MEET THE WOMEN
Anna Sweet, DMD
Dr. Anna Sweet is the owner of Sweet Dental located in Scarborough. Dr. Sweet is a native of Maine and thrilled to be able to give back to her community by participating in season 4 of Dancing with the Dentists. Dr. Sweet is married to her high school sweetheart, Brian, and they have three amazing and energetic children together: Kate, Will and Ben.
Melissa Hamel, DDS, MS
Dr. Melissa Hamel is the owner of Seacoast Dentistry in Biddeford, ME. She received her DDS degree in University of the Pacific, CA in 2008. She made the leap to Maine with her husband, Jason Hamel, DMD in 2017. Her greatest fulfillment comes from raising their three kids ages 9, 7 and 1. She is an avid foodie, a wanderlust and enjoys dancing!
Vani Mallipeddi, DMD
Dr. Vani Mallipeddi is the practicing dentist at Biddeford Family Dentistry. She graduated from Boston University in 2006 and worked at Community Dental for 10 years. Dr. Mallipeddi is originally from India and landed in Maine on a Sunday on a Fall afternoon wondering if the world had just ended but luckily summer came along and so are her hopes and has been enjoying Maine ever since. She lives in Scarborough with her husband Venu and two boys Saharsh and Shoumik.
MEET THE MEN
Drew Rodney, DMD
As a native of Portland, Maine, Dr. Drew Rodney returned to his home state after working in the technology sector of web design and programming in California, then here in Maine. Wanting to meet new challenges and serve local communities more, he chose to explore new horizons in the medical field through dentistry. The rewards of providing comprehensive dental care, while applying medical concepts and technical knowledge to treatments, has become his passion and calling.
With a large and close-knit family right here in Maine, Dr. Rodney enjoys spending time with relatives and friends, attending all the many gatherings, birthdays and barbecues. His hobbies include fitness, making music, coaching gymnastics, cooking, foreign languages and reading.
Adam Saltz, D.M.D., M.S., M.P.H.
Dr. Adam Saltz graduated from the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, where he obtained his Master of Science degree and Certificate in Periodontics. He completed his dental training at Nova Southeastern University, as part of their accelerated dual admission program. While there, he also received a Master of Public Health degree. He is an assistant clinical professor at the University of New England College of Dental Medicine and maintains an active practice in South Portland, Maine. Dr. Saltz is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and Vice President of the Maine Dental Association. Outside the office, he is an instructor at Jibe Cycling Studio and enjoys hiking, tennis, and exploring Portland’s growing restaurant scene. He is excited to return home to Maine and bring some of the Miami heat to the dance floor!
Antonios Karagiorgos, D.M.D
Dr. Karagiorgos, DMD, grew up in the greater Boston area, but established a connection with Maine early on: “When I was in high school, I remember coming up to visit Maine and the seacoast with my family on the weekends.” From high school he went on to graduate from Northeastern University with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.
While he went on to work as a structural engineer, Dr. K ultimately decided it was not the best field for him. So he took some time to figure out what that field might be. During this time he worked as a project manager for the Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Athens, Greece in 2004. When he returned to the US he became more interested in dentistry and enrolled in classes to prepare to apply to dental school. This path led him to become an assistant in the oral surgery department at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, where he was later welcomed as a student and earned his doctoral degree in dentistry.
When not practicing dentistry, you might catch him at the gym or see him with his wife Ella and daughter Rhea at Payson Park playing with Roux, their one year Aussie-doodle. He also enjoys cycling and spending time in the kitchen.
