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City Kids Dental is proud to provide the quality
comprehensive care your child deserves! We
strive for a reputation of excellence.
Our warm friendly staff has a gentle approach and is trained to put all
children at ease. Our team enjoys
working together and we value the privilege of working with you and your child! Meet our team!
Mary E. Tierney, DDS, MS
Dr. Mary, as she is known to parents and their children
alike, believes that she has one of the world’s best professions. Her passion for her work shows.
Dr.
Mary was recently selected by the readers of Chicago Parent Magazine as one of the
2011 Chicago’s Favorite Kid’s Docs.
Dr. Mary has
more than 16 years of experience in private practice! She is the founder of City Kids Dental, PC
and the co-founder of City Kids Dental North Shore, LLC. Dr. Mary is a board certified Diplomate of
the American Board of Pediatric
Dentistry, a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, and a
licensed Pediatric Dental Specialist by the State of Illinois. Her memberships include: the American Dental
Association, the Illinois State Dental Society, the College
of Diplomates of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry, the Chicago
Dental Society, the Illinois Society of Pediatric Dentists and the Michigan
Dental Association. Dr. Mary is a
past-president of the Illinois Society of Pediatric Dentistry, a former chairperson
for the Illinois State Dental Society's public relations committee, and she
served as a media spokesperson and participant in the 2010 Illinois State
Dental Society’s first Mission of Mercy Event.
Dr. Mary earned
a BS in Biology from the University of Michigan in 1989 and a DDS from
Northwestern University School of Dentistry in 1993. While at Northwestern, she was elected to the
dental honor society, Omicron Kappa Upsilon.
She returned to Ann Arbor and completed a MS in Pediatric Dentistry from
the University of Michigan in 1995. Her master’s thesis work entitled “The role
of the Bcl-x Protein in Wound Neovascularization”, earned her many accolades
and contributed to an expanding body of research that may ultimately assist in
the treatment of chronic inflammatory skin disease and epithelial tumors. Dr. Mary is the recipient of the American Academy
of Pediatric Dentistry Graduate Student Research Award. She also holds the very special distinction of
having been awarded the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry’s Ralph E.
McDonald Award. This award is given annually
to one new pediatric dentist for excellence in research enhancing the specialty
of Pediatric Dentistry. Dr. Mary is also
proud to have received the University of Michigan Pediatric Dental Alumni
Memorial Award for excellence as a graduate student.
Dr. Mary loves
learning and sharing her expertise. She
has spent time teaching clinical pediatric dentistry as an adjunct clinical
professor of Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Michigan and as a dental
attending at The Children’s Memorial Hospital of Chicago. She remains
affiliated with The Children's Memorial Hospital.
Dr. Mary resides in the Lincoln Square neighborhood with her cat Temoku. She loves the small town character and the close knit community. Dr. Mary likes to garden, but also enjoys the delicious finds at the Lincoln Square Farmer’s Market. Although she loves to cook using these locally grown items, she also loves trying new restaurants. During Cubs season, she can be sighted often at Wrigley Field. Her other interests include traveling, live music, reading non-fiction, pottery and spending time with friends and family, especially her niece and nephew.
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