Cedar & Smile
Family-owned · Corner of 4th & Elm · Since 2008

Your dentist,
but make it
a Tuesday morning
with neighbors.

We're not a chain. We're not corporate. We're Sara, Tomás, and Priya — three dentists who've raised our kids in this neighborhood, and we run our practice the same way we'd want to be cared for.

Caring for over 1,200 neighbors and counting.

— Today's tea —

Earl Grey & honey. Or chamomile, if you're feeling delicate.

Our story

We started Cedar & Smile because we couldn't find a dentist we trusted for our own kids.

So in 2008, we bought a 1920s craftsman on the corner of 4th and Elm, knocked down some walls, and built the kind of practice we wished existed. The kind where the dentist remembers your daughter's soccer team. Where pricing is plain English. Where your appointment runs as long as your appointment needs to run.

Eighteen years later, we're still here. Same building. Same three dentists. Same beat-up reading chair in the lobby (we've reupholstered it twice).

Family-owned Independent · not a DSO Mercury-free since 2014 Holistic-friendly In-network: most major plans
What we do

Whole-