AboutCity Place Dental
City Place Dental is a Silver Spring based family dentist practice that treats patients of all ages. We are committed to delivering the highest quality dental care and do so using advanced dental equipment. We are a cosmetic dentist that offers services like checkups, teeth cleaning, veneers and more.
We also perform emergency dentist services that include bonding, root canals, crowns, and bridges. As a local dentist, we create lifelong relationships with our patients and their families and work to ensure that they receive treatments in a comfortable and relaxed environment. Dr. Achikeh and our team invite you to schedule an appointment by calling 301-585-1515 and experience why our patients think City Place Dental is the best dentist in Silver Spring.
Kingsley Achikeh, DDS
Dr. Achikeh earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery in 1987 after which he went for a General Practice Residency with the Veterans Administrationin Cleveland, Ohio, in 1993. Dr. Achikeh then completed a General Practice Residency with Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee from 1994,where he received the Outstanding Residents Award. In 1995, Dr. Achikeh completed an internship in oral and maxillofacial surgery at the Case Western Reserve University Hospital and Mt. Sinai Hospital, in Cleveland, Ohio.
In 2008, Dr. Achikeh completed a program on examination and clinical simulations sufficient to merit Associate Fellowship with the World Clinical Laser Institute (WCLI). In 2015, Dr. Achikeh was awarded a Mastership by the Board of International Dental Implant association. Dr. Achikeh is a member of several professional organizations including:
- American Dental Association (ADA)
- International Congress of Oral Implantology (ICOI)
- International Dental Implant Association (IDIA)
- Academy of General Dentistry (AGD)
- Maryland State Dental Association (MSDA)
Francoise E. Engel, D.D.S.
After receiving her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree in 1979 from the University Paris VII in France, Dr. Francoise Engel worked in a private practice as a general dentist. To pursue her schooling in orthodontics, Dr. Engel immigrated to the United States and graduated from theUniversity of Pennsylvania in 1983 with her Certificate in Orthodontics. During her residency in Philadelphia, Dr. Engel was in orthodontic treatment and even graduated with her braces still on.
Motivated by a strong interest in education, Dr. Engel stayed on as a Clinical Associate at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine while working in a private orthodontic practice in Richboro, PA.
An offer as an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas, Health Science Center, prompted a move to San Antonio. For the next nine years Dr. Engel taught fulltime in the Department of Orthodontics at the San Antonio Dental School. In 1994, Dr. Engel accepted a faculty position at the University of Maryland Dental School in Baltimore where she taught and practiced orthodontics for four years.
To apply what she had taught for so long, Dr. Engel went into private practice to set into motion her unique caring philosophy and state of the art techniques. Her friendly attitude, personalized attention and excellence in patient care have generated beautiful smiles from her patients.
Born and educated in Paris, France, Dr. Engel currently resides in Pikesville, Maryland. She is the parent of two grown up children and she enjoys participating in various outdoor activities including: bike riding, sailing and hiking. Dr. Engel also takes pleasure from the arts, theater, foreign films and musicals.
