Our doctors

Specialists, and parents who have been in your seat

Dr. Chay and Dr. Bracy have practiced side by side for more than ten years. They bring that partnership to White Plains, along with a way of caring for children that began at home.

How our approach began

It started with our own daughters

When Dr. Chay's daughter was born with a severe tongue-tie, the effects reached far beyond feeding. Over time she developed a high, narrow palate, crowded teeth, a crossbite, and a habit of breathing through her mouth. Looking for answers led Dr. Chay, and soon Dr. Bracy, to study how the tongue, the jaws, and the airway shape a child's growth.

A short time later, Dr. Bracy's daughter had her own tongue-tie released, and nursing became dramatically easier. Those two experiences changed how both doctors practice. Straight teeth still matter, and so do healthy ones, but their real focus is the child: how they breathe, sleep, eat, and grow.

Dr. Cindy Chay

Board-Certified Orthodontist · Board-Certified Pediatric Dentist

Dr. Chay is board certified in both orthodontics and pediatric dentistry, and that dual training shapes every plan she writes. She understands how a child's teeth, jaws, and airway develop from infancy onward, so she can recommend treatment at the point in growth where it will do the most good.

Her continuing education reaches well beyond residency, with particular depth in growth and development, bone biology, and the airway. She works closely with ENTs and myofunctional therapists, and she takes the time to explain her findings to parents in plain terms.

Training

Diplomate, American Board of Orthodontics
Diplomate, American Board of Pediatric Dentistry
Certificate in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, NYU Langone Medical Center; Chief Resident; Theodore L. Jerrold Award
Certificate in Pediatric Dentistry, Montefiore Medical Center; Chief Resident; Leo M. Davidoff Society for excellence in teaching
Fellow, Rose F. Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
General Practice Residency, Hackensack University Medical Center
Doctor of Dental Medicine and Master of Public Health, UMDNJ (now Rutgers)

Professional memberships

American Association of Orthodontists (AAO)
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD)
American Academy of Physiological Medicine & Dentistry (AAPMD)

Dr. Katherine Bracy

Board-Certified Pediatric Dentist · Certified Lactation Counselor

Dr. Bracy performs our laser tongue- and lip-tie releases, provides early airway-focused orthodontic treatment for our youngest patients, and leads our sedation dentistry program. As a certified lactation counselor, she understands feeding from both sides of the chair, and she works hand in hand with lactation consultants, speech therapists, and myofunctional therapists so that a release is one step in a well-supported plan.

Her advanced training includes coursework in tongue-ties and frenectomy, along with pediatric sleep and airway. She is known among families for her calm, unhurried manner with even the youngest patients.

“I have never thought of children as small adults, but as people with their own needs, so full of potential. My goal is to give families as many tools as I can to help them thrive.”

Training

Diplomate, American Board of Pediatric Dentistry
Certificate in Pediatric Dentistry, St. Barnabas Hospital; Chief Resident
Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC)
Former Attending, Rose F. Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry

We would love to meet your family

A consultation is the best place to start. We will listen, examine, and walk you through what we see, with time for every question you bring.

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