Dental
Anubhav Jain, MPH, BDS
Dr. Jain Anubhav is a dentist at CHP Neighborhood Dental Center, Pittsfield, providing dental care to adults and children. He is a graduate of Jiwaji University in Madhya Pradesh, India, and went on to earn a master's in public health, specializing epidemiology, from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. He also earned a graduate certificate in dental public health from the Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry, also in Philadelphia. He is fluent in both English and Hindi.
Location: Pittsfield Neighborhood Dental
Dr. Dolores Porter
Dr. Dolores Porter has joined the dental team at CHP North Adams Family Dental, where she cares for patients of all ages. Previously she practiced dentistry at the Community Health Center in Franklin County in Greenfield. She is a graduate of the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Buenos Aires. Dr. Porter is fluent in Spanish and is committed to providing quality and compassionate care for all her patients.
Location: North Adams Medical & Dental
Dr. Miguel Ostos-Raybaudi
Dr. Miguel Ostos-Raybaudi provides pediatric and adult dental care at CHP Neighborhood Dental in Pittsfield. He has more than 10 years of experience in preventive and comprehensive dental health care. He was a general dentist at Centro Odontologico Raybaudi in Caracas, Venezuela, and he earned his dental education degree at Santa Maria School of Dentistry in Caracas. He attended Miami Dade College for training in local anesthesia practices. Ostos-Raybaudi has completed conferences and workshops in periodontal surgery and aesthetic restorative dentistry. As a volunteer, he has worked as an interpreter and a dental hygienist with the Special Olympics USA.
Location: Pittsfield Neighborhood Dental
John Brazill, D.M.D.
Dr. John W. Brazill is CHP's dental director and he also practices general dentistry at CHP North Adams Dental. He is a graduate of Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and he earned his bachelor’s degree in biology at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y. He completed his general practice dental residency at Berkshire Medical Center. In addition to general dentistry, Brazill has expertise in restorative dentistry, fixed and removable prosthetics and implant prosthetics. As a volunteer, he has worked with the Flying Samaritans, providing dentistry care in Mexico. A dentist for more than 30 years, mostly in the Berkshire area he owned and managed his own practice in Pittsfield for 18 years. More recently he has worked at practices in Pittsfield, Vermont and Williamstown.
Location: North Adams Medical & Dental
Kristabel Vargas, RDH
Kristabel Vargas joined CHP Family Dental Center in 2008. She graduated in 2006 from Tunxis Community College in Connecticut with an A.S. in Dental Hygiene, and has been practicing dental hygiene since then; she is also certified as a Public Health Hygienist. Ms. Vargas is committed to making a positive impact on oral health, and has a particular interest in treating children and educating parents on good oral hygiene.
Location: Great Barrington Family Dental
Lina Bermudez, DDS
Dr. Bermudez received her Doctor of Dental Surgery from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogota, Colombia. Upon graduating, Dr. Bermudez joined a private practice, and in 2005, moved to the Berkshires with her family. She joined CHP in May 2013. Her areas of practice include pediatric dentistry, root canals, crowns and prosthetics. Dr. Bermudez is fluent in Spanish and is committed to providing quality care for all her patients.
Location: Great Barrington Family Dental
Nina Jones, RDH
Nina graduated with a bachelor of science degree from the University of Moscow, and is a registered dental hygienist in Massachusetts and New York. She has been involved in community dental projects promoting dental health awareness to school-aged children for several years. Education is a priority and her goals are to promote, educate and provide outstanding dental care to each patient. She speaks Russian.
Locations: Great Barrington Family Dental, Pittsfield Neighborhood Dental
Shahana Muthirikkulam
Dr. Shahana Muthirikkulam is a dentist at CHP Neighborhood Dental in Pittsfield. She first practiced general dentistry in India, at clinic settings in Bangalore, Karnataka and Manjeri, Kerala, and completed her general practice dental residency at Berkshire Medical Center's residency program, based at CHP Neighborhood Dental. She earned her dental surgery degree from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences in Bangalore, India, with academic distinction. A Berkshire resident, she enjoys baking, hiking, reading and traveling.
Location: Pittsfield Neighborhood Dental
Taphaphene Young, DMD
Dr. Taphaphene Young practices dentistry at Great Barrington Family Dental Center. A 2020 graduate of the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, she also holds a master's degree in health science degree from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee. She completed her bachelor's degree in psychology and pre-medical studies from at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. While at Tufts, she was a student ambassador and also served as Student National Dental Association Diversity Officer. She was also chapter fundraising officer for the Academy of General Dentistry at Tufts, and, at Spelman College, was president/vice president of the Spelman College chapter of the Pre-Dental Institute. She has been affiliated with organizations promoting diversity in dentistry, dental mentoring, career development. She is a supporter of Operation Smile. a nonprofit that raises funds for surgery for children with cleft palate conditions.
Location: Great Barrington Family Dental
Yaman Kana, DDS
Dr. Kana, is a practicing dentist and associate dental director of CHP, overseeing dental practices in North Adams, Pittsfield and Great Barrington. He received his doctorate of dental surgery at Ovidius University of Constanta in Romania. He first practiced general dentistry in a private practice in Damascus, Syria and also in the Syrian military. On settling in Boston, he worked in both a private practice and at Boston University’s Dental Health Center. He later worked at the Brockton Neighborhood Health Center, DotHouse Health Center in Dorchester, HealthFirst Family Care Center in Fall River and, most recently, Community Health Center of Franklin County. He is fluent in Arabic, Romanian and French.
Locations: North Adams Medical & Dental, Pittsfield Neighborhood Dental