For over 25 years, Dr. Kathleen Mullaney has provided exceptional dental care to Northern Virginia and the greater Washington, D.C., area. Dr. Mullaney provides general dental care and specializes in restorative and cosmetic dentistry. Whether they’re from suburban Maryland, the District, or close-by Old Town Alexandria, her devoted patients treasure the gentle concern and compassion that Dr. Mullaney offers each and every day. More, Dr. Mullaney and her expert staff are deeply committed to improving and optimizing each patient’s oral health, and to achieving beautiful smiles that span generations of patient families.

Along with her abiding concern for patients, Dr. Mullaney’s dedication to craft represents a recurring theme seen from the start of a distinguished dental career. Dr. Mullaney graduated from the Medical College of Virginia (MCV) School of Dentistry in Richmond, Virginia, in 1987. The United States Navy successfully recruited Dr. Mullaney, and subsequently, after completing the Officer Indoctrination School in Newport, Rhode Island, Dr. Mullaney was commissioned as a Naval Dental Officer in the United States Navy Dental Corps. The Navy then selected Dr. Mullaney for their prestigious General Practice Residency (GPR) in dentistry, with hospital-based postgraduate training at the Naval Hospital in San Diego, California. This rigorous, one-year residency emphasized comprehensive dentistry and included exposure to each dental specialty, along with four weeks spent in both Anesthesia and Emergency Medicine. The Navy designed rotations to allow Dr. Mullaney to work one-on-one with board-certified specialists throughout the arduous year, and propelled Dr. Mullaney’s educational and practitioner experience to the next level beyond dental school.

After completing her GPR, Dr. Mullaney was stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, in support of the United States Marine Corps – either “in-garrison” (at the Camp) or in the field, during maneuvers and exercises alike. From Camp Lejeune, Dr. Mullaney was assigned to the naval base at Philadelphia. There, Dr. Mullaney concluded her six years of active duty in the Navy, having earned recognition, accolades and medals for exemplary service to country and significant contributions to Naval and Marine dental health. Dr. Mullaney then settled in Old Town Alexandria, in 1993, and ultimately opened her own dental practice in Old Town (and now her and her family’s hometown).

Alongside her skilled staff, Dr. Mullaney faithfully continues professional education and training. She has completed advanced training through the Dawson Academy, the Hornbrook Group, the Seattle Study Club, and other implant and dental study clubs. Her guiding principle remains staying abreast of and well-versed in the very latest dentistry techniques and technology. She abundantly demonstrated her passion and unceasing dedication to superlative dentistry, when she earned a Fellowship Award from Academy of General Dentistry (FAGD).

This expertise is on display with countless cosmetic smile makeovers that Dr. Mullaney has done, and which naturally include her gorgeous veneers. Dr. Mullaney firmly believes that each patient’s oral health is of critical consideration when designing the perfect smile – thus, she places very careful thought in planning every aspect of the custom smile makeover. With her conversancy with contemporary dental practices, Dr. Mullaney furnishes her patient the optimal choices available in dentistry – veneers, implants, and metal-free porcelain restorations alike. Dr. Mullaney maintains a state-of-the-art practice replete with digital x-rays, intraoral imaging, cosmetic imaging, preventive oral-cancer screenings – as well as a superb, gentle cleaning with her exceptional hygienist.

Dr. Mullaney and her staff faithfully strive to serve patients’ needs, wants, and desires in oral health and toward more attractive smiles. Indeed, the team’s enduring objective – give their patients a reason to smile! From the initial contact and first appointment, through the successive generations of families seen in the practice, Dr. Mullaney dedicates to doing her very best on behalf of all her patients – not surprising, given her sincere passion for the art of dentistry and true compassion for her treasured patients. Dr. Mullaney invites you to reach out, now, and see the many possibilities for a beautiful, healthy new smile.