Creating healthy smiles one child at a time.
Dr. Kim and Dr. Cernigliaro provide high-quality, compassionate dental care to children by combining advanced modern technology with knowledge and empathy.
Great results for every child.
Rest assured your child’s dental visit will be fun, educational, and productive. The Happy Smile Pediatric Dentistry team creates healthy smiles, one child at a time.
Providing specialized dentistry for children and adolescents
At Healthy Smile Pedicatric Dentistry, we focus on preventative care to help each child achieve a healthy smile that will last a lifetime.
Welcome to Happy Smile Pediatric Dentistry
Why Choose Us?
With over 20 years’ combined experience, Dr. Julie, Dr. Kim, and their team try to make every visit as positive and stress-free as possible and aim to have every patient leave with a smile on their face.
Happy Smile Pediatric Dentistry treasures the uniqueness in each child and strives to make each child shine.
We provide quality dental care, conveniently in your neighborhood and cater to your schedule including evening and Saturday hours. Because your child’s comfort is important to us, we offer many of the modern amenities you’ve come to expect in a dental office. We believe that whatever your child’s dental needs may be, they will be treated with the highest quality dentistry available and with the most compassionate, respectful care they deserve.
Phone: (212) 880-2222
Address: 220 Madison Avenue, Suite A • New York, NY 10016
What we offer
Silver Diamine Fluoride
The use of Silver Diamine Fluoride in dentistry has been well documented for its safe and successful ability to help control tooth decay.
Sedation Dentistry
Laughing gas, an inhalation sedative, brings one of the safest and easiest sedation techniques to nearly any procedure.
Composite Fillings
Tooth-colored composite resins blend into the tooth structure and are chemically bonded to the tooth providing a strong, permanent restoration.
Meet the Dentists
Julie Cernigliaro, DMD
Dr. Julie has extensive training in treating children with special needs and became board-certified by the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry in 2006. She has given both national and international presentations on pediatric dentistry. Dr. Cernigliaro currently is the Associate Director of the Pediatric Dental Program at the NYU Langone Hospital in Brooklyn. She is also a faculty member at the NYU College of Dentistry. Dr. Cernigliaro is well-traveled and has researched in various settings throughout the globe.
Sarah Kim, DDS
In 2008, Dr. Kim became a board-certified diplomat of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry, reaching the highest tier of education in her field. She has been involved with many outreach programs, such as the Dorcas Medical Mission and Youth With A Mission, to provide dental care to children in need throughout Mexico and South America.
Aaron Shea, DDS
Dr. Aaron Shea is a board-certified diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and holds an attending faculty teaching position at BronxCare Health System in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry. He graduated from Columbia University with a double major in Architecture and Art History and received his Doctorate of Dental Surgery at Columbia University School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Shea completed his Advanced Education in Pediatric Dentistry at NYU Langone Hospital in Brooklyn, where he was the recipient of the Best Clinical Research Award at NYU Langone.
Our Reviews
Our patients are our biggest fans. Here's a few highlights from our public reviews:
“Where was Dr. Julie when I was a kid? She’s wonderful. My daughter loves her and actually looks forward to going to the dentist now. Dr. Julie is very caring and puts my daughter quickly at ease. She explains what each instrument she’s using is and explains how it works (if you knew my daughter you’d know how important that is). I don’t live in the city but make sure I go out of my way to get there for my daughter’s visits. That’s how wonderful this office is. It’s easy to get an appointment and everyone is friendly. You can’t ask for a better dental office. I highly recommend it. Wish they took adults. ”
“We’ve been taking our twin daughters (almost 6) to Happy Smile for the past three years. They’ve had regular checkups as well as a number of fillings (unfortunately), and I can’t say enough about both Dr. Julie and Dr. Kim. They both developed an immediate rapport with our girls (who are typically shy), do great work, and made the visit to the dentist a really wonderful experience for our girls. (I would also note that they’ve always been very upfront about insurance coverage prior to starting any treatments.) I would (and have) recommend them to anyone looking for a great pediatric dental practice. ”
“Dr Julie and Dr Sarah are great to deal with. Our 6 year old son after an apprehensive beginning as a toddler has become very comfortable about dental visits. You heard right! Finally, they are very reasonable on billing and don’t try to scam you with arcane charges. We just moved to Westchester but continue to use them. We would highly recommend! ”
“Love, love, love this office! Dr. Julie and Dr. Kim are both amazing. My kids love it here and look forward to going to the dentist. They are attentive, caring and both moms so they understand not just how the patient should be treated but also how to care for the parents too. I wish they treated adults...I would be their 1st patient. ”