Orthodontics
Richard Shin, DDS, MS
Shin Orthodontics
Drs. Richard and Debra Shin run Shin Orthodontics in Potomac’s Cabin John Village, a family practice featured in Bethesda Magazine. Dr. Richard Shin earned his dental degree at the University of Maryland and completed his orthodontic residency at Vanderbilt University; both doctors are certified by the American Board of Orthodontics — a credential held by a minority of orthodontists.
Why patients choose Dr. Shin
The Shins are Invisalign Platinum Plus providers and are personally involved in every step of each patient’s treatment rather than handing visits to assistants. Patients repeatedly highlight on-time appointments, a spotless office, and clear explanations of the plan.
Practice focus
Invisalign and clear aligners, braces for children and teens, and adult orthodontics, with a strong family-practice emphasis.
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. Shin compares
Context from the 139 providers we track across Bethesda and Montgomery County.
The only provider we list offering family orthodontics
1 of the 130 providers who list their focus areas name family orthodontics.
We list 2 orthodontics providers serving Potomac.
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.
3rd longest since qualifying of our 5 orthodontics providers
Qualified in 2004. The median for the 5 orthodontics providers whose year we record is 2004.
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. Shin sits by experience
Dr. Shin finished dental school in 2004, 22 years ago. Of the 135 providers in our registry whose graduation year we could verify, 87 finished earlier, 42 finished later, and 5 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 1995–1999Dr. Shin2004
2000–04
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 2020–2024Among the 21 dentists we list, 10 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 — Dr. Shin | 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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