Dentistry
Minhthu V. Phan, DDS
All Star Pediatric Dentistry
Dr. Minhthu V. Phan is a board-certified pediatric dentist and co-owner of All Star Pediatric Dentistry on Hungerford Drive in Rockville, MD. She was born in Saigon, Vietnam, moved to Rockville at nine, and graduated from Richard Montgomery High School — she is treating the children of the community she grew up in, in English and Vietnamese.
Background and training
Dr. Phan earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland, College Park, then her Doctor of Dental Surgery from the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery at the University of Maryland, where she received the pediatric dental award recognizing ethical standards, kindness, and service to underserved children in Maryland.
After dental school she completed a one-year general practice residency at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center in New York, gaining broad experience in the comprehensive dental care of adolescents and adults. She returned to the University of Maryland for specialty training in pediatric dentistry and served as chief resident, with hands-on training that spanned conscious sedation, emergency-room dentistry, and the care of medically compromised children.
She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry — the specialty’s board certification — and a member of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.
Why patients choose Dr. Phan
Pediatric dentists complete two to three additional years of residency devoted solely to children, and it shows in how a first visit goes: behavior guidance, age-appropriate explanations, and the ability to treat a two-year-old, a nervous eight-year-old, and a teenager in braces with equally steady hands. Dr. Phan’s training in sedation and in caring for children with special health care needs also means families are less likely to be sent elsewhere for treatment.
For Vietnamese-speaking families, the practical draw is that the conversation about a cavity, a sealant, or a sedation plan happens directly with the dentist — no interpreter, no child pressed into translating for a parent. The office staff is fluent in Vietnamese, Korean, Spanish, and Chinese, so the front desk, scheduling, and insurance conversations are covered in the same language too.
Practice focus
Preventive and restorative dentistry for infants, children, teens, and patients with special health care needs; first dental visits and cavity prevention; sealants and fluoride; conscious sedation; dental emergencies; and family dentistry alongside her co-owner, Dr. Carolyn S. Chang.
Languages and access
Dr. Phan speaks English and Vietnamese and practices at 451 Hungerford Drive, Suite 100 in Rockville, across from Rockville Town Square along the 355 corridor — an easy trip from Derwood, Bethesda, Potomac, Olney, Gaithersburg, Germantown, and Silver Spring. Call (301) 388-8588 to confirm availability and dental-plan participation. (Comparing children’s orthodontic care next? See our guide to children’s orthodontics and braces in Montgomery County.)
Profile last fact-checked August 16, 2026. Information reflects publicly available sources and may change. Confirm details directly with the practice before booking.
How Dr. Phan compares
Context from the 139 providers we track across Bethesda and Montgomery County.
The only provider we list offering pediatric dentistry
1 of the 130 providers who list their focus areas name pediatric dentistry.
We list 4 dentistry providers serving Potomac.
1 of 5 Vietnamese-speaking doctors
5 of the 139 providers in our registry (4%) practise in Vietnamese, across 4 specialties.
1 of 8 from University of Maryland School of Dentistry
8 of the 107 doctors whose medical school we record studied at University of Maryland School of Dentistry.
Medical school: University of Maryland School of Dentistry — Baltimore, MD, 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. Phan sits by experience
Dr. Phan finished dental school in 2012, 14 years ago. Of the 135 providers in our registry whose graduation year we could verify, 117 finished earlier, 10 finished later, and 7 finished the same year.
1965–69
1 provider finished 1965–19691970–74
2 providers finished 1970–19741975–79
4 providers finished 1975–19791980–84
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 2005–2009Dr. Phan2012
2010–14
17 providers finished 2010–20142015–19
4 providers finished 2015–20192020–24
2 providers finished 2020–2024Among the 21 dentists we list, 14 finished dental school earlier — the median for that group is 2004.
All 12 bands
| Graduated | Providers |
|---|---|
| 1965–1969 | 1 |
| 1970–1974 | 2 |
| 1975–1979 | 4 |
| 1980–1984 | 13 |
| 1985–1989 | 12 |
| 1990–1994 | 14 |
| 1995–1999 | 27 |
| 2000–2004 | 20 |
| 2005–2009 | 19 |
| 2010–2014 — Dr. Phan | 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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