Nipa Thakkar, DMD, MBS is a second-generation dentist and New York native, and a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry. She holds a BS in Biology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and Master’s in Biomedical Sciences with a concentration in Oral Biology from UMDNJ. She completed her General Practice Residency at St. Joseph Medical Center in Reading, PA. Dr. Thakkar volunteers as a Big Sister with Big Brothers Big Sisters in the Philadelphia area. She is also a member of the Greystone Auxiliary of Chester County Hospital. In addition to learning the Pankey philosophy for clinical excellence in dentistry, Dr. Thakkar recently completed her term on the Board of Trustees for the Pennsylvania Dental Association and is the current Chair of the American Dental Association’s Council on Membership. She is also on the Board of Directors of Eastern Dentists Insurance Company. She completed the ADA Diversity in Leadership program in 2014 and was the inaugural recipient to the ADA Henry Schein Cares Dr. David Whiston Leadership Award in 2015. Dr. Thakkar graduated dental school as a member of the Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society and is the recipient of the American Association of Public Health Dentistry’s Community Dentistry Award.
