Dr. Tamara Camille Garrett

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Get to know Dentist Dr. Tamara Camille Garrett, who serves patients in Arlington, Virginia.

Licensed to practice dentistry in Maryland and Virginia, Dr. Garrett provides comprehensive dental services to patients at Arlington Dental Solutions. With dental health as the highest priority, the mission of the general and cosmetic dental practice is to provide exceptional patient-centered service while maintaining the highest level of professionalism, quality, and integrity of dental care.

A native of Pennsylvania, Dr. Garrett has been living in the Metropolitan area since 1996. She graduated with honors from West Chester University with a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Chemistry-Biology. She then went on to earn her Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree from Howard University. She completed her general residency at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Washington, D.C. 

Since she was a teenager, Dr. Garrett dreamed of becoming a dentist and would spend her summers dental assisting to learn more about her craft. Nowadays, she enjoys taking dental courses to further provide her patients with current dental care. Her advanced certifications and experience in the latest cutting-edge dental procedures such as GLO closed tray whitening, ECO Balance System, and Invisalign give patients an advantage in both treatment and cosmetic options.

To advance her professional development, she remains a member of the American Dental Association, the Northern Virginia Dental Society, the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, and Tyson’s Dental Study Club. She is also affiliated with Dental Sleep Group Solutions and the TBSE dental organization.

Dentistry, also known as Dental and Oral Medicine, is a branch of medicine that consists of the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders, and conditions of the oral cavity. Dentists diagnose and treat dental issues and help patients develop better oral hygiene regimens. They clean teeth, correct bite issues, perform surgeries and extractions, and perform other duties to ensure that the teeth and mouth are healthy. 

Featured in Arlington & Bethesda Magazines, Dr. Garrett has been listed in Consumers Guide for Best Dentists and Cambridge Who’s Who.

In her personal life, she lives in Virginia with her family. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, participating and watching sports, traveling, and doing volunteer work.

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