Dr. Atashbar grew up in Tehran, Iran, and attended high school in Spain. In the mid-'90s, she moved to the States to pursue her academic goals. Although she began her studies with the intention of becoming a medical doctor, she soon decided dentistry was an optimum career choice.
'As dentists today, we have such a unique opportunity to change not only people's health, but their image,' she says. 'No country in the world is as advanced in dentistry as the United States, where a healthy smile is a sign of overall health. Here, dentistry is as much an art as it is a science.'
Dr. Atashbar worked as an associate for nearly six years before opening her own practice in Silver Spring, Maryland. Fluent in Farsi, she has increasingly drawn a diverse array of patients from many cultures.