In the media

ANEWU in the Media

ANEWU has appeared in national and Atlanta press and holds memberships with four professional and accrediting bodies. Here is the full picture, plus an honest note on what a press list cannot tell you.

As featured in
VogueGQNBCAtlanta MagazineThe AtlantanThe New YorkerVanity Fair
Why the coverage exists

Coverage follows the work, not the other way around.

Press attention is a byproduct of the practice, not the goal of it. The coverage keeps returning to ordinary work: a 3D scan at the first visit, a plan explained before anything is scheduled, and the same two doctors on every case.

Meet the people doing that work on the page for the ANEWU care team.

A consultation room at an ANEWU office in Georgia
Where the plan gets explained, before anything is scheduled.
Reading a press list

Does press coverage mean better surgical care?

No. Press coverage is publicity, not a clinical measure. What matters when choosing an oral surgeon is specialty training, how often that surgeon performs your specific procedure, whether imaging and planning happen in house, and how a consultation actually feels. ANEWU publishes its coverage as context, not as proof of outcome.

If you have ever wondered what to look at instead of a logo strip, these are the questions that change a case.

  • How many years of specialty training beyond dental school?
  • How often does this surgeon perform the procedure you need?
  • Is the plan built from a 3D scan of your anatomy?
  • Is the restoration made in house or sent to an outside lab?
  • Are the honest limitations explained before a plan is priced?

Outcomes are better evidence than coverage, which is why the ANEWU patient stories page carries results in patients' own words. Results vary.

Recognized by

The four bodies that hold ANEWU to a standard.

These are memberships and accreditation relationships, not individual certifications. Each body publishes standards that an outpatient surgical practice agrees to work inside.

American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons logo AAOMS

American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

The US specialty association for oral and maxillofacial surgery. It sets the continuing education and practice standards for the specialty.

American Dental Association logo ADA

American Dental Association

The national professional association for dentistry. Its ethics code covers how treatment is recommended, documented and discussed.

Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care logo AAAHC

Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care

An accrediting body for office-based care. Its standards cover safety and quality in an outpatient surgical setting.

Georgia Dental Association logo GDA

Georgia Dental Association

The state dental association for Georgia. It connects the practice to peer review and state practice standards close to home.

General dentists who send cases here ask about these standards first, which is why the surgical protocol is laid out for referring doctors.

The people behind it

Who performs surgery and facial aesthetics at ANEWU?

Surgery at ANEWU is performed by Dr. Abtin Shahriari, DMD, MPH, an oral surgeon specializing in implant dentistry, with eight years of specialty training including the University of Pennsylvania and Emory University. Facial aesthetics is led by Dr. Arshia Payman, MD. The two plan surgical and aesthetic treatment together.

Dr. Abtin Shahriari seated in his office at ANEWU

Dr. Abtin Shahriari, DMD, MPH

Oral Surgeon Specializing in Implant Dentistry

He has performed thousands of surgeries, from outpatient dental implants to complex facial reconstruction, and founded Project Global Smile to treat children with cleft lip and palate.

DMD, MPH8 Years Specialty TrainingPenn & Emory Trained
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Dr. Arshia Payman, who leads facial aesthetics at ANEWU

Dr. Arshia Payman, MD

Board-Certified Physician, Aesthetic Medicine

Dr. Payman is a board-certified physician specializing in aesthetic medicine and leads facial aesthetics at ANEWU. She trained at George Washington University and across four Washington D.C. hospitals, including the National Institutes of Health.

MDBoard-Certified Aesthetic MedicineGWU Trained
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Most of what the coverage refers to is full arch dental implants, which ANEWU keeps in house with an on site lab rather than referring those cases out.

The aesthetic side runs on the same plan, so a patient exploring facial aesthetics and one rebuilding an arch are seen by two doctors reading one chart.

Before you commit

Can I see the practice before I book a consultation?

Yes. The ANEWU office tour page shows the patient lounge, the consultation room where 3D imaging is reviewed, and the on site lab, before you ever walk in. The first visit page explains what happens at a free consultation. You can also call any of the three Georgia offices.

If you have ever wondered what a surgical office looks like inside, the ANEWU office tour answers that without a phone call.

The walkthrough of what happens at your first visit covers check-in, the 3D scan and what you leave with.

The patient lounge at an ANEWU office in Georgia
The patient lounge, away from the clinical bustle of a typical surgical office.
Common questions

Your questions about our coverage, answered.

ANEWU is held to the standards of four bodies: the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, the American Dental Association, the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, and the Georgia Dental Association. Each carries ongoing obligations around surgical safety, ethics and continuing education.

No. ANEWU is an oral and facial surgery practice, not a general dental office. The practice does not provide hygiene, endodontics or routine crowns as general dentistry. Care here centers on oral surgery, full arch dental implants, cosmetic dentistry and facial aesthetics across three Georgia locations.

Three. ANEWU has offices in Buckhead at 3833 Roswell Rd. NE, in Cumming at 425 Peachtree Parkway, and in Dawsonville at 142 Prestige Ln. All three are open Monday to Saturday, staffed by the same surgeons, and each location page lists that office's hours and directions.

Yes. ANEWU offers a free first consultation at all three Georgia offices. Cost only enters the conversation once a surgeon has looked at your anatomy and there is an actual plan to price. For treatment, ANEWU accepts CareCredit and Proceed Finance, along with Visa, MasterCard and Discover.

See what the coverage is about.

Book a free consultation and meet the team behind the coverage. Monday to Saturday at all three Georgia locations.

Reviewed by Dr. Abtin Shahriari, oral surgeon specializing in implant dentistry. Last updated September 2026.

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