Welcome to Our Practice

Broadway Oral Surgery
136 East Broadway
Bel Air, Maryland 21014

J. Alexander Smith, D.M.D. | Aaron J. Vafakos, D.M.D

Members and Fellows of the American Association of Oral Surgeons


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Welcome to Our Practice

The Doctors and team members of Broadway Oral Surgery welcome you to our practice. Our priority is to deliver the oral surgery care you need in a caring and compassionate environment. Most of our patients are referred to us by their dentist, physician, a family member or a friend. They recommend our practice because we have earned their trust. We will now work hard to earn your trust. We promise to treat you well and do our best to meet or exceed you expectations. Thank you for choosing Broadway Oral Surgery.

Oral Surgery

“Oral surgery is the specialty of dentistry which includes the diagnosis, surgical and adjunctive treatment of diseases, injuries and defects involving both the functional and esthetic aspects of the hard and soft tissues of the oral and  regions.” Oral Surgery Education and Training: Many years of education and training are required to become an oral and Oral surgeon. After college, four years of professional education are necessary to become a dentist. After receiving his/her doctorate, the dentist must be selected for advanced training in oral surgery. Oral Surgeons are required to successfully complete a 4 year hospital residency, similar to medical doctors.


We encourage you to contact us whenever you have an interest or concern about oral surgery such as wisdom teeth, extractions, or fractures in Bel Air.
You can contact us or request an appointment by calling the office at (410) 838-6222

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Meet Our Doctors

Learn Who We Are

  • Dr. J Alexander Smith, D.M.D.

    Dr. J. Alexander Smith attended college at The University of Virginia and The University of Missouri-St. Louis, where he received a B.A. Magna cum Laude in Chemistry. He was awarded his Doctorate in Dental Medicine at Washington University-St. Louis.

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  • Dr. Aaron Vafakos, D.M.D.

    Dr. Aaron Vafakos received his Dental degree from Temple University School of Dentistry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1995. Upon completion of his dental degree, he completed a General Practice residency at John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland in 1996. He received his certificate in Oral and Maxillofacial surgery in 2000 from Woodhill Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York. 

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Hours of Operation

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Primary Location

Monday:

8:30 am-4:00 pm

Tuesday:

8:30 am-4:00 pm

Wednesday:

8:30 am-4:00 pm

Thursday:

8:30 am-4:00 pm

Friday:

Phones Only

8:00 am-12:00 pm

Saturday:

Closed

Sunday:

Closed

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