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Augusta County's dentist, at the county's healthcare crossroads.
Augusta County is nearly a thousand square miles of farms, small towns, and interstate — and one habit that unites all of it: when healthcare matters, the county drives to the Augusta Health campus in Fishersville. Our office sits inside that campus at 41 S Medical Park Drive, an independent practice on the ground the county already navigates. Whether you're coming from Churchville, Weyers Cave, Fort Defiance, Middlebrook, Greenville, or somewhere the GPS pronounces wrong, the route ends at I-81 Exit 222 or the 250 corridor.
Dr. Brian Podbesek has led the practice here since 2014 and accepts new patients from every corner of the county. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8 to 5, and the Google rating stands at 5.0 across 649+ reviews.
Built for patients who drive a while to get here
When the trip takes real time, the visit should earn it — so the practice keeps the full toolkit at one address. Dental implants, from a single tooth to All-on-X full-arch reconstruction with Dr. Podbesek, are planned in-house on CBCT 3D imaging with a written plan and costs up front. Invisalign runs on iTero digital scans. Family checkups, fillings, crowns, and kids' visits fill out the week, and the front desk will stack a household's appointments into one trip whenever the treatment allows.
Emergencies from the far ends of the county get the same standing policy as everyone else: same-day appointments, Monday through Friday. Call before you drive — from Craigsville or Crimora alike — and we'll time your arrival and talk you through protecting the tooth on the way.
Insurance across the county
In-network with Delta Dental, Cigna, and United Concordia; Aetna, MetLife, Guardian, BCBS, Humana, and Principal are accepted and filed for you. Rural households without dental coverage have a real option in the Virginia Dental Club membership plan — not insurance, but it covers cleanings, exams, and x-rays and discounts most other care — and CareCredit financing is available for larger treatment.
Questions we hear in the chair
- Do you take patients from across Augusta County?
- Yes — the county is our home territory. Dr. Podbesek accepts new patients from every district, and the front desk schedules with your drive in mind, including early slots and family blocks for households coming in from a distance.
- I'm in a rural part of the county with a dental emergency. What do I do?
- Call 540-885-8037 first, before you start driving — same-day emergency appointments are our standing policy, Monday through Friday, 8 to 5. Calling early lets us match the appointment to your drive time and tell you exactly how to handle the tooth on the way. Call for current availability.
- What insurance do you accept?
- Delta Dental, Cigna, and United Concordia in-network; Aetna, MetLife, Guardian, BCBS, Humana, and Principal accepted and filed. Without coverage, the Virginia Dental Club membership plan covers preventive visits and discounts most other care — it's a membership plan, not insurance.
- Is the office part of Augusta Health?
- No — we're an independent dental practice on the hospital campus. The location is deliberate: it's the one address the whole county already knows how to reach, with straightforward parking off Medical Park Drive.
On Medical Park Drive since 2014. .