Dr Shelrethia Battle-Siatita

Dr. Shelrethia Battle-Siatita is a board-certified periodontist/comprehensive dentist. She has been a clinician and dental educator/lecturer for over 19 years. In these roles, she provides comprehensive periodontal care, diagnoses and treats complex oral conditions, and delivers specialty training and mentorship to dental residents. She also consults on periodontal care for patients throughout the National Capital Region as a member of the United States Air Force. Dr. Battle-Siatita earned her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2006. She went on to complete a two-year Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD-2) residency at Lackland Air Force Base, followed by clinical and educational leadership roles in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Texas. In 2016, she completed a combined residency in Periodontics and a Master of Science in Dental Science at the University of Texas Health Science Center in partnership with the U.S. Air Force. Her career has included oversight of clinical dental services at multiple high-profile facilities, including Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Fort Meade, and the Pentagon. Deeply committed to advancing dental education, Dr. Battle-Siatita holds a faculty appointment at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS). She is a Master of the Academy of General Dentistry and one of the few dentists dual board-certified by both the American Board of Periodontology and the American Board of General Dentistry. She holds active memberships in the American Academy of Periodontology and the Academy of General Dentistry. Outside of her professional commitments, Dr. Battle-Siatita enjoys reading, traveling, and spending time with her family. She and her husband, Kevin, have three children, ages 17, 23, and 27.