Dr. Robert Hulbert
Dentistry
Potomac Falls, VA
24 years experience male
Locations
Ellington and Hulbert Family Dentistry
Potomac Falls, VA
About
Bio
<B>Undergraduate Degree from American University in Washington D.C. Graduate of he Baltimore College of Dental Surgery 1999. Practicing general Dentistry in private practice Northern Virginia for 14 years. Member of he Acadamy of General Dentistry currently working toward fellowship. Member of the American Dental Association, Northern Virginia Dental Society, Virginia Dental Association. Currently living in Leesburg Virginia with wife and three children. <BR>Special areas of interest Dental Implants placement and restoration. Sedation dentistry, cosmetic dentistry. Outside interests everything outdoors, camping, kayaking, hiking, fishing, spending time on the Eastern Shore with family. </B>
SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
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Dentistry
Languages spoken
Polish
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Dry socket: A common sign of a dry socket is when you breath in with your mouth open you feel the cold air and a deep pain in the extraction site. Could it have ... Read More
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Hsv1 and hsv2: Herpes simplex 1 signs are blister like sores around the mouth. Painful and annoying, and often red and unsightly. Simplex 2 symptoms are below the w... Read More
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Instead: Instead of biting on gauze after tooth extraction, try a wet tea bag. This helps stop bleeding.
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Methamphetamine: Do yourself a favor and stay away from that friend. Nobody ever sets out wanting to be an addict, but there are a few legal and illegal drugs that can... Read More
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Root Canal: Yes very normal. Often root canal procedures take a couple of appointments to complete. A crown is placed almost as a standard of care on molar teet... Read More
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Infection: You can expect this specialist to obtain samples from you after performing a complete medical history evaluation and examination. Then to provide you... Read More
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Yellow teeth.: Actually yellow is a common color for teeth. The more see through the enamel, or outer hard shell of the tooth is, the more the inside portion, or den... Read More
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Hsv1: Probably the overall fear is due to the name herpes, and its association with a sexually transmitted disease. Also once a person contracts either hsv... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Red lesion oral: If this bump is trauma, from biting your tissue then it should resolve on its own in a couple of days, unless you keep biting the same area. Rule of ... Read More
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A 53-year-old female asked:
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Root canal: It is not unusual for a tooth with a root canal procedure done to be sensitive to chewing for several days, even weeks after treatment. Even though t... Read More
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Ear infection: If in fact you have a bacterial infection then the antibiotics should have improved symptoms in under a week. You may have a condition that is not an ... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Infection: The symptoms all sound like an infection in your throat. Especially because of the fever. When our bodies have a fever, we are trying to kill germs b... Read More
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Orthodontics: Yes, i assume you had the overbite fixed through orthodontics. After braces have been removed patients are advised to wear retainers for as long as t... Read More
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Teeth brushing: Its always great to brush the teeth as your whole mouth feels refreshed afterward, however it is not always needed. Foods that contain sugars as long... Read More
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Tooth extraction pai: The best over the counter pain reliever for post extraction pain in my experience is ibuprobhen. It simply works better then alieve, aspirin, or tylo... Read More
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Fillings, sensitivit: It is very common to have sensitivity after a filling is done. Any time we instrument a tooth to remove decay, either with a laser, drill, or hand in... Read More
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Herpes virus: Oral herpes (hsv1) is most often from physical contact with an infected individual. Genital herpes (hsv2) is most often always contracted from sexual... Read More
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Stop smoking: If a patient is unwilling, or uninterested in quiting smoking it is very difficult. The peer pressure to smoke is huge, and nicotine is one of the mo... Read More
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Root canal.: In the United States, any root canal surgery or procedure of any kind requires to this day a rubber dam to be in compliance with the "standard of care... Read More
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Smoking cessation: All of these symptom you are having can be directly a result of smoking, or, if not a direct result they can certainly be worsened by the smoking. Sm... Read More
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Tongue spots: If you have spots on your tongue that you have seen for years and they have not changed then it could be quite normal, however if they are new, and or... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
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Orthodontic cost: Many orthodontists offer "financing" for their services. You may need to talk to other offices, and second opinions will often confirm your interest ... Read More
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Dental implants.: One way to do it as there are many, with a well fitting denture, conventional implants may be placed and "burried" under the gums for 3 to 6 months to... Read More
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General dentistry: When a general dentist does root canal treatment, gum surgery, bone grafting, implants, even botox, they don't need a special liscense to perform the ... Read More
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Tongue infection: Three problems I have seen in my practice. First is patient is unable to remove rings, causing trauma to the tissues. Second is infection from non-st... Read More
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Periodontal health: In my opinion yes. I have been practicing for almost 20 years, and during that time my eyesight although still good, has not improved. Having worn l... Read More
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Red gums: The redness is likely due to irritation of some sort. This may be food debris caught somewhere where the crown meets the tooth. Often it is between... Read More
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Diabetic: Being a diebetic means the likelihood of reduced blood flow to extremities like feet and hands . Be sure it is not getting worse by drawing an outline... Read More
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Make: Make sure you receive, understand, and follow all post-operative instructions to avoid problems.
