Our Dentists

Safaa Bader, DMD

Dr. Safaa Bader was born in Syria and moved to the United States in 1993. She is fluent in both Arabic and English. When not practicing dentistry, Dr. Bader enjoys reading, yoga, and traveling with her husband and their two children.

Dr. Bader received her Dental degree from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in 1997.She has been practicing general dentistry for the last 16 years and joined Royal Oak Family Dentistry in 2013. What she enjoys most about dentistry is being able to help each patient reach their optimum oral health in a kind and caring manner. She has a warm demeanor with patients, which makes their dental experience as smooth and comfortable as possible.

Dr. Archana Dhawan, DDS, MS - Specialist in Orthodontics

Dr. Dhawan is a graduate of the University Of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry, where she earned a DDS with highest honors of being on the dean’s merit list throughout. She was also elected into the Omicron Kappa Upsilon honor society, one of the highest honors granted to the nation’s dental students. She completed her orthodontic training at the University Of Detroit Mercy and received both a certificate in Orthodontics and a Master of Science degree.

She has had training in the field of Orthodontics In India and also completed a one-year Orthodontic fellowship at the University of Connecticut. She is a member of the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO), Michigan Dental Association (MDA), American Dental Association (ADA), and Great Lakes Association of Orthodontics. She has published articles in The International Dental and Orthodontic Journals. She has also conducted clinical research in the field of “Early treatment”.

In her free time, Dr. Dhawan enjoys spending time with her husband, and her two sons’. She enjoys working with “Give kids a Smile” in Detroit and volunteers her services at the temple.

Elina Costello, DDS - General Dentist

Omar Masabni, DDS - Periodontist