Smiles in Framingham

About

Our Framingham office provides dentistry for infants thru college age, as well as, orthodontics for children, teens and adults.

Story

Dr. Himelhoch has completed full specialty training and is board certified in both pediatric dentistry and orthodontics. Her training, combined with experience in both hospital and community settings enables her to provide a comprehensive range of pediatric dental care. She understands children's special emotional, developmental, and medical needs.

A graduate of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine orthodontic program, Dr. Himelhoch has practiced orthodontics in Massachusetts since 1990. As a board certified orthodontist, she is dedicated to improving her skills through continuing education and by incorporating new techniques into the practice.

Dr. Himelhoch resides in Framingham, MA with her husband. Her children are both graduates of Framingham High School. In her spare time, she enjoys gardening and various forms of needlework.

Education and Community Service
Dr. Himelhoch is board certified in both pediatric dentistry (www.abpd.org) and in orthodontics (www.americanboardortho.com). Dr. Himelhoch received her dental degree from Northwestern University Dental School in 1983, completed a combined hospital residency and masters program in pediatric dentistry in 1985 at Chicago's Children's Memorial Hospital and Northwestern. She earned her masters degree in orthodontics from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine in 1990.

• 1979 B.S. University Of Miami (magna cum laude)
• 1983 D.D.S. Northwestern University Dental School
• 1985 M.S. Northwestern University Dental School (Pediatric Dentistry)
• 1990 M.M.Sc. Harvard School of Dental Medicine (Orthodontics)


Academic Appointments
Dr. Himelhoch currently holds a part-time faculty position at Francisan Hospital for Children in Boston where she supervises orthodontic treatment provided by both pediatric and orthodontic residents as they rotate through the hospital.

Dr. Himelhoch held a part-time faculty position at the University of Chicago, Zoller Dental Clinic from 1985-87. She also held a faculty position at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine from 1993-2001.

• 2012-Present Clinical Professor, Orthodontics, Boston University Henry M Goldman School of Dentistry
• 1993-2001 Clinical Instructor, Orthodontics, Harvard School of Dental Medicine
• 1985-1987 Clinical Assistant Professor, Zoller Dental Clinic, University of Chicago
• 1985-1987 Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, University of Chicago Medical Center


Community Service
• "Mass Dentists CARE" participant, 2005-present
• Volunteer, Massachusetts Dental Society MAC van, 2009-2010
• Kidseal Provider, Quinsigamond Community College, Worcester, MA, 2008-2010
• "Dentistry for All" participant, 1994-2004
• "A Healthy Toothousand" volunteer, Massachusetts Dental Society, 1999
• Health Advisory Committee, Cope St-Paul Head Start, Chicago, IL 1986-87


Professional Affiliations
• American Dental Association
• American Association of Orthodontists
• American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
• Massachusetts Dental Society
• Massachusetts Academy of Pediatry Dentistry
• Harvard Society for the Advancement of Orthodontics