Want to get to the tooth of the matter? Start here. We asked area dentists to identify the dental professionals to whom they would send friends or family members. Dentists opened up to reveal the colleagues and peers who they think are “tops.” The top vote-getters: Ruben Martinez, John Salazar, Mary Twohig, Kirk Wondra, and Ronald Ziemann (in a five-way tie for General Dentistry); Ray Lyons (Dental Public Health); Robert Lash (Endodontics); Jerry Jones (Oral/Maxillofacial Pathology); Lionel Candelaria (Oral/Maxillofacial Radiology); Kimsey Anderson and John Cornali (tie for Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics); Christopher Buttner (Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery); David Martinez (Pediatric Dentistry); Gregory Bell (Periodontics); Stephen Wagner (Prosthodontics); David LoPour (Cosmetic Dentistry).