DC Dental Spa

This is an amazing experience to beat the fear of «going to the dentist». I’ve had a pain in one of my fillings, and my fear was that I might need a crown or extraction. The assistants were very helpful and they took an xray, pictures with a intraoral camara, and explained me on detail the condition of my old filling. The doctor was very kind, and did a new filling the same day. While I was getting my treatment done i watched nextflix. I’m so glad that I landed in that office. Great staff, good service and reasonable costs.

I went in for an exam and cleaning, and besides it being far cheaper than any other dentist in DC, the staff was friendly, I saw a doctor quickly, and the cleaning was thorough. I am very wary when I go to dentists, fearful that they will drill a cavity that doesn’t exist. At DC Dental Spa, they took pictures of two individual teeth that were trouble areas, showing me instead of just telling me what they wanted to do. The doctor explained to me exactly what the problem was, said that he didn’t want to drill if he didn’t have to, and recommended I use a water flosser and get fluoride applied again in three months (for free) to try and remove the problem before it got worse. I walked away happy that I finally found the dentist for me who had my same priorities.
However, later that day, I saw a mark on my tooth. The next day, I inspected it more to find what I thought was a large chip. I got very angry, assuming it happened at my cleaning. I rather frantically called the office and the ladies on the phone treated me with great respect despite my thinly veiled frustration. They booked me to come in that very day right before the office closed. When I got in, I discovered that contrary to the cleaning causing a chip (which is very, very hard to do) the cleaning had in fact uncovered another problem. Even though it was the end of the day at the end of the week, the doctor sat patiently with me until closing time talking about what the problem was, methods to fix it, how it happened in the first place, and what I should do going forward. The visit was free of charge, and I left even happier with the Dental Spa for their individualized care and kind staff.
I definitely recommend the Dental Spa. Good and patient doctors, kind staff, good location, and fair price. Can’t ask for more.

Very picky when it comes to dentists — I will go through Unilocal,Google, Angies list, and zocdoc reviews then usually spot check win a cleaning visit. After all that I have found DC dental dos to be the best by far and have not switched up since !

I had an emergency when a cap fell off on. Friday afternoon, two days before a long international flight. I was able to make an appointment for Saturday on short notice.
Dr. Mena Ghobryal was fantastic. He walked me through my options, thoroughly explained everything and took time to answer all my questions. The care was great and the mannerism and professionalism made me feel at ease. I left with a full set of instructions and options going forward.
They were completely transparent in the costs and guided me to options within a range of costs.

This was a truly wonderful dental experience. The entire DC Dental Spa team was fantastic and I greatly appreciated all of the time that Dr. Ghobryal took to ensure that i understood the X-​rays and treatment recommendations. Dental care is expensive for uninsured graduate students and I felt this reality was respected and appropriately factored into the treatment recommendations. I will absolutely look out for specials to continue my dental care with this group!

DC Dental Spa saved me when my former dentist didn’t have any openings before my move! I saw Dr. Mena and he was very gentle. Normally, I prefer female dentists but I really liked him. He did the cleaning himself, which was pleasantly unusual, as my last two dentists employed hygienists. The staff is also friendly too and the coffee is a nice amenity. They have nitrous oxide for an additional $ 42 which is worth every cent for someone who has dental anxiety. The nitrous helped my anxiety, gag reflex and made time go by faster. They have deals for new patients and those without dental insurance (like me!). I’m actually looking forward to my next visit even though I am not a fan of going to the dentist.

Dr. Hoang was very knowledgeable and courteous. He walked me through my entire visit, guiding me with knowledge about my dental health and how to better my habits to prevent any future damage. He was caring and thoughtful, and did not rush to judgement on my treatment plan. I highly recommend him.

Wonderful and attentive service. Recognized my face when I walked in even after several months. Had cleanings, fillings, and a wisdom tooth removed here.
Front desk was very patient in explaining charges and insurance benefits.
Dr. Border has excellent manner in addressing my concerns and explaining more about dental hygiene.
Overall, would highly recommend!

