More About Dr. ZimaDr. Zima grew up in Midlothian, Virginia where he graduated from Monacan High School. Before becoming a dentist, Dr. Zima received his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech. After working for a few years as a product development engineer, he decided to pursue a career in dentistry. Dr. Zima graduated from the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry in 2008 where he discovered his true passion of working with children. Following dental school, Dr. Zima completed a two year residency in Pediatric Dentistry at the Virginia Commonwealth University while also earning a Masters of Science in Dentistry.

Dr. Zima is a Board Certified Pediatric Dentist and an active member of the American Association of Pediatric Dentistry, Southeastern Society of Pediatric Dentistry, Virginia Society of Pediatric Dentistry, Virginia Dental Association, and the American Dental Association. He is married to his wonderful wife Izabela and has three great sons: Justin, David, and John. In his spare time he enjoys playing golf, traveling with his family, working on cars, and watching the Virginia Tech Hokies play football.

We totally get it. Youre meeting someone new in a strange office and youre unsure what to expect.We recently wrote about everything you can expect during your first visit, just to help put our new patients at ease a bit. But we wanted to take it a bit further and explain everything we do to make kids feel comfortable and gain their trust and even get children excited about visiting the dentist!

The dental hygiene habits kids form today will lay the foundation for their oral health for the rest of their lives. By getting to know our patients, and making them look forward to visiting us, were helping them to build a healthy relationship with the dentist for years to come.