Del Ray Smiles | Dr. Julie Tran

Not every practice treats teeth like construction sites: fill, cap, seal. Del Ray Smiles operates where craft meets comfort. The clinic sits on the third floor of 4 Herbert St in Alexandria’s Del Ray neighborhood, a short walk from coffee shops and bakeries. Inside this vertical office park, quiet floors help patients tune out the city and tune into healthier routines. Modern equipment arrives as needed rather than announced; the infrastructure stays flexible. Cortical bone lifts, apicoectomies, removable prosthetics—the vocabulary alone can send shivers down spines. Patients walk in expecting a drill, walk out with a referral to schedule. Scheduling starts after the chair side chat about bonding agents, occlusion checks, or periodontal splints. Hygienists guide care between deep cleanings and fluoride treatments, then hand the reins to the doctors portion of the visit. How do you reach teeth below the gum line without starting another root canal? They start with imagery—CBCT scans than most local practices won’t share at all without an out-of-network fee. Same-day crowns bypass the lab entirely; ask about CAD/CAM on that first visit. If the bite needs a night guard, they print it in-office overnight. The space shares the building but not the floor, so ride the elevator to level three and call (703) 836-2213 once inside. Head to the map for step-by-step directions before the rain starts.