Our Story

Dear Patients, 

We’re Ashley and Roham, founders of Valley Dental Health (VDH) and Advanced Dental Health (ADH), and we’re here for two very simple reasons: to give people a reason to love their smile, and to give people a place they can call their happy dental home! A confident smile you love allows you to wake up excited, ener- gized, and purposeful – ready to tackle anything and everything that life throws at you. We want our com- munity to experience this incredible feeling!

The idea for VDH and ADH sparked when we were both residents at the University of Maryland Dental School. We started our dental education in an old, antiquated Dental School, and had the great privilege of finishing in a brand new, technology-driven, modern facility. This opened up our eyes to the wonderful benefits pa- tients experienced in a modern dental facility.

Our experiences as patients in medical offices, as well as our initial experiences as associates in private den- tal practice, gave us a deep desire to give back to our community by opening an amazing, updated, technological dental practice. But that wasn’t enough. Having both struggled with dental anxiety as patients throughout our lives, we want- ed to provide modern dentistry in a way that didn’t feel so…dentist-y. So we endlessly brain- stormed and experimented to create the perfect blend of modern dentistry and Baltimore charm. Think of it as bespoke dentistry! It’s dentistry we believe in for our community and ourselves. It’s dentistry that makes us smile, and it will make you smile, too!

With Gratitude, 

Ashley Izadi & Roham Rafat

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