Joseph C. Passaro, DDS

Dr. Joe is originally from Towson, MD where he attended Calvert Hall High School and completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Maryland at College Park. He obtained his Doctorate in Dentistry from the University of Maryland at Baltimore Dental School in 1981. Dr. Joe and his wife Ginny live in Bay Ridge. They have two grown children, Kelley and Keri, and a grandson, Cody, who brings them great joy.

James B. Wooddell, DDS

Dr. Woody, as he likes to be called, grew up in Davidsonville, MD and attended Severn School. He completed his undergraduate studies at Washington & Lee University in Lexington, VA and obtained his Doctorate in Dentistry from the University of Maryland at Baltimore Dental School in 1981. Dr. Woody and his wife Nancy live in Harwood. They have three children: Kaitlin, Jamie, and Kelsey.

Continuing Education

Doctors Wooddell and Passaro each complete more than 200 hours of continuing education each year!

They regularly attend the annual conferences of the following organizations, where the most current trends and techniques in dentistry are presented:

  • The American Academy Of Restorative Dentistry
  • The American Equilibration Society
  • The American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics
  • The American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry

Doctors Wooddell and Passaro are members of:

  • American Dental Association
  • Maryland State Dental Association
  • American Equilibration Society
  • Chesapeake Implant Study Club
  • Occlusal Study Club
  • Northern Virginia Implant Study Club

Recently, the doctors have attended the following:

  • The annual scientific session of The American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics
  • A mini-residency for implant dentistry conducted by Dr. Robert Faulkner
  • A reunion at The Dawson Center for Advanced Dental Study where clinicians who previously completed the Dawson curriculum gathered to share their cases and insights
  • Several Teeth in an Hour/Day seminars conducted by Dr. Thomas Balshi, of Prosthodontics Intermedica at The Institute for Facial Esthetics who was featured on Good Morning America for the procedure
  • MAP Implant Institute: The CT Course
  • Comprehensive Treatment Planning taught by Dr. Robert Faulkner
  • Refined Concept in Complete Denture Prosthetics taught by Dr. Jack Turbyfill
  • The annual meeting of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry
  • 23rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Osseointegration
  • Esthetic, Clinical and Technical Management for the Restoration of the Worn Dentition taught by Dr. Frank Spear
  • The Spear Institute’s “Live Patient Experience: Anterior Restorations”
  • The Spear Institute’s “Live Patient Experience: Posterior Restorations”
  • The Annual Meeting of the American Equilibration Society
  • Techniques in Achieving Optimum Implant Esthetics presented by Biohorizons