Safari Smiles Pediatric Dentistry

Tracy Fuller Wiiki a month ago

We are so glad Safari Smiles is open in Ithaca. Our son looks forward to going for his appointments and the staff is delightful. Highly recommend!

anamika d 5 months ago

I went for my daughter’s tooth extraction. It was above my expectations. She was calm and painless throughout the procedure. They did a great job. No pain or swelling yet after 3 hours of procedure has passed. I never had such a great experience with any dentist anywhere.

danielle nobriga 10 months ago

My daughter went to Safari Smiles for years but for insurance purposes, we recently switched to another office. She needed an extraction but the new office was not patient or kid friendly, her anxiety heightened and the tooth was never extracted. I immediately brought her back to Safari Smiles, and Dr. Choi made her feel at ease and was able to extract her tooth without an issue. I must also mention that we were able to be scheduled the same day I inquired about an appointment. Safari Smiles is worth every penny!

Nicole Zuver-White 11 months ago

I’m so beyond happy with the staff from the front desk to the dr. Ten years ago I had a bad experience with the previous owner and never would have recommended this place. However the NEW staff in the last 7 years has renewed that. My daughter at a previous dentist was told to remove her front teeth, fill some others but due to previous fillings at this dentist she would not sit still as the previous experience she wasn’t given the chance to allow Novocain to actually start working so she wouldn’t sit still and they wanted her to go to the OR. Took her to safari smiles knowing it was under new management and much closer to home to have the Dr recommend leave the front teeth as they’re not bothering her and when they do we will address. Fill the cavities needed and place a crown under sedation which they also no longer give versed! My daughter was given a mix of Demerol and other medications sat in a private area with a couch, tv and blanket while given 45minutes for the meds to work. She was then taken via wheelchair chair to the procedure room where she remembers NOTHING! She got to pick out several resin animals made by the lovely Tracy, given one large one and an animal balloon.

Erin Harner 2 years ago

Dr. Choi and the whole office has been absolutely wonderful through a tricky situation with one of my kids and two molars. They are kind, follow up if you have questions, and really care about their patients. I've been to both the Corning and Ithaca offices and had great experiences with the staff at both places.