graduating at the top of his class, Dr. Supplies received
numerous awards while attending Boston University, including The Omicron Kappa Upsilon Award for clinical
excellence in the field of Dentistry, The Academy of Operative Dentistry Award and was named to the Dean's
List for academic excellence. He was also the recipient of the Boston University School of Dental Medicine
Merit Scholarship and was a member of the National Dental Honor Society.
After graduating from Boston University in 1994, Dr. Supplies continued his studies in the dental specialty of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. During his two years of orthodontic training, he completed a research project studying the effect of frictional resistance during orthodontic tooth movement and compared the clinical efficiency of three commonly used orthodontic brackets. Dr. Supplies received his Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Orthodontics from Boston University in September 1996. The American Board of Orthodontics credentials him as Board Eligible.
Dr. Supplies and his wife, Dr. Margaret Supplies, a general dentist, reside in Littleton, Massachusetts with their two sons.
A native of Illinois, Dr. Ma graduated from Cornell University with a B.A. in Biology and a concentration in Neurobiology. Following his graduation, he taught English in Kyoto, Japan for a year before moving to the Boston Metropolitan area where he performed research in the area of childhood allergies. As a research scientist at Massachusetts General Hospital for nearly five years, Dr. Ma studied the changes in the cellular response to the peanut allergen in pediatric patients who were undergoing oral immunotherapy for peanut allergy.
After his time as a researcher, Dr. Ma continued his academic journey at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine where he obtained his D.D.S. degree and subsequently, at Harvard School of Dental Medicine where he obtained his specialty training in Orthodontics while receiving his MMSc degree.
Dr. Ma, his wife, and their two children reside in Cambridge, MA.