MOSHIRI ORTHODONTICS

777 S. New Ballas Rd., Suite 116E

St. Louis, Missouri MO 63141
United States
Phone: (314) 427-2237
info@smilesaintlouis.com
http://www.smilesaintlouis.com/
Dr. Mazyar Moshiri awarded MDA Outstanding New Dental Leader at The Missouri
Dental Association (MDA) Annual Awards 2014.

The Missouri Dental Association (MDA) Awards banquet is hosted each year at the
House of Delegates. It's a special event where pride in the profession is on center
stage. In addition to recognizing members who've served on the Board or have reached
milestone years of membership, the event honors three members for their contributions
to the dental profession and their communitythrough Distinguished Service, Dentist of
the Year and Outstanding New Dental Leader awards.
This year the MDA has recognized Dr. Maz Moshiri with The Outstanding New Dental
Leader award. This award is designed to recognize a member of the MDA who has
been in practice 10 years or fewer and has demonstrated outstanding leadership
qualities, professional and ethical conduct, and volunteer activities in their community
and organized dentistry.
Dr. Moshiri is an outstanding example of a New Dental Leader in organized dentistry.
After graduation from orthodontic residency in 2008, he founded The Young Dentist

Study Club of St. Louis the following year and remains its facilitator. He is an active
member of the Greater St. Louis Dental Society (GSLDS) serving in a variety of ways,
including as member of the GSLDS Board of Directors from 2010-2013, the Leadership
Development Committee, the Council on National Children's Dental Health Month, the
Executive Director Search Committee, the Strategic Planning Committee, and the
Council on Scientific Sessions. Additionally, Dr. Moshiri was a member of the MDA New
Dentist Com- mittee (NDC) from 2010 until earlier this year, and remains an active
member of the GSLDS New Dentist Committee, serving as Chair from 2010-2013. He
worked with the GSLDS Membership Committee on the successful "Taste of St. Louis
Dentistry" outreach to SIU Dental Students and assisted with the GSLDS New Dentist
Team Building Event which recruited new dentists and dental students.

Dr. Moshiri participated in the MDA NDC Workshop facilitated by the MDA in August
2012, which resulted in the inaugural MDA Connect4Success New Dentist Conference
and Leadership Academy. In 2013, Dr. Moshiri organized GSLDS as the host of a NDC
Workshop facilitated by representatives from the ADA New Dentist Commit- tee. The
workshop resulted in a structured, formal committee, ensuring the continuation of the
committee and their efforts, as well as a leadership pipeline for both the committee and
the society. He is also a current member of the MDA Governance Task Force, whose
charge is to provide guidance on the improvement of the governance structure of the
MDA.
Dr. Moshiri manages to serve organized dentistry in these ways and more, all while
maintaining a private orthodontic practice, lecturing at numerous venues all over the
country and raising a young family. Congratulations to Dr. Moshiri for being awarded the
2014 MDA Outstanding New Dental Leader Award.
About Dr. Maz Moshiri and Moshiri Orthodontics:
Dr. Maz Moshiri was born and raised in St. Louis, MO. Having graduated from MICDS
in 1998, Dr. Maz then traveled to Emory University to receive his B.S. degree in
Neurobehavioral Biology. He then went on to obtain his Doctorate, Masters in Oral
Biology, and Certificate of Advanced Training in Orthodontics from the University of
Louisville. Currently he is teaching the proper use of the Invisalign appliance system at Saint
Louis University.
Moshiri Orthodontics has provided quality orthodontic care to St. Louis for over 30
years. With dentofacial orthopedics (growth development), TMJ disorder therapy,
cosmetic or traditional braces, and Invisalign expertise in St. Louis, our orthodontists
strive "for a smile that lasts."