Elite Prosthetic Dentistry: Dr. Gerald M. Marlin

When you visit Elite Prosthetic Dentistry, you’ll be treated by our award-winning prosthodontist and team, who aren’t satisfied with your smile until you are. Our practice is known for delivering the highest quality cosmetic and implant dentistry for natural-looking, beautiful, and fully functioning smiles that stand the test of time. From the moment you walk in the door until the completion of treatment, you’ll see why we have been rated the top prosthodontic practice in the Washington, DC, uptown area for over a quarter century! Elite Prosthetic Dentistry is Metro accessible and conveniently located one block from the Red Line. Dr. Marlin has extensive experience in perio-prosthesis (salvaging compromised teeth) and all-inclusive implant care, from precision implant placement and bone grafting to insertion of the final restoration, all under one roof. In a warm and caring environment, our highly professional dream team provides compassionate care enhanced with oral and IV sedation dentistry. We follow a comprehensive approach to dental evaluations and treatment recommendations and believe exceptional dental care is built on experience, skill, compassion, and integrity. Since establishing his private practice in Washington, DC, Dr. Marlin has continuously refined his skills and maintained an unremitting dedication to excellence. Due to this commitment and outstanding skills, Elite Prosthetic Dentistry patients enjoy optimal aesthetic restorations that last over 35 years versus the national average of seven to 10 years. Consultations are scheduled at the end of the day to allow sufficient time to address all your questions and concerns. Our entire team strives to deliver the best care with a compassionate touch in a setting where you feel heard, comfortable, and confident you’ve chosen the right practice! Dr. Marlin provides one-on-one discussions, listens carefully to your concerns, and makes evidence-based recommendations to improve your smile function, appearance, oral health, and overall well-being. Delivering dental care with the highest degree of integrity means you’ll always be treated with the utmost respect and kindness; we’ll never recommend or pressure you into procedures you don’t need, and we aren’t satisfied with your smile until you are! Since 1985, we’ve maintained our own private dental lab where all our restorations are crafted to Dr. Marlin’s exacting specifications. An in-house dental lab provides 100% quality control and enhances our ability to replicate your natural tooth shape, internal shade, and translucency. This level of customized craftsmanship simply can’t be matched with an off-site, commercial lab. Our dental lab technician meets with you chairside to ensure your crown or restoration is expertly crafted for a perfect fit and natural-looking beauty! Among his many achievements, Dr. Marlin pioneered and patented the technique for creating custom, anatomic implant abutments with a complete emergence profile (contour of the dental restoration where it meets the gum tissue). His patented implant system solves many problems with restoring angled and rotated implants, with 14,000 implants restored to date using this technology. If you’re struggling with the many physical and emotional repercussions of extensive tooth loss, full arch dental implants in Washington, DC, provide a transformative, long-lasting solution. Dr. Marlin is dedicated to creating the most optimal treatment plan to fit your needs and is skilled in various full arch protocols, from streamlined All-on-4 to the most sophisticated hybrid techniques. Unlike many implant dentists who table bone to place implants, he enhances it to ensure the best possible outcome. Full mouth reconstruction is a comprehensive dental treatment involving rebuilding or restoring your teeth, gums, and bites to improve functionality and aesthetics. The process typically requires a combination of customized dental procedures, including front tooth replacement, dental crowns, bridges, bone augmentation, and dental implant placement and restoration. The goal is to improve your dental function, oral health, and speaking ability, with the benefit of greatly improved smile confidence and beauty. At Elite Prosthetic Dentistry, we create ultimate smile makeovers in Washington, DC, that deliver your unique vision of a beautiful, healthy smile while resolving multiple aesthetic issues. A customized smile makeover includes a combination of cosmetic dentistry procedures focused on delivering ultimate radiance and beauty. Depending on your unique needs, your smile makeover may consist of dental crowns and bridges, porcelain veneers, tooth whitening, inlays or onlays, and gum contouring. With four decades of experience, Dr. Gerald Marlin has placed over 3,700 dental implants with minimal bone loss and a 97% success rate after 20 years. Voted “Top Dentist” for over 20 years in the Washingtonian Magazine survey, he is considered the most experienced prosthodontist in the region. Dr. Marlin is a renowned specialist in complex cosmetic dentistry. He is known for his meticulous cosmetic, implant, and restorative dentistry procedures. His commitment to quality is evident through his 1985 investment in a state-of-the-art dental lab, which ensures superb quality control and precise restorations. We transform smiles and address complex dental issues while prioritizing your dental health and satisfaction. Our practice provides comprehensive services, including bone grafting, precision implant placement, crowns, bridges, veneers, full mouth dental implants, dentures, and oral health programs. We never take a one-size-fits-all approach. We prioritize personalized care, tailoring treatments to suit your unique smile and dental needs. With extensive expertise, advanced training, and an on-site dental lab, we deliver unparalleled personalized dental care, setting us apart in providing exceptional service.

Geeta Pasi
5 Star
Dr. Marlin is a fantastic dentist extremely skilled in restoration, cosmetic dentistry and so on. I highly recommend him for all dental issues - from the basic to the complex. I trust him implicitly and urge anyone facing the prospect of complex dental work to see him before you proceed. The advice he gives you will be invaluable. I have been his patient for over twenty years. The team working with him is competent and kind. I think the best testament to his work are the observations of other dentists I have seen while out of town or overseas. To a person, they have asked me who did my dental work, adding it was very well done. Everyone says it is the best restoration work they have seen.
Tuesday 24th September 2024

Judith Thorner
5 Star
I have been a patient of Dr. Marlin's since the late 70's - approximately 45 years. Dr. Marlin helped me through a unique and difficult situation at that time that required me to have a full upper bridge. The remarkable result is that I still have the same bridge. My trust and confidence in Dr. Marlin has remained steadfast throughout the years. Dr. Marlin's staff has always been top rate - professional yet warm and caring. Patients of Dr. Marlin's are fortunate to be in his expertise care.
Tuesday 1st October 2024

Tara Sakraida
5 Star
Dr. Marlin and Team are amazing! Knowledgeable, professional and kind…we are so grateful for their expertise and guidance. Dr. Marlin is legendary and has a stellar reputation for handling the most complicated dental procedures. Our highest recommendation for Elite Prosthetic Dentistry!
Friday 4th October 2024

Neil Moyer
5 Star
To undergo a dental project under Dr. Marlin’s incomparable care is to embark on a memorable, life-changing experience, in the most positive sense of the term. Together with his superb team of consummate professionals, Dr. Marlin exemplifies timeless attributes of caring, dedication, meticulous attention to detail, craftsmanship, and aesthetic sensibility, leading to results that exceeded my most optimistic expectations. If you are seeking the highest level of quality in a dental restoration project, in a supportive and welcoming environment that puts patient care first and exhibits the highest imaginable standards of technical expertise, Dr. Marlin and his team more than merit your attention. To give you an idea of just how much the care provided by Dr. Marlin and team meant to me, I must admit that when my project came to its completion, and the last crowns were carefully installed, I was in tears – not from pain but from fulfillment and gratitude, tinged with sadness that this life-changing experience had reached closure.
Thursday 11th July 2024

Deborah Addis
5 Star
My experience with Dr Marlin’s office spans several years because my dental needs were extensive and complex. The results have been fantastic! I receive numerous compliments on the way my teeth look. Additionally the staff is friendly and professional which was a big plus throughout the process. I highly recommend his office and their services
Tuesday 1st October 2024