About Us

Meet Dr. Andrew Kary

Dr. Kary earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery from the New York University College of Dentistry in 2018 on an Army scholarship. At NYU he tutored biochemistry, raced on the cycling team, earned honors in periodontics and implantology, and published research on local anesthesia training. One project, an algorithm that recognizes dental plaque from clinical photographs, won Best Educational Poster at NYU’s Research Day. Another, a proof-of-concept system for recording and playing back tactile textures for dental hand-skills training, won HackNYU.

Dr. Kary spent six years in the Army Dental Corps. His training included an Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) residency at Joint Base Lewis-McChord and an internship in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Madigan Army Medical Center. The Army classified him as an Advanced Clinical Practice General Dentist (63A9F), a proficiency designation reserved for general dentists trained to handle complex surgical, prosthetic, and endodontic cases.

He is a Qualified Dentist of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM), reflecting a particular commitment to helping patients who struggle with snoring and obstructive sleep apnea. His clinical focus spans dental sleep medicine, extractions and wisdom teeth, dental implants, dentures, and root canals, the kind of care that restores comfort and function for everyday life.

A Background Rooted in Service

An engineer’s precision

At fifteen, he was vacuum-laminating carbon fiber and fiberglass into composite skateboards in central Maine. At eighteen, he was running the ceramics program at a summer camp, teaching wheel throwing and handbuilding. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado, where he tutored physics and general chemistry. He has worked with computer-aided design (CAD), 3D printing, and milling since 2007.

After college, he and his wife served as Peace Corps Volunteers in Lesotho, where he taught high school math and science, an experience that still shapes how plainly he explains things to patients today.

The foundation is more than twenty years of precision work by hand and by machine. The culmination is Kary Dental.

Dr. Kary lives in Washington, DC with his wife and three children.

Kary Dental is a Bethesda dental practice built around a simple idea: patients deserve honest information and unhurried care. Dr. Andrew L. Kary, DDS founded the practice to focus on what people actually need, clear explanations, thoughtful recommendations, and decisions made together rather than pushed.

Credentials

Education, training and honors

Education

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado

Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS), New York University College of Dentistry

Honors in Periodontics and Implantology
Leadership Award (two consecutive years)
Best Educational Poster, Predoctoral Student, NYU Dentistry Research Day
Kary et al., PubMed 30275140
Two-time HackNYU winner

Post-Grad Training

Military Service

Certification and Affiliations

Recognition

Trusted by patients and colleagues alike

5-Star Rated

by 66 Patients on U.S. News & World Report

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“Patients’ Top Choice” recognition

patient-care awards earned in the U.S. Army Dental Corps

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How We Practice

When a dentist recommends a treatment, you have no easy way to verify whether you truly need it.

We structured every part of this practice to make sure that imbalance never works against you: No outside investors. No quotas or commissions. A team trained to inform, not to sell.

Dentistry asks people to trust someone with their health, their appearance, and sometimes their fear. We take that seriously. Clinical decisions here are based on what you need, explained honestly, and delivered with care. If a procedure is not necessary, we will tell you. If there are risks or downsides, you deserve to know that too.

Meet the Team