Dear You,
Resilience.
This is the first word that came to my mind as I sat down today trying to connect with each and every one of you who’ve been an important part of my life.
It’s true that through our hardships and challenges, we grow and transform into better versions of ourselves. Throughout the last two years, which seemed to be a never-ending tunnel, so many of us made changes to our lives.
I am no exception. During the lockdown, I started teaching my fellow dentists, enrolled in an Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine program, and made a decision to follow my passion: children’s dentistry and orthodontics.
This is what I wanted to share with you today. I am switching gears, changing my general dentistry practice to Integrated and Holistic Pediatric Dental Care and Orthodontics.
Creation of Ciao Smiles
The birth of Ciao Smiles is a true labor of love: love for our growing children and caring for their unique needs. Since I became a mother nearly 18 years ago, I’ve been passionate about helping to build children’s resilience, giving them a foundation where they can bloom, and supporting them so they develop into happy, healthy human beings.
My patients have given me so much support throughout the transition, and for that I am so grateful.
I also have brought together an amazing team of doctors for Ciao Smiles. Dr. Nakako Uritani is a board certified diplomate of pediatric dentistry, and Dr. Robert Watkins is a prosthodontics specialist and a professor of graduate dental studies at UCSF.
Dr. Nakako will support our children’s dental health, while Dr. Watkins will offer restorative and implant dentistry for our adult patients.
Please explore our website to learn about our vision for this practice and our excellent team.
Dr. Nakako and I are planning to start sharing information that is relevant to our children’s well-being and health, with the purpose of building a community of like-minded practitioners and parents to provide a truly holistic and integrated approach to children’s dental health, as well as unique orthodontic care.
We build RESILIENCE. Together.
I bow to you with deep gratitude over the many years of being my patients and friends.
Mona Moy, D.D.S.