Gaitan Ricardo M DDS

Specialties

Serving Northern Virginia, Dr. Ricardo Gaitan & Associates are your general dentists, offering Invisalign®, traditional braces and dental care for children, teens, and adults.

History

Established in 1998.

At the office of Ricardo Gaitan, DDS & Associates, our goal is to provide superior, high quality dental care, using state-​of-​the-​art technology to enhance patient comfort and to ensure your optimum dental health. We strive to deliver the best diagnosis and treatment that dentistry has to offer. Over the past 15 years, we’ve built a our reputation based on trust, integrity to exceed our patients expectations.

Meet the Business Owner

Gaitan M.

Business Owner

Dr. Ricardo Gaitan is originally from Peru, graduated from San Marcos University Dental School in Lima in 1985. He is certified Orthodontist from the College of Dentist of Peru in 1991. Dr. Gaitan obtained the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) after completion of three years Advanced Standing Program at the University of Maryland Dental School and completed Orthodontic Externship Program in 1997 at the University of Maryland at Baltimore.

Dr. Ricardo Gaitan completed his Orthodontic Mini-​Residency Program, Department of Orthodontics at the University of Washington School of Dentistry in 2000.

Dr. Ricardo Gaitan is a member of the American Dental Association, Virginia Dental Association, Northern Virginia Dental Society, World Federation of Orthodontists, American Association of Orthodontists, Peruvian Orthodontic Society, Iberoamerican Association of Orthodontists and many foreign dental institutions. Annually, Dr. Gaitan gives lectures in orthodontic meetings overseas and exp