Dr. Uzma Ansari graduated from the University of Alabama School of Dentistry in 1998 and soon after joined a group practice in Houston as their lead doctor. She had met her husband, a child psychiatrist, while in dental school, and together they joined the US Air Force in 2001 and provided their professional services to service members and their families during Operation Freedom for six years. They were stationed at Keesler Air Force base in Mississippi and Andrews Air Force Base in suburban Washington, DC. In 2002, Dr. Ansari was nominated as the Headquarters Air Education and Training Command Junior Dental Officer of the Year and the 81st Dental Squadron Company Grade Officer. In addition, she received the Air Force Commendation Medal for Meritorious Service from 2001 to 2003. Upon her separation from the Air Force, Dr. Ansari was nominated for promotion to the ranks of Major.After her Air Force service, Dr. Ansari joined Konikoff Dentistry in Chesapeake, Virginia in 2005. In her words, "working with Dr. Konikoff and the staff has been a great experience in my life that has taught me so much. I will definitely miss Konikoff Dentistry; my patients and staff here have been amazing! The respect, warmth and love I have seen from them is overwhelming!"Dr. Ansari is proud to be a dentist at Lowes Island Dentistry in Potomac Falls, VA. Patients of this practice have become accustomed to a high level of care, and Dr. Ansari brings just that to us. She is committed to the highest level of care as evidenced by her vigorous commitment to continuing education that has resulted in several awards and accolades throughout her career. She has received the Academy of General Dentistry Fellowship Award recently and is a Visiting Faculty Mentor at the prestigious Spear Education Cente