Sowmya Punaji, DDS
Woodbridge General, Cosmetic and Family Dentist
Sowmya Punaji, DDS, is a highly rated family dentist dedicated to improving the oral health of every patient she treats. She offers a complete menu of general, preventive, and cosmetic dental services to patients of all ages at Legacy Dental Care, her innovative and welcoming practice in Woodbridge, Virginia.
While keeping current with the latest developments in dentistry, Dr. Punaji has dedicated her career to providing the best dentistry has to offer in the form of accessible, comfortable, high-quality care. She believes that maintaining optimal oral health is an ongoing, interactive process involving routine preventive care, patient education, and healthy lifestyle choices.
As a cosmetic specialist and certified Invisalign® provider, Dr. Punaji is also highly experienced at helping patients of all ages create their best smile.
After receiving her degree from Bangalore University in India, Dr. Punaji went on to pursue advanced training in general dentistry at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, followed by additional advanced training in endodontics at the International Endodontic Institute.
During her senior residency at Carolinas Healthcare in Charlotte, North Carolina, Dr. Punaji had the opportunity to care for patients with complex dental needs. There, she gained extensive experience helping patients going through head and neck cancer treatments along with other challenging cases.
Dr. Punaji’s dedication to quality and comfort, along with her expertise and patient-centered approach, are the core foundations of Legacy Dental Care, and she takes pride in providing the highest quality dental care for every member of your family.
Dr. Ramy Habib
periodontist
Dr. Ramy Habib is a Board-Certified Periodontist.
After completing dental school, Dr. Habib obtained his Masters of Public Health degree from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Following this, he continued his education at Columbia University in New York City and received a Dental Public Health Certification. He then joined the post-graduate program in Periodontics at Columbia University where he earned his Masters of Science Degree and Certification in Periodontics.
During his time at Columbia University, Dr. Habib was fortunate to work with each of the university’s well-versed faculty members and receive training in all different aspects of periodontology, including classic periodontal and implant-related surgeries.
Dr. Habib’s training has provided him with the skills and understanding of what it means to provide superior patient care. He is able to educate the patient on the treatment plan so that they can work together to provide the optimal treatment for each individual.
His areas of interest include soft tissue augmentation surgeries, dental implants, guided bone and tissue regeneration, ridge augmentation, sinus lift, laser-assisted periodontal surgeries, and wisdom teeth extractions.
When Dr. Habib is outside of the dental practice in Herndon, he enjoys traveling and spending time with his family.
Pattie
Insurance Coordinator
Pattie has been working in dental offices since 2009. Previous to that, she has worked as a training coordinator for Quest Diagnostics. For many years, Pattie has been a personal trainer. Her interests include hiking and passion for indoor cycling. Pattie likes to make everyone feel comfortable and loves to laugh!
Pattie was born and raised in New Jersey, now living with her husband, John, in Manassas. She has one son and a stepdaughter.
Reesha
Dental Assistant
Reesha has been with Legacy Dental Care since July 2018. She has been in the dental field for thirteen years as a dental assistant. Reesha seeks to ensure her patients are comfortable and educated with what procedure is being serviced at each dental visit. Most rewarding to her is seeing a patient with a confident smile after treatment. Outside of work she loves spending time with family and traveling.
Saney
Dental Assistant
Saney has been a Dental Assistant since 2010 ever since she quickly became passionate about dentistry. She loves working with a great doctor and team that takes excellent care of each and every patient. In fact, that’s her favorite part of the job!. In her spare time, she enjoys being outside and spending time with her family and friends
Melanie
Dental Hygienist
Melanie has been part of the Legacy Dental Care team since 2020. She graduated summa cum laude from Columbus Technical College in 2018. Her achievements count the Colgate Star Award, the Hinman Dental Society scholarship, and membership in the National Technical Honor society.
Melanie has been working in dentistry for 18 years and enjoys connecting with patients and providing personalized dental hygiene services.
In her free time, she enjoys traveling and spending time with her dogs and family.
Rebekah
Dental Hygienist
Rebekah has been a dental hygienist for 24 years. She has worked in multiple states over the years as her husband served in the USAF. Now that he is retired they have landed in Virginia.
Rebekah loves connecting with her patients and getting to know each one.
In her free time she enjoys hiking and spending time with her two daughters.
Yulisa
Patient Coordinator
Yulisa is the newest addition to our team. A recent graduate she is here full time and continues her studies to become medical assistant. Yulisa likes spending time with family and friends, likes to travel and discover new things. Hobbies include walking, going to concerts and dancing in the office. She makes everyone smile.