Our Dentists Alexandria, VA

Dr. Carla Leon is originally from Peru! In 2001, she graduated from Cayetano Heredia University Dental School in Lima, Peru, and continued her education at Louisiana State University Dental School and University of Maryland Dental School for one- and two-year programs in Advanced Education in General Dentistry. She is passionate about learning the latest techniques in dentistry and actively takes numerous continue education courses to provide the best dental care for her patients.

Dr. Leon loves having the ability to restore not only smiles but to give patients self-confidence. Her years of experience have allowed her to witness the transformations excellent oral care can make in her patients’ lives. Her commitment to treating patients with respect allows her to care for them as if they were her own family, providing thorough treatment plans and outlining all the options available for their care.

She has been a part of Telegraph Dentists since 2006 and is delighted to work with people of all ages. Dr. Leon enjoys all aspects of dentistry, and offers a variety of treatments, including crowns, bridges, root canals, implants restorations, teeth whitening and more.

Dr. Leon is married and has three active and wonderful boys who keep her very busy after work. She enjoys doing outdoor activities, going to the gym and watching movies at the theater in her free time.

Dr. Myvan Tran is a dedicated and trustworthy general dentist in Alexandria, Virginia. After traveling to the United States, she graduated from USC Dental School in 2001. Dr. Tran loves attending continuing education courses in all fields of dentistry to provide the best possible service in this ever-evolving world of dentistry. Throughout her many continuing education courses, the courses she enjoys the most involve orthodontics and implant dentistry.

She believes everyone should have access to affordable dentistry and works hard to make sure that care is still the best available. She also strongly believes in promoting good oral health as a whole, satisfying all essential needs of patients’ teeth and providing solutions to aesthetic concerns that come up.

Some of the services Dr. Tran is proud to provide her patients include restorative dentistry, cosmetic dentistry, oral surgery, prosthodontics, endodontics, periodontics, pedodontics, orthodontics, preventive dentistry, dental hygiene and implant dentistry (both surgical placement and restorations).

In her free time, Dr. Tran enjoys listening to music, dancing and artwork of all variations. She is passionate about collecting stamps and is very good at solving Sudoku puzzles.

Dr. Jeimmy Lopez Hernandez completed her professional studies in general dentistry in Colombia. While working in her own practice in Colombia, she decided to chase her dreams and travel to the United States. Once here, Dr. Hernandez joined the Advanced Education in General Dentistry program at Boston University. During her time at Boston University, she worked in the orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics research department, conducting research in growth and development with Forsyth Institute in regimens of retention alongside the University of Washington. Boston University granted Dr. Hernandez her master’s in dental science and Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics.

Dr. Hernandez comes from a long line of dentists, beginning with her great-grandfather, followed by her grandmother and, finally, her mentor, her mother. She grew up in her mother’s dental office. At the age of 16, she began her dentistry path by becoming a dental assistant and dental hygienist while helping her mother in the family business.

Dentistry fulfills her innate desire to help people improve their oral health, self-perception and confidence. It gives her the opportunity to be engaged and involved with her patients’ lives and personal achievements during their treatment and for a lifetime.

She enjoys spending her free time outdoors, immersed in nature and surrounded by richness and scenic views while biking or hiking. She also loves cooking and creating new and innovative vegan dishes to delight friends and family.