Charan Teja Bobba is clinical director at Franklin Park Family Dental in Dorchester and Tremont Family Dentistry in Boston, serving Massachusetts MassHealth communities with limited access to comprehensive dental care. He is affiliated with the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry.
Born and trained in India, Dr. Bobba committed early to pursuing American dental training after recognizing that much of modern dental education was shaped by U.S. clinicians. He went on to author 12 peer-reviewed publications and an invited book chapter on digital dentistry CAD CAM workflows. His research highlights include innovations in cosmetic and digital dentistry, evaluation of digital versus conventional impressions, safety considerations such as occupational dental bioaerosols, caries detection advances, dental laser applications, and outcomes research in endodontics and implant care for medically complex patients. He also holds a U.K.-registered patent for an illuminated mouth mirror.
Dr. Bobba writes on oral health equity, Medicaid policy, and the journey of internationally trained clinicians. Professional profiles are available on LinkedIn, ResearchGate, and Google Scholar.
The moment I decided to become an American-trained dentist, I was holding a textbook in India. I was a first-year dental student in India when it happened. I had just bought my textbooks for the semester, the thick, heavy kind that feel important in your hands, and I started flipping through them.
Page after page, I kept noticing something. The authors. Their names. Their affiliations. Almost all of them were from …
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Navigating the international dentist U.S. pathway
He came in wanting to get his smile back. I did not know he was also asking for his life.
He sat down in my chair and did not say much at first.
That happens a lot in a MassHealth practice in Massachusetts. People come in with more than just one problem. They carry shame, years of avoiding problems, and a lifetime of being told by systems, situations, and sometimes even their …
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Treating methamphetamine-associated dental disease in safety-net clinics
