339 Hancock Street, North Quincy, MA 02171 | Serving Quincy, Dorchester, and the South Shore
DMD, FAGD, FICOI, PC
We are small and personable, rather than appealing to the masses. We take pride in developing long term personal relationships and place preventative dentistry first. Many of our clients have been seeing Dr. Fernando and staff for over a decade and have referred their friends and loved ones to them. We speak Mandarin, Cape Verdean creole, Portuguese, and Tagalog.
Dr. Gail Fernando DMD, FAGD, FICOI
Stephanie Pires
Dental Assistant
Shantel Johnson
Front Desk
Dr. Fernando is a double fellowship credentialed dentist who is an assistant clinical instructor at Harvard Dental School of Medicine. She has held this position since 2014, where she teaches in the Department of Oral Medicine and Epidemiology. She supervises students intaking and providing treatment for patients needing emergency and comprehensive dental care. Early in her career she trained in the VA hospital handling all types of emergency dental patients.
She is currently on the board of the Women's Dental Society of Massachusetts. She was also the membership chair for the Massachusetts constituent of the Academy of General Dentistry.
Dr. Fernando was born in Hawaii at Tripler Army Medical Center, a proud daughter of a Vietnam veteran. She pursued her undergraduate degree in the heart of wine country at Sonoma State University. She then earned her Dental degree with the honor of cum laude at Boston University School of Dental Medicine.
She takes over 150 hours of continuing education courses every year in addition to practicing dentistry and her faculty appointment. She has a lifelong passion for learning and teaching, and has attended courses and workshops at the prestigious Spear and Dawson Education centers. She has furthered her knowledge by completing a mini residency in TMD and Orofacial Pain at the University of Kentucky. She recently received the prestigious fellowship award in the International Congress of Oral Implantologists.
She enjoys spending time with friends and family, and being active in local dental groups.
A long time basketball fan, you can often find her at a Celtics game or watching the top high school prospects play on YouTube.
Honors and awards:
•Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine DMD degree cum laude
•Vice President of Women’s Dental Society of MA 2008
•Secretary of Women's Dental Society of MA 2019
•Academy of General Dentistry membership chairman 2012 Massachusetts constituent.
•Faculty Appointment in 2014 Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Department of Oral Diagnosis and Epidemiology.
•Fellowship Award, Academy of General Dentistry 2016
•member of International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology
•Fellowship Award, International Congress of Oral Implantologists 2021
Stephanie Pires
Miss Stephanie is known for her friendly nature and gentle disposition. Educating patients about their oral health while getting to know each one is something she is passionate about. She grew up in the city of Brockton. She is a graduate of Porter and Chester Dental Assisting Program. In her free time she enjoys spending time with friends and family. She is a hardcore Patriots fan and loves cheering them on at family gatherings.
WHAT IS A FAGD?
The title of Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry indicates your dentist has the highest level of training and expertise in the field of General Dentistry. Only about 10 percent of general dentists in the U.S. and Canada are given the award of AGD Fellow. You can rest assured that your dentist cares about knowing the latest techniques and best practices in dentistry. Your dentist practices these techniques in a classroom setting multiple times a year — not every dentist does this.
To become an AGD Fellow, a dentist must:
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Complete over 500 credit hours of continuing education.
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Earn 350 of those 500 credits in live courses.
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Pass an exam equal in difficulty to board certification exams.