I went here on a recommendation from the ER since my regular dentist could not see me soon enough. The staff was very friendly, but I saw a lot of red flags that made me seek service elsewhere. I can compare my successful treatment to how they acted and what they recommended. First they tried to pressure me into a $ 400 3D scan of my teeth, saying they needed it. This is something insurance does not cover. My regular dentist & endodontist did not need anything like this. They made me sign several forms saying they had explained all the costs to me –something I had never experienced before. They quoted me $ 14,000 for root canals and crowns on 4 teeth. This was far more than the work I eventually required. Even seeing a specialist for the root canals, my total should be closer to $ 7,000. When the technician took an XRAY she didn’t put the cloak on me! I was on a lot of pain killers and unfortunately did not object to this at the time. They also did not mention that my health insurance should cover a dental accident, this was immediately mentioned to me at my regular dentist, who was willing to do everything necessary to help with my medical insurance case. Dr. Hoang was also ready to do all my follow up work 4 days after my accident. When I saw the endodontist, he had me wait an additional week since it would be a horrible procedure with how damaged my mouth was (I has a lot of stitches under my lip) and he wanted to mouth to heal up first. My root canal and tooth sealant ended up taking 6 hours over two appointments, it worried me that Dr. Hoang advertised this as being possible in one day. Overall, I highly advise a different doctor if you need major work done.

I’ve been going to DC Dental Spa since 2008 and as long as they keep up the good work, I’ll continue to come here for my dental needs. Dr. Hoang is awesome; down to earth dentist with great bedside manner (he somehow still remembers that I’m from NY after all these years!). He’s the only dentist that has filled my cavity without Novocain – the pain wasn’t too intense (I really don’t like having a numb lip). Also, Dr. Borders and Dr. Mena have been great. The front desk staff is good as well. There was someone, I think her name is Pam (I think she worked in their billing department) – I didn’t care for her but I don’t think she works there anymore. As long as I’m in the area, I’ll be a patient.

I have been going to DC Dental Spa since I moved to the area in 2008. The entire experience was very positive. Dr Hoang and his entire staff makes it very comfortable to visit the dentist. I would recommend DC Dental Spa to my peers. I think everyone the staff is very friendly. I think they take good care of me and my teeth.

There are far better dental offices in the DC area if you have a tooth emergency, trust me.
I came here after a tooth emergency and was treated very well initially. Then in the 15+ follow-​up appointments that followed, with crowns, crown fittings and temporary crowns, it was an complete nightmare. The office was consistently 30+ minutes late for every single appointment. The front desk is cheerful, but loaded with misinformation, and there is no accurate communication between the doctors and front desk.
All in all, four crowns and nearly $ 10,000 later, I am woefully wishing I had gone to any other practice in DC. I’m confident I would be happier with my end result and would not have spent nearly as much money if I had gone elsewhere.
I strongly advise that in an emergency with your teeth, that you go to another office that is more organized and values their patients. I’m grateful to have a new set of teeth and be healthy, but I could not be more disappointed with the care I received.

The Communication from the Admin Staff or Front Desk staff is horrible. They have successful failed each time i’ve had a follow up. ITS amazing how they can continue to make the mistake.
The Doctors are amazing great work. THE FRONT DESK Horrible!!! I recommand this place if you can look past the Front Desk Staff.
I wish I would have known before I spent my 5k on invisalign’s with them.

This is my first review on Unilocal.I’ve been going here for four years now. I was in for an appointment last week but the dentist forgot to send me a follow up email for an appointment for a large cavity. I called back and the receptionist located the wrong individual. I had to repeat my identification a few times. Overall, I recommend the clinic but they may want to do better with their follow up instructions from the dentist.

DC Dental Spa has been great! I went there originally for an emergency root canal and it was quick and easy. They also followed up with me the next day just to be sure everything was alright. My husband and I have now been going for three months and it’s been continually amazing. We had problems with our insurance and the staff (thanks, Zulema!) went out of their way to make sure everything worked out. I’ll continue going to DC Dental Spa and Dr. Mena for as long as I live in the DC area.

Do not purchase the Groupon teeth whitening in office for DC Dental Spa!!!
Unless, you like to waist money, you like to waist time (because you will wait past your appointment time) and to have some sort of gel applied to your teeth without a tray, yup, no tray… After 1hr of gel treatment, nothing changed. The teeth were exactly the same color as before. smh…
I will not go though all the details, but in short I call DC Dental Spa first before I purchased the groupon for more info about the service. I was assured by the person that answered the phone that I would be pleased with the treatment. She also asked me to pay her directly instead of Groupon, I did. That should have been my first clue to run. The reviews on Unilocal should have been my second clue.
Oh also, and don’t waist your time complaining, it will not help — No refunds… q
Please STAY AWAY from this place, I was rip off — Don’t be the next victim.

