Leonard J. Carapezza, DMD

Dr. Leonard Carapezza has over 35 years of clinical experience in pediatric orthodontics, including a successful private practice in Wayland, Massachusetts.

Dr. Carapezza graduated from Brandeis University; the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey; then served two years in the US Navel Dental Corps. He received his certificate from Children’s Hospital in Pediatric Dentistry, during which he served as a Teaching Fellow at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine.

Dr. Carapezza is an Associate Clinical Professor at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. He is also an associate of the New England Medical Center. Dr. Carapezza is a contributing editor to the Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry and the Journal of the American Orthodontic Society. He is a Senior Instructor and Diplomate of the American Orthodontic Society.

He lectures internationally on “Early Treatment of Malocclusion” for the general and pediatric dentists, and is the founder and director of the Institute for Growth and Development in Pediatric Dentistry.