Dr. Nico Salavaggione

Dr. Nico Salavaggione was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and moved to the United States with his family at age ten, living in the Midwest, on the East Coast, and in California before settling back in Virginia. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from The Ohio State University. He went on to complete his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree at the UCLA School of Dentistry, where he met his now-wife and practice partner, Dr. Pega Hajian.

Dr. Nico's interest in dentistry grew out of a simple realization: he liked working with his hands, and he wanted a career that blended that hands-on, artistic side with real clinical medicine. That combination has shaped his focus ever since, with particular attention to endodontics, oral surgery, and implant dentistry. He's especially drawn to guided implant surgery, a more precise, technology-assisted approach that he's shifted to after years of freehand technique, not to replace his clinical judgment, but to make good outcomes more consistent and predictable for every patient.