About Dr. Murray

Education

Dr. Murray grew up in nearby Kensington, MD, and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame. He completed his dental education at the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, University of Maryland School of Dentistry in 1976. Dr. Murray fulfilled his ROTC obligation and entered the US Army and completed a General Practice Residency at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, TX, and three additional years at Fort Hunter Liggett, CA.

Current Work

Dr. Murray has been in private practice since 1986 at the present location on Shady Grove Road in Rockville, MD. This office is a general dental practice offering most specialties of modern dentistry.

Appearance Related Dentistry

In our office there is also an emphasis on Appearance Related Dentistry. Dr. Murray is one of a small number of dentists accredited by the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and was the second dentist in the state of Maryland to achieve that status.

Forensic Dentistry

He also has always had a latent interest in forensic dentistry, which came to the forefront after September 11, 2001. Utilizing courses in Forensic Dentistry and Forensic Anthropology, Dr. Murray joined the Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team (DMORT). The Region 3 DMORT Team is part of the National Disaster Medical System. Currently he is the Training Officer for the DMORT 3 Team. Recent experiences include victim identifications at the Warwick, RI, Nightclub Fire in 2003 and the aftermath in Gulfport, MS, following Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Dr. Patrick A. Murray was recently selected as one of the “Best Dentists in DC, MD, and Northern VA” by Washingtonian Magazine. (October, 2006, issue.)

Click here to read Dr. Murray's profile in Bethesda Magazine, January 2009.