Who We Are

We are a state of the art dental surgery center dedicated to providing dental treatment under general anesthesia for children and special needs patients of all ages in hospital-grade operating rooms

Our Vision

To be the leader in safety and quality for dental treatments for children and special needs patients of all ages.

Join our team!

The Dental Surgery Center of DC is now hiring! We are looking for team members who strive to make each patient feel safe and cared for throughout their visit.

Our Values

Our core values serve as a constant reminder of what we strive to emulate as a company, and as individuals, on a daily basis.

Extreme Ownership

Instead of trying to blame another person or an external force, we take responsibility. Recognize that our behavior matters. Every decision that we make and every habit we have dictates our destiny. Success comes from our habits, and we have the power to choose our habits.

Service Oriented

We value high-quality customer service because it’s the right thing to do. We respond quickly and with compassion. Sometimes our patients or partners may not show appreciation for this, but we follow the golden rule and treat others the way that we’d want to be treated if we were in their shoes, regardless of how they react or treat us

Continuous Learning

We learn something new every day—none of us knows everything, but together we can learn more and develop our skills and talents. We as an organization want to see each member of the organization succeed. If we have goals to move beyond our current role, we see that learning is the key to opening those doors. We love learning, and so there’s no limit to what we can accomplish.

Team Player

We work for the benefit of the team instead of just for ourselves. If a team member falls short, we help lift them up rather than letting the ball drop or blaming someone else. That means taking responsibility, sacrificing for the greater good, and sharing credit with others.

Radical Transparency

Our organization prizes radical transparency as a means of solving problems as soon as possible. If treatments are down, if someone makes a mistake, if there’s a system broken, everyone on the team needs to know as soon as possible to pre-solve and resolve issues. It doesn’t matter what our title is—each of us has valuable insights.

Non-stop

When we’re on the clock, we work hard. When we’re done, we take time off. We focus on getting our work done and completing all our tasks during the day.

Meet The Team

Pediatric Dentists

Dr. Ebony Jordan

Dr. Ryan Thomas

Dr. Rasheeda Johnson

Rasheeda Johnson has spent most of her life in a dental office. Since adolescence, she has shadowed and worked as a certified dental assistant in her mentor’s dental practices. This early exposure to the dental profession created a desire to pursue a career in dentistry.

Dr. Johnson began her career at Hofstra University where she majored in Health Science. Following graduation, Dr. Johnson completed her dental education at Howard University College of Dentistry. She went on to complete a one-year General Practice Residency at Nassau University Medical Center, which strengthened her surgical and emergency medicine skills. Never one to slow down, Dr. Johnson has also earned a Master of Business Administration with a Marketing Specialization from Louisiana State University Shreveport.

As a visionary, she has enhanced her expertise by expanding into multiple branches of dentistry including Six Month Smiles® orthodontics and implant surgeries. Currently, Dr. Johnson is certified to administer Oral and IV sedation, and BOTOX® for TMJ symptoms. Dr. Johnson has received her Fellowship and Mastership from the International Congress of Oral Implantologists (ICOI) and the American Academy of Implant Prosthodontics (AAID). Dr. Johnson is a member of the American Academy of Facial Esthetics (AAFE), International Congress of Oral Implantologists (ICOI), American Academy of Implant Prosthodontics (AAIP), American Dental Association (ADA), Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) and Special Care Dentistry Association (SCDA)

Her extensive knowledge and expertise in these areas have allowed Dr. Johnson to exceed patients’ expectations by delivering excellent customer service and quality of care. She has worked in various settings, not limiting who and where she provides service.

Dr. Johnson can be described as friendly, caring, personable, and passionate about patient care. She understands that each person has a unique personality with specific dental needs and treats each patient accordingly. When Dr. Johnson is not at the office, she dedicates her time to Dental Helping Hands, a nonprofit organization she co-founded, responsible for providing free dental services in developing countries. On a personal level, Dr. Johnson enjoys physical fitness, traveling, and spending time with her loved ones.

Dr. Vanessa Martin

Dr. Martin (maiden name Moore) earned her bachelor’s degree at Wells College prior to moving Maryland to complete the NIH’s postbaccalaureate research training program. She then continued to the University of Maryland’s School of Dentistry where she earned her Doctor of Dental Surgery in 2017. During her time at Maryland, she was inducted into the University of Maryland Gorgas Odontological Honor Society and the Gamma Pi Delta Honor Society and was also a National Health Service Corps Scholar.

Dr. Martin completed her pediatric dentistry residency at Children’s National Medical Center

and is a board-certified Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. She is currently the President of the DC-AAPD (American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry) and is an active member of the AAPD and Maryland AAPD.

Dr. Martin’s dental interests include hospital dentistry and dental rehabilitation under general anesthesia. She is a medical staff attending at the Children’s National Medical Center in Washington D.C.

In her spare time, Dr. Martin enjoys eating new foods, walking, barre, and spending time with family and friends.