Dr. Abby Halpern
General Dentist
With a lifelong love of learning, Dr. Halpern has honed her skills through continuing education and earned her Fellowship designation (FAGD) from the Academy of General Dentistry, an honor only 6% of dentists have achieved. Her passion to deliver patient-centered comprehensive dental care begins with knowing your experiences, overall health, and dental desires in order to best provide comfortable care to you. Abby’s advocacy for her patients is rivaled only by her commitment to organized dentistry. In her free time, Dr. Halpern serves as Speaker of the House for the Virginia Dental Association and is an active member of the American Dental Association.
Abby graduated from the University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill with a major in Anthropology and Minor in Archaeology. From there, she moved to our nation’s capital, where she completed a rigorous Master’s program in Microbiology and Immunology at Georgetown University. Abby returned to her home state of Georgia, where she earned her DMD at the Dental College of Georgia. While in dental school, she excelled academically and was recognized with induction into Omicron Kappa Upsilon, the highest honor for excellence in academics and character. She served as the Student Body President of her dental school and as well as the Speaker of the House for the American Student Dental Association, presiding over the governing body representing 24,000 dental students.
After dental school, Abby returned to the DC area, where she completed a General Practice Residency at the Washington DC VA Medical Center. From there she began practicing in Arlington, and she is excited to now serve the Old Town community. She and her husband, Andy, continue to occupy themselves exploring all that the DMV area has to offer in food, fun, and adventure and cuddling up with their cat Mookie for Football Sundays.
“At my core, I am a problem solver. When they ask you “what keeps you up at night” it is solving problems, both the big kind and the minuscule, that make me tick. I’ve always enjoyed solving puzzles and finding answers; dentistry is that on a grander scale. I love what I do because it constantly challenges me to both think and feel. To best serve my patients, I feel that it’s imperative for me to get to know them first and understand their experiences and goals. Partnering the relationships we build along with critical thinking, science, and art, I work with my patients to find the best solutions to meet their goals and guide them in their oral health journey.”
Abby graduated from the University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill with a major in Anthropology and Minor in Archaeology. From there, she moved to our nation’s capital, where she completed a rigorous Master’s program in Microbiology and Immunology at Georgetown University. Abby returned to her home state of Georgia, where she earned her DMD at the Dental College of Georgia. While in dental school, she excelled academically and was recognized with induction into Omicron Kappa Upsilon, the highest honor for excellence in academics and character. She served as the Student Body President of her dental school and as well as the Speaker of the House for the American Student Dental Association, presiding over the governing body representing 24,000 dental students.
After dental school, Abby returned to the DC area, where she completed a General Practice Residency at the Washington DC VA Medical Center. From there she began practicing in Arlington, and she is excited to now serve the Old Town community. She and her husband, Andy, continue to occupy themselves exploring all that the DMV area has to offer in food, fun, and adventure and cuddling up with their cat Mookie for Football Sundays.
“At my core, I am a problem solver. When they ask you “what keeps you up at night” it is solving problems, both the big kind and the minuscule, that make me tick. I’ve always enjoyed solving puzzles and finding answers; dentistry is that on a grander scale. I love what I do because it constantly challenges me to both think and feel. To best serve my patients, I feel that it’s imperative for me to get to know them first and understand their experiences and goals. Partnering the relationships we build along with critical thinking, science, and art, I work with my patients to find the best solutions to meet their goals and guide them in their oral health journey.”
Case Study #1
This patient was dissatisfied with the discoloration and old fillings on her front teeth. As we always work with the end in mind, we wanted to begin with discussing both the final shape and shade the patient desired. She wanted to see if her teeth could be brightened any, and wanted to have less triangular-shaped teeth...
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Case Study #2
This patient had undergone years of wear and tear on her teeth from diet, lack of dental care, and grinding and clenching. We began by visualizing how we needed to rebuild her smile so that it would fit properly in the frame of her lips and face...
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What Our Clients Have To Say About Us
“As proficient as Dr. Halpern is in the skill of dentistry, she as equal in her patient skills. She takes the time to not only explain issues and treatments, but also the “why” of a treatment option. If these items weren’t enough, she genuinely cares about her patients and their comfort level both while “in the chair” and takes the time to check-in with patients before and after procedures to see if they have any issues, questions, or concerns. I highly recommend Dr. Halpern to anyone looking for a great dentist.”
Joseph W.
Client
“Dr. Abby Halpern is wonderful! She has ushered me in to new methods of care, state of the art technology with kindness and more gentle, far superior measurements and fitting of a 3D night guard, plus her brilliant engineering of a new crown with the finest materials which realigned my bite. Rane gives expert cleanings and scanning and has me on a three times a year cleaning regime to keep an eye on my gums and teeth. I feel incredibly lucky, and incredibly supported by your happy capable practice!”
