It is extremely frustrating to become comfortable at a dental office, only to be referred to another doctor when you need something special! At Ellicott City Smiles Dental Group, were happy to say that were able to handle almost any treatment you might need in our dental office with our doctors and clinical staff. From basic checkups and cleanings to more advanced services like dental implants and oral surgery, you can trust that well always have exactly what you need.

Traditional dental materials are often made of metal and include the well-known neurotoxic substance, mercury. Since 1995, we have been providing mercury-free dentistry! At our dental office, we practice the safe removal of mercury, and we restore your healthy smile using more natural-looking alternatives that are both metal and mercury-free. This will give you better results, while also protecting your overall health. Using composite resin and all-ceramic restorations, we can seamlessly repair your smile so it looks like nothing ever happened to it in the first place.

Our Ellicott City dental office is extremely lucky to have not just a general dentist on-staff but a board-certified periodontist and a board-certified prosthodontist as well. Each one has a wealth of experience, has attended some of the most prestigious educational institutions, and is completely dedicated to helping our patients achieve and maintain a healthy smile. Before you come to see us, please take a moment to get to know our wonderful doctors.

Dr. Modarres loved science since he was a small boy, probably in no small part because his mother was a biology teacher who had a very positive impact on his life. One of the reasons he chose dentistry in particular was because it carried the perfect combination of medicine and biology while still having an interpersonal quality to it. Today, he loves this field because it allows him to offer patients immediate relief, whether through removing a damaged tooth or placing an implant.

Dr. Modarres earned his Bachelor of Science in Neurobiology and Physiology from the University of Maryland at College Park in 2001, where he also founded the first pre-dental society at the university. As an undergraduate student, he also worked as a dental assistant while simultaneously putting in hours as a student researcher. He completed his Doctor of Dental Surgery at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry in 2005.

After graduating, Dr. Modarres began his one-year General Practice Residency (GPR) at the Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg in Allentown, Pennsylvania. After completing his GPR in 2006 and practicing a wide variety of services, including simple and complex extractions, bone and soft tissue grafts, dental implants, and more, he decided that periodontology would be his specialty. In 2009, he completed his 3- year periodontics and surgical training at Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. From there, he moved back to Maryland and started his 2-year implant periodontal prosthetic fellowship, in which he focused on comprehensive treatment planning, full mouth reconstructions, and other complex restorative treatments.

Throughout his fellowship, Dr. Modarres enjoyed teaching at the predoctoral level and post graduate periodontics program, serving as a clinical instructor. After graduation, he stayed on as a part-time clinical assistant professor with the University of Maryland Perio-Prosthetics program.

Soon after completing his dental implant program, Dr. Modarres met his future wife Atoosa, who was at that time practicing internal medicine at Johns Hopkins. In 2011, they got married, moved to Miami as part of her gastroenterology program, and eventually back to Johns Hopkins to complete her liver transplant fellowship. Today, he and his wife have two young sons (Armin and Daniel) who keep them very busy! As for personal hobbies, he enjoys playing volleyball and soccer, swimming, attending shows, and spending quality time with other family members.

Dr. Tiu loves that the field of dentistry is an entirely unique intersection of science, art, and helping others. This job is a perfect fit for her strengths and interests, and shes never regretted going down her chosen career path for a second.

After completing her undergraduate degree at the University of Maryland at College Park, Dr. Tiu pursued her dental doctorate at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry. She also attended a one-year General Practice Residency at Brooklyn VA Hospital, followed by a two-year residency in dental anesthesiology at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY. She is currently BLS, ACLS, and PALS Certified. She also serves as an Assistant Clinical Instructor at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry and is a member of the American Society of Dental Anesthesiologists.