Dr. Daniel P. Jones, D.D.S.

Dr. Dan was entrusted by his father, Dr. Paul Jones, with the wisdom of 42 years spent treating this community. That inheritance shapes how he practices: he is dedicated to maintaining a long tradition of dental excellence in the DC area, and to treating the neighborhood that raised him with the same care his father did.

His clinical philosophy is deliberately conservative. Rather than replacing what can still be saved, he looks for the least invasive option that will hold up over time — then makes the process comfortable enough that patients actually come back for the follow-through.

Dr. Dan is a proud alumnus of Howard University, where he earned a B.S. in both Biology and Chemistry as well as his Doctorate of Dental Surgery. He speaks fluent Portuguese and Spanish, which lets him care for patients across Southwest DC in the language they are most comfortable in.

He is an active member of the American Dental Association and the D.C. Dental Society, and a founding member of both the D.C. SPEAR study club and GWADS, the Greater Washington Academy of Dental Studies. Study clubs like these are where he keeps his techniques current, reviewing complex cases alongside other clinicians.

Dr. Dan has been part of the Southwest community for decades, and he believes in being part of the changes you want to see where you live. He was instrumental in funding Waterfront Village, serving on its Board of Directors until 2021. He has served on the Board of ABRACE since 2017 and as its president since 2018, and also sits on the board of Natural Partners, a nonprofit dedicated to environmental conservation.

Dr. Dan is a firm believer in paying it forward. He has taken part in community engagement programs including Give Kids a Smile with the D.C. Dental Society, Catholic Charities, Dental Hygiene Month lectures at local elementary schools, S.O.M.E., and Feed the Homeless.

He has also carried that commitment overseas on humanitarian dental missions with his brother, Dr. JJ — first to the remote La Mosquitia region of Honduras, and more recently to the Amazon. Both brothers plan to continue annual missions to underserved areas around the world.

Dr. Dan has been married to his wife, Lígia, for over twenty years, and together they have three children: Rafa, Gabi, and Lulu.

In his free time he is an avid cyclist and a longtime practitioner of Shotokan karate, a Japanese martial art he has studied for more than two decades and in which he holds a second-degree black belt. He also picked up winemaking during the pandemic and created his own label, Pandemia, for family and friends.