Anonymous
Client
“I’ve always been a little anxious about going to the dentist, but if I’d been visiting Dr. Halpern while growing up, I don’t think that would be the case. I put off a lot of work the last few years and while being seen, I never felt judged or reprimanded as I have in the past at other practices. She patiently answered my questions and kept me in the loop while I was in the chair. I was also shown before and after pictures of my teeth so I could see what was done. A big thanks to Dr. Halpern and everyone else at the office who helped me through a painless (literally and figuratively) visit.”
Kevin M.
Client
XCase Study #1
Case Study #1
This patient was dissatisfied with the discoloration and old fillings on her front teeth. As we always work with the end in mind, we wanted to begin with discussing both the final shape and shade the patient desired. She wanted to see if her teeth could be brightened any, and wanted to have less triangular-shaped teeth.
To properly plan for her treatment, we started with impressions and models for the patient. From there, we completed what is called a wax up, where we “wax up” our desired tooth shape on the patient’s models. This acts as our road map for the “destination” we want to achieve in terms of shape. Once we know our starting point and also our ending point from the wax up, we know exactly what we need to do to achieve this goal. This allows us to be as conservative as possible in tooth structure removal to properly support the final restorations.
We completed a regimen of tooth whitening and allowed the new coloration of the patient’s teeth to stabilize. We then minimally prepared the teeth and fabricated temporaries from the wax up. Once the patient approved of the temporaries, our master ceramist fabricated restorations. We removed the temporaries and tried in the final restorations. The patient was ecstatic with the results and approved of the shade and shape. We cemented the restorations and provided this patient with an occlusal guard to protect her new smile. We are so happy this patient trusted us with her care, and we loved continuing to work with her when she brought in her daughter for esthetic treatment after orthodontic therapy!
To properly plan for her treatment, we started with impressions and models for the patient. From there, we completed what is called a wax up, where we “wax up” our desired tooth shape on the patient’s models. This acts as our road map for the “destination” we want to achieve in terms of shape. Once we know our starting point and also our ending point from the wax up, we know exactly what we need to do to achieve this goal. This allows us to be as conservative as possible in tooth structure removal to properly support the final restorations.
We completed a regimen of tooth whitening and allowed the new coloration of the patient’s teeth to stabilize. We then minimally prepared the teeth and fabricated temporaries from the wax up. Once the patient approved of the temporaries, our master ceramist fabricated restorations. We removed the temporaries and tried in the final restorations. The patient was ecstatic with the results and approved of the shade and shape. We cemented the restorations and provided this patient with an occlusal guard to protect her new smile. We are so happy this patient trusted us with her care, and we loved continuing to work with her when she brought in her daughter for esthetic treatment after orthodontic therapy!
XCase Study #2
Case Study #2
This patient had undergone years of wear and tear on her teeth from diet, lack of dental care, and grinding and clenching. We began by visualizing how we needed to rebuild her smile so that it would fit properly in the frame of her lips and face. Part of what makes our dental work look so exceptional is how naturally it “fits” with the rest of the patient’s facial esthetics.
As in any of our esthetic cases, we begin with the end in mind via a wax up. Since this patient had worn down her teeth so much, she actually started to close differently than she had before. We knew that we needed to “open” her smile further, thus, we tested to make sure her joints could tolerate the new bite she was in need of. We then prepared the teeth for crowns. We made tweaks to her temporaries as needed to ensure that she approved of not just the looks, but also the feel and function. We delivered her crowns and again confirmed that she was excited with the results, making any bite adjustments necessary. With the patient’s history and in an effort to protect her jaw joints, bottom teeth, and her investment in her new smile, we provided her with an occlusal guard to be worn at night time. We love giving our patient’s a new reason to SMILE!
As in any of our esthetic cases, we begin with the end in mind via a wax up. Since this patient had worn down her teeth so much, she actually started to close differently than she had before. We knew that we needed to “open” her smile further, thus, we tested to make sure her joints could tolerate the new bite she was in need of. We then prepared the teeth for crowns. We made tweaks to her temporaries as needed to ensure that she approved of not just the looks, but also the feel and function. We delivered her crowns and again confirmed that she was excited with the results, making any bite adjustments necessary. With the patient’s history and in an effort to protect her jaw joints, bottom teeth, and her investment in her new smile, we provided her with an occlusal guard to be worn at night time. We love giving our patient’s a new reason to SMILE!