I-Ling Chen, DDS  

Dr. Chen is Board Certified by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (ABOMS) and partner in the practice since 2009. 

Dr. Chen was recognized as a top Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon in 2022 and Top Dentist in 2023 by Washingtonian Magazine. She was also recognized as a Top Dentist in 2022 by Bethesda Magazine. 

Dr. Chen earned her bachelor’s degree at The University of Chicago. She completed her Doctorate of Dental Surgery at the University of Maryland, Baltimore College of Dental Surgery and was honored with the General Dentistry award at graduation. Dr. Chen was a resident in general practice dentistry at the Washington DC Veterans Affairs Hospital. She was then a resident in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Washington Hospital Center, serving as a Chief resident in her fourth year. Dr. Chen is a member of OKU National Dental Honor Dental Society as well as Gorga and Gamma Pi Delta Honorary Societies. Dr. Chen is a facial trauma surgeon, with experience as an attending at Washington Hospital Center and trained residents in the Washington Hospital Center Oral and Maxillofacial surgery program. Dr. Chen has received two awards for her clinical and surgical instruction to the residents at Washington Hospital Center. Dr. Chen has volunteered her professional expertise in Cambodia, the Dominican Republic, and New Mexico.