Dentistry
Deborah K. Tabb, DDS
Deborah K. Tabb, DDS, PC
Dr. Deborah K. Tabb has practiced on Fernwood Road in Bethesda since 1984. She graduated in the top 5% of her class from the Medical College of Virginia in 1982, earning advanced awards for performance in endodontics, periodontics, and oral surgery.
Why patients choose Dr. Tabb
Four decades in the same community have made her a trusted, no-nonsense general dentist for families across Bethesda — she treats children, adults, and seniors, and has long emphasized advanced care delivered at a reasonable cost. She has been recognized among the Top Dentists of America and spotlighted in national press.
Practice focus
General, cosmetic, and restorative dentistry with a strong preventive-care foundation for the whole family.
Profile last fact-checked June 26, 2026. Information reflects publicly available sources and may change. Confirm details directly with the practice before booking.
How Dr. Tabb compares
Context from the 139 providers we track across Bethesda and Montgomery County.
1 of 2 from VCU School of Medicine
2 of the 107 doctors whose medical school we record studied at VCU School of Medicine.
Longest since qualifying of our 16 dentistry providers
Qualified in 1982. The median for the 16 dentistry providers whose year we record is 2004.
Medical school: VCU School of Medicine — Richmond, VA, United States.
Figures describe the 139 providers currently in the MyBethesdaDoctor registry as of August 2026 — a curated directory, not a census of every doctor in Montgomery County. How we build this list.
Where Dr. Tabb sits by experience
Dr. Tabb finished dental school in 1982, 44 years ago. Of the 135 providers in our registry whose graduation year we could verify, 13 finished earlier, 120 finished later, and 1 finished the same year.
1965–69
1 provider finished 1965–19691970–74
2 providers finished 1970–19741975–79
4 providers finished 1975–1979Dr. Tabb1982
1980–84
13 providers finished 1980–19841985–89
12 providers finished 1985–19891990–94
14 providers finished 1990–19941995–99
27 providers finished 1995–19992000–04
20 providers finished 2000–20042005–09
19 providers finished 2005–20092010–14
17 providers finished 2010–20142015–19
4 providers finished 2015–20192020–24
2 providers finished 2020–2024That is the earliest of the 21 dentists we list, whose median year is 2004.
All 12 bands
| Graduated | Providers |
|---|---|
| 1965–1969 | 1 |
| 1970–1974 | 2 |
| 1975–1979 | 4 |
| 1980–1984 — Dr. Tabb | 13 |
| 1985–1989 | 12 |
| 1990–1994 | 14 |
| 1995–1999 | 27 |
| 2000–2004 | 20 |
| 2005–2009 | 19 |
| 2010–2014 | 17 |
| 2015–2019 | 4 |
| 2020–2024 | 2 |
Figures describe the 139 providers currently in the MyBethesdaDoctor registry as of August 2026 — a curated directory, not a census of every doctor in Montgomery County. Based on the 135 of 139 profiles with a graduation year we could verify against a primary source; the remaining 4 are left out rather than estimated. How we build this list.
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