Chesapeake Health Care’s Dental Department has locations in Princess Anne and Salisbury. It was established to provide high-quality dental care for our entire community. We serve people of all ages and income levels, those insured, underinsured, and uninsured. We accept Medicaid and most insurances. Chesapeake Health Care provides dental services to residents of Wicomico, Worcester, and Somerset counties. We offer comprehensive dental services with a special emphasis on prevention and restoration. Our Department of Dentistry is, by far, the largest provider of dental services to adults and children on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
With a commitment to patient care, advocacy, research, and education, our Dental Department serves as the clinical training site for accredited advanced education programs in Pediatric Dentistry in partnership with NYU Langone Medical Center.
Together with active clinical programs, the Department of Dentistry has active patient outreach programs in the schools of Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties that screen, offer preventive services and case management leading to treatment for children and expectant mothers,
In addition, the Department of Dentistry has a vibrant Division of Continuing Dental Education which sponsors continuing education courses for local and internationally trained dentists.
Our site addresses and phone numbers are listed on our Locations tab.
Dental Providers

Kevin Rodriguez Lichtenberg, DDS, MPH, CPH
Department Head
Dental School: Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Dentistry, Richmond, VA.
Pediatric Dental Residency: Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, Doral Outpatient Center, Miami, FL

Dr. Silwat Adeel (Doctor of Dental Surgery)
Dental School: Howard University College of Dentistry

Dr. Boladale W. Ajayi (Doctor of Dental Surgery)
Dental School: Doctor of Dental Surgery from the University of Maryland, School Of Dentistry in Baltimore, MD.
Residency: General Practice Residency at East Carolina University/Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, NC.

Donna Baer, RDH
B.S. in Dental Hygiene from the University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus.

Crystal Beauchamp, RDH
A.S. from Wor-Wic Community College, Salisbury, MD. B.S. in Dental Hygiene from the University of Maryland School of Dentistry, Baltimore, MD

Deepali Bhanot, DMD, CAGS
Deepali Bhanot, DMD, CAGS is a Board Certified Pediatric Dentist, who has been practicing Pediatric Dentistry since 1996.
She received her Doctor of Dental Medicine from Boston University, Goldman School of Dental Medicine. She also received her Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in Pediatric Dentistry from Boston University, Goldman School of Dental Medicine.

Dr. Jerome S. Casper (Pediatric Dentist)
Dental School: Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
Residency: North Shore University Hospital

Kortney Davis, RDH
Allegany College of Maryland

Remington Dewey, RDH
B.S. in Dental Hygiene from West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Judy L. Forse, RDH
University of Maryland School of Dentistry

Dr. Patrick Holmlund (General Dentist)
Dental School: University of Maryland Dental School in Baltimore, MD.
Residency: VA Medical Center in Baltimore, MD.

Dr. Mehreen Kassoo (Pediatric Dentist)
Dental School: University of Pennsylvania (UPENN), Philadelphia, PA
Residency: New York University (NYU)-Langone Pediatric Dental Residency with Chesapeake Health Care in Princess Anne, MD

Dr. Tyeisha Lingham-Okpo, (Doctor of Dental Surgery)
Dental School: Doctorate of Dental Surgery from Howard University College of Dentistry

Dr. Andrea S. Lochan (Doctor of Dental Medicine)
Dental School: University of Connecticut
Pediatric Dental Residency: NYU Lutheran-Maryland
General Practice Residency: New York Medical College

Dr. Ryan M. Mariner (General Dentist)
Dental School: University of Maryland School of Dentistry where he earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree and completed an oral surgery clerkship.

Shehzad M. Sajid, DDS
Shehzad M. Sajid, DDS, is a Pediatric Dentist. He received his Certificate of Advanced Education in Pediatric Dentistry from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. He received his Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) from New York University College of Dentistry.
Before joining Chesapeake Health Care he was a Pediatric Dentist at New England Family Dentistry, Western Massachusetts.

Dr. Robert M. Schulz (Pediatric Dentist)

Dr. Ariel Snell (Pediatric Dentist)
Dental School: Doctor of Dental Medicine from the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine (SDM), in Pittsburgh, PA.
Pediatric Dental Residency: Howard University College of Dentistry, in Washington, DC. Dr. Snell also received her MPH from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, in Pittsburgh, PA.

Dr. Celeste M. Ziara (General Dentist)
Dental Outreach Director
Dental School: University of Maryland Baltimore College of Dental Surgery