After waiting too long (last visit was pre-COVID), I had a lot of anxiety over visiting a dentist. I search our health provider site (Aetna) to see who was in network, and Googled gentle dentists in the Silver Spring area. After cross-referencing a few practices, I decided to visit Dr. Cummins Dental Group. What a great choice! The staff, from front desk to hygienist, are kind and compassionate. Dr. Cummins is lovely--compassionate, detailed, gave good explanations of what they would do and why, and did the work quickly. My mouth was pretty sore after such a long time without treatment, but my teeth look clean (no more stains from coffee and tea!) and feel fantastic. I sent my husband this week and anticipate him having a similarly good experience with this dental group.