Had a terrible experience over several visits. I have now spent 3 visits with a new dentist fixing fillings that this office did improperly. Avoid at all costs.

Each time I go to see Dr. Hoang, I am impressed. Despite the wait times, he is very caring with his patients and knowledgeable about whatever the problem is and the proper way to fix it. I truly think his staff goes above and beyond to accommodate patients in terms of working out a payment schedule and making sure the patient understands their options. I am now seeing them for TMJ treatment, and they are using the latest technology to determine the cause (TechScan) and treatment (occlusion and TENS). I was pretty nervous about having my bite re-​adjusted, but Dr. Hoang was very gentle and both he and Layla (sp) explained exactly what the procedure would entail. Furthermore, I had a panic attack during a cavity filling and both Dr. Border was incredibly empathetic and Layla sat with me the whole time. For being a pretty bad dental patient, this place is great if you have anxiety when going to the dentist.

I’ve gone to the DC Dental Spa for about five years and I’d recommend them highly.
They now take patients at late hours and are very tech savvy, so you can get email or text message reminders that take the guesswork out of checkups & followups.
Their team:
For Dr. Genevieve Border, the comfort of the patient is paramount. She will listen to you and explain empathetically what needs to be done and why, and if you ask, will also go into long, detailed explanations of everything from why certain pain shots work better than others to the structure of your teeth and past dental work.
And she’ll suggest the use of things like dental blocks (which she calls pillows) that can prop your mouth open during long surgeries.
Dr. Mena Ghobryal, a lovely and gracious gentleman from Cairo, gave me what is quite possibly the best and most thorough cleaning I’ve had in years, until Dr. Border did the next one, and I was like, «okay, it’s a tie.»
I have not met Dr. Julia Jackson yet, but I know because of the quality of the rest of the staff, she’s a pro.
Lead dentist Dr. Rex Hoang knows his stuff. After chatting with you about how you are doing/​feeling etc., he switches into business mode — and frankly, that’s what I want from the leading dentist in the practice. Ask him hard questions, and you’ll get direct answers. He is sought after, and sometimes I can hear him spending so much time with one concerned patient in the next surgical/​dental bay, that I may end up waiting a little bit. I simply plan for that and find that the tradeoff of his expertise for the occasional delay is worth it.
Dr. Hoang also knows both his strengths and weaknesses and has hired a staff that compliments him perfectly, including the office manager who makes me feel like I’m hanging out being entertained in her living room. She is a recent hire, and I understand that she has also brought the long-​wait situation under control with more realistic scheduling.
Should you have to wait, the numerous magazines, the Pandora radio playing (choose your station), the coffee of your choice in the waiting room and the rest of the gracious staff attending also more than make up for that.
And they have been gracious enough with my occasional tardiness — though if it’s going to be more than five minutes, I always call on my handsfree and let them know.
A couple more points in answer to some of the previous reviews:
My experience is that they work with you and call your insurance company to map out a treatment plan that you can afford.
They are a very ethnically diverse office, which also treats an ethnically diverse patient population, which reflects my family so I feel very comfortable there.

I chipped my tooth & wanted to see a dentist as soon as possible since the sharp edge was very bothersome. I called a few places and they had no openings for another month! Someone I knew had used DC Dental Spa before and described it as very «factory-​like» but I figured since it was such a small chip any dentist would do.
I called & was able to schedule an appointment for the next day. They even have late evening hours so I did not need to take off from work. So, I went in for an exam & then was told my options.
Everyone there was super nice & I was surprisingly not talked into any expensive procedures as I expected (their patient questionnaire asked a few questions like how I liked my smile, etc. so I thought I would be pestered with cosmetic dentistry stuff).
I cannot comment on the quality of more serious procedures but it was very nice to be able to be seen quickly and after regular business hours. The receptionist, dentist, and billing staff were all friendly & the office very clean, so I give this an «a-​ok» rating.