Meet Our TeamDr. Jim / Dr. Andrew / Our Team / Our Fish Dr. James McAveeney ("Dr. Jim")
Dr. McAveeney is a past president of the Greater Nashua Dental Society and has served as a Trustee of the New Hampshire Dental Society as well as the New Hampshire Dental Society Foundation. He frequently volunteers his dental services at the Greater Nashua Dental Connection, a non-profit, low-cost dental clinic where he is also a founding board member. Dr. McAveeney has been named a Top Pediatric Dentist by New Hampshire Magazine. His activities outside the practice include gardening, scuba diving, weight lifting, travel, and watercolor painting. Take a look at some of his paintings online! He is the proud father of two grown daughters Corey and Emily. Dr. Andrew Cheifetz ("Dr. Andrew")
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After completing his undergraduate education at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Dr. McAveeney graduated from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine with the Alumni Award in Pediatric Dentistry. This was followed by two years of post-graduate training in pediatric dentistry at Boston Floating Hospital- New England Medical Center.
After graduating from Brown University, Dr. Cheifetz (pronounced SHAY-fits) began his dental career at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. Penn Dental chose him as a University Scholar due to his academic achievements, research and teaching interests, and his extensive volunteer work. The dental school also presented him with the Community Dentistry Pediatric Dental Health Award and the Academy of Dentistry for Persons with Disabilities Award. Additionally, he was president and founder of the Pediatric Dentistry Society. Concurrent with his dental degree, Dr. Cheifetz obtained a Master's of Science in Education with a specialization in higher education. Following his dual degrees at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Cheifetz advanced his education as a resident in pediatric dentistry at Children's Hospital Boston, and the Harvard School of Dental Medicine where he published his own research, "Prevalence of Bruxism and Associated Correlated in Children and Adolescents as Reported by Parents," in the Journal of Dentistry for Children.
Dr. Cheifetz volunteers his time teaching at the Children's Hospital Dental Clinic. He is proud of his time as a volunteer dentist at the dental clinic of th Oglala Lakota Sioux Indian Reservation in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. Dr. Cheifetz enjoys rollerblading, learning to play the banjo, and scuba diving. Currently he lives in Amherst with his wife, Jennifer, their children, Cooper and Layla, and their dog, Gracie.
Amherst, NH Pediatric Dentists ~ Dr. James McAveeney and Dr. Andrew Cheifetz ~ Pediatric Dentist serving children and adolescents in
Amherst, Bedford, Brookline, Derry, Goffstown, Hollis, Hudson, Litchfield, Londonderry, Lyndeborough, Manchester, Merrimack,
Milford, Mont Vernon, Nashua, New Boston, Peterborough, and Wilton NH as well as the Massachusetts towns of Groton, Pepperell, and Townsend.
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