All professionals at Aspen Hill General & Cosmetic Dentistry maintain the highest levels of accreditation and pursue ongoing education to stay abreast of the latest trends in the medical field. Read on to learn more about our staff's experience and training.
Dr. Soorita Goorah, DDS
Dr. Soorita Goorah has been practicing dentistry for 25 years. Dr. Goorah received a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from McGill University in 1987. She went on to earn her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from McGill University in 1991.
Dr. Goorah has been listed in America’s Top Dentists several times. She is a member of the American Dental Association, the Maryland State Dental Association, and the Southern Maryland Dental Society.
Dr. Goorah believes in providing the highest level of dental care for all her patients. She works with most insurances and financing plans to ensure that her services are accessible and affordable to her patients. Dr. Goorah’s services include crowns and bridges, cosmetic dentistry and implant restorations.
Dr. Goorah’s favorite motto in the practice is “Patients Come First,” and she strives to provide each and every patient the best smile in the most comfortable, caring and professional environment. In her free time, Dr. Goorah enjoys traveling, hiking, cooking and spending time with her family.
Dr. McLaughlin
Dr. McLaughlin has been in private practice for over 10 years. Her emphasis is on comprehensive dentistry and strives to provide compassionate and innovative oral healthcare for all of her patients. She advocates making oral healthcare accessible to everyone and educating patients on the benefits of maintaining oral health. Dr. McLaughlin believes that changing a person's smile can change a person' life—enhancing their self-esteem and confidence. A smile is the same in any language and one of the first things that people notice.
As an undergraduate at the University of Central Florida, she pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology and Molecular Biology in addition to a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. She received her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree with honors from Howard University College of Dentistry.
During her residency at King's County Hospital and SUNY Downstate Medical Center in New York, Dr. McLaughlin provided comprehensive dental treatment to pediatric, geriatric, special needs and the general patient population. Services included restorative dentistry, prosthetics, periodontal surgery, endodontics, implants, oral surgery and oral health education.
She has special interests in cosmetic and family dentistry and providing care for the under-served and disadvantaged. She believes that everyone deserves access to superior healthcare services, regardless of age or income. To that end, Dr. McLaughlin has taken hundreds of hours of extensive continuing education courses and volunteers locally and aboard in dental clinics.
In her free time, Dr. McLaughlin enjoys spending time with her family, photography and traveling.
Dr. Tam Nguyen
Dr. Tam Nguyen, or Dr. Tam as she more commonly goes by, is a general dentist who has been with the Aspen Hill family since 2017.
She earned her DMD certificate from the University of Pittsburgh, after earning her undergraduate degree from the local University of Maryland.
Dr. Tam takes pride in her availability and her ability to make a difference in people’s lives, as well as maintain their oral health and hygiene.
She is always seeing new patients, Tuesday through Saturday, participating with an extremely wide variety of insurance plans. She is always eager to help bring a smile to her patient’s faces, in more ways than one!