R. John Tannyhill, MD,DDS
R. John Tannyhill, MD,DDS
OMFS Residency Program Director
Education Director
Department Simulation Officer
About R. John Tannyhill, MD,DDS
Dr. R. John Tannyhill received his undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University, his dental degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. He completed his residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at MGH. After residency, Dr. Tannyhill started a successful practice in Centennial, Colorado, also serving on the faculty of the OMFS training program at Denver Health Medical Center and the University of Colorado School of Dentistry.
While in Denver, he served as a team physician for the NBA Denver Nuggets, the NHL Colorado Avalanche, and USA Cycling, serving as the team physician at the 2012 and 2013 UCI Road World Championships in the Netherlands and Italy.
After fifteen years in Colorado, he returned to MGH as the OMFS Residency Program Director and Director of Education in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He is responsible for the educational and surgical development of the most gifted young oral and maxillofacial surgeons in the country.
Dr. Tannyhill's primary clinical interests are surgical management of obstructive sleep apnea, wisdom tooth surgery, dental implant surgery, reconstructive surgery of the jaws, and facial trauma in the athlete. His research studies are focused on resident education, surgical simulation, facial trauma and dental implantology.
He lives in Belmont, MA, with his wife, Elizabeth. They are the parents of four wonderful children.
Departments, Centers, & Programs:
Clinical Interests:
- Sleep Apnea
- Wisdom tooth management
- Dental implants
- Dentoalveolar surgery (including wisdom teeth)
- Orthognathic surgery (corrective jaw surgery)
- Oral and maxillofacial surgery
- Reconstruction Surgery
Treats:
- Pediatrics & Adults
Languages:
- Portuguese, Spanish
Locations
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
15 Parkman Street
Boston, MA 02114-3117
Phone: 617-726-2740
Fax: 617-726-2814
Medical Education
- MD, Harvard Medical School
- DDS, UCLA School of Dentistry
- Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
American Board Certifications
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna Health Inc.
- AllWays Health (NHP) - ACD
- AllWays Health (NHP) - PBO
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Blue Care 65
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Dental
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Indemnity
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Managed Care
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Partners Plus
- BMC HealthNet Mass Health MCO/ACO
- Cigna (PAL #'s)
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Delta Dental
- Fallon Community HealthCare
- Great-West Healthcare (formally One Health Plan)
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan - ACD
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan - PBO
- Health Care Value Management (HCVM)
- Humana/Choice Care PPO
- MassHealth
- Medicaid Dental
- Medicare
- Medicare - ACD
- Met Life Dental
- OSW - Maine
- OSW - New Hampshire
- OSW - New Hampshire Dental
- OSW - New York
- OSW - Rhode Island
- OSW - Vermont
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS)
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- Unicare
- United Healthcare (non-HMO) - ACD
- United Healthcare (non-HMO) - PBO
- Well Sense Pediatrics
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
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