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Have: Have impacted wisdom teeth removed before they cause you pain and grief.
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Ringing ear.: My first thought meniers. There are so many inner ear conditions too many to mention. First thing to do is get the correct diagnosis and this may re... Read More
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Root canal: Although not the desired outcome, re-infection does occur. Reasons for this can be the existence of lateral canals not been on x-rays. Extra canal s... Read More
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Tooth extraction: Patients normaly can eat hot foods 3 to 4 days after surgery if there were no complications, depending on the post-operative instructions your doctor ... Read More
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Bump on cheek: Sometimes heat can soften up an infection, causing it to come to a head at the surface of the skin. This leads to draining, especialy if you pick at ... Read More
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Baby teeth: The primary (baby teeth) usualy come out on their own between five and seven years of age. The area remains a little bloody for a couple days after d... Read More
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Tooth whitening: It is important before you attempt to whiten that you have teeth and gums examined and thoroughly cleaned. If not you risk irritating existing caviti... Read More
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Hip replacement: Although this topic has been debated for decades, the best person to answer it is the doctor who replaced the hips. Many factors come to play like th... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Dental infection: Penicillin is prescribed for an infection and loratab is a narcotic pain reliever neither of which are likely to cause the swelling you describe. Lik... Read More
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Dry Socket: The absolute best way to prevent dry socket is by not creating negative pressure in your mouth. Use of a straw and smoking anything will pull on the h... Read More
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Facial pain numbness: If the conclusion is stress, then keep up with the diagnosis, and ask how you may reduce some of this stress. If this helps, bingo! if no effect, th... Read More
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Salivary gland : For the parotid glands in each cheek, their ducts lead to the cheek side of the upper second molars, and sometimes these ducts can become blocked, cau... Read More
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Charcot marie tooth: Im not currently aware of a specific cure to this disease, however there are treatments to aleviate symptoms. Physical theropy, braces, exercises etc... Read More
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Wisdom teeth: At your age i would suspect an infection around erupting wisdom teeth if you have not already had them removed. Very common, it is called pericorniti... Read More
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Extraction: 'brown stuff', may be medicine to aid in discomfort, or dried blood. The gauze you are to bite on is most likely to apply direct pressure to stop cap... Read More
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Pericoronitis: This is simply the gum tissue overlaping an impacted molar, usualy a wisdom tooth, and food and bacteria get trapped in there causing an infection. T... Read More
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Hsv1: It is most often soreson the border of the lip where it meets the skin around the mouth, especialy between the upper lip and the nose. It is a cluste... Read More
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Jaw pain: If the problem is worsened by hot or cold foods, or by gently touching the area in the mouth (palpate) most likely the tooth. If you get pain by open... Read More
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Root Canal treatment: If the tooth had an infection prior to the root canal treatment, then the bone and supporting tissues surrounding the tooth may have also been infecte... Read More
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Smoking stain: If you have only been smoking for a few months do yourself a huge, huge favor and quit before you become addicted to smoking. Smoking any length of t... Read More
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Fake weed: A person using or selling, even posessing a substance that resembels marajuana is setting themselves up for serious trouble. Schools do not diferenci... Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Hulbert is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Hulbert is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thanks for your quick reply! Was at ER yesterday, seeing doc again tomorrow. Hoping to get sleep.
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Thanks for your quick reply! May have to call-- bit worse. Avoid brushing there?
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Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Md. Dental School
Graduated 1999MD
Awards
Top Dentist, Second Place, Virginia - Summer
2013
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