Sam A. Merabi, DMD, MPH, MS

Dr. Sam Merabi has owned Portside since its incorporation in 2012. He is dedicated to the practice of life-long ethical, evidenced based and high-quality dentistry. Dr. Merabi grew up in Massachusetts and attended college at Brandeis University. He then worked for several years at Franciscan Children’s Hospital as a Mental Health Specialist. After some work experience, he attended Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, for his D.M.D. where he obtained awards in both community service and research including an Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, a MassHealth Access Program Scholarship, multiple awards for research, and The Presidential Award for Citizenship and Public Service. He went on to the Harvard School of Public Health to earn an M.P.H. while beginning programs in public health in Malawi. He served as Chief Oral Health Advisor for the charitable program, Raising Malawi which was co-founded by Madonna. His work in Malawi dealt with clean water development in rural villages of the Mchinji District. Currently, Dr. Merabi is doing oral health epidemiology research at the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health.

Dr. Merabi has worked for Cambridge Health Alliance as an Attending Dentist teaching Dental Residents in general practice. He was an Instructor for Harvard School of Dental Medicine for several years and enjoyed working with first year dental students on international projects until 2016. He was appointed to the Board of Health in Newburyport in 2016 and completed two terms, which included the Covid years, before completing a M.S. in Epidemiology at Columbia. His research centers around water fluoridation benefits at the community level.

Dr. Merabi is a founding board member of the Massachusetts based non-profit Here Today Adopted Tomorrow Animal Sanctuary.

https://www.heretodaysanctuary.org

Dr. Merabi was named by the Massachusetts Dental Society as one of the 2010 Ten Under 10, a recognition that awards ten young dentists in The Commonwealth who have been in practice under ten years and that have made significant contributions to the profession.

After practicing in Central Massachusetts and the Boston area for many years, Dr. Merabi was thrilled to relocate to Newburyport to incorporate Portside Family Dental and considers himself very lucky to lead an amazing team in a beautiful and dynamic city. The office has since won many awards and sponsors many community events and programs.