Bio
 Steven T Bunn, DDS
A 1983 graduate of
Georgetown University School of Dentistry, I believe dentistry at it's best involves truly working with people, and goes beyond merely treating teeth. Not long out of dental school I realized that the boundary which has traditionally existed between doctor and patient is detrimental to promoting health, and I've taken specific steps to remove barriers to communication - evolving towards a
client-based relationship. A simple example is my rejection of the traditional lab/white coat of the "doctor". I believe that any respect given to me is earned, and not bestowed from my degree or title. I believe the most important reason for being in practice is the opportunity to make a positive difference in the lives of those I touch. Ever since high school I wanted to be in healthcare, subsequently focusing my attention on dentistry. Important individuals who notably and positively influenced my views on healthcare were my pediatrician (Dr. Walter Fernau) and my dentist (Dr. Theodore "Ted" Dill). Born in Pueblo, Colorado, the oldest of three, I grew up on the west coast as my family followed my father's advancing career* (Pueblo, CO; Denver, CO; Los Angeles, CA; Spokane, WA; Walla Walla, WA; Seattle, WA) until moving here to attend dental school. I graduated from Shadle Park High School in Spokane, Washington, and graduated as a biology major from Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. After a year of post-graduate study in nutrition at the University of Washington in Seattle, I moved to Falls Church, Virginia to attend Georgetown University
 School of Dentistry. After dental school I had the opportunity to work with many excellent people,
and in particular I practiced with Dr. Doug Roth, his wife Sandy, and Mary Osborne (hygienist) in Springfield, Virginia. Doug and Sandy now have an international dental consulting firm:
 Prosynergy, based in
Florida, as does Mary with her own international consulting firm based in Seattle,
Washington:
Mary Osborne Resources.
"Dr. Steve, he's such a nice man!"
-Johnny Dunn, 5 yrs. old |
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Priscilla, my wife, and I and
Sophie (black lab mix) and
Summer (lab/husky), all live in Island
Creek, Virginia (just outside Washington, DC).
Priscilla and I are both hikers, and enjoy the Shenandoah National
Park as if it were our backyard. In addition to shells, we collect
cobalt blue antique bottles, from small to large, common bottle to
unique collectible. I enjoy watercolor paintings, tennis, cycling, mystery novels,
digital photography and computers. You may find us at one of our favorite restaurants in Old Town Alexandria, taking
Sophie
and Summer for a run in
Huntley Meadows Park, or hunting down antiques with Priscilla in Del Ray. To know me better, know that we subscribe to the Washington Post, listen to National Public Radio, and enjoy jazz music. - Just for Blair, who said everything was on the web site except my shoe size, it's an 11;
and, for those who are familiar with Myers-Briggs personality types, I am an E/INTJ.
I always try to put myself in my clients' place, and have worked hard to get my own mouth healthy to be an example. I had four
wisdom teeth, but had them removed and then wore braces as an adult. I had the great fortune to have grown up with fluoride, and have only three
fillings (actually two of them are
inlays - all are tooth-colored). I
whitened my teeth, and
floss all the time. I like to suggest to people
looking for a dentist to look at the prospective dentist's teeth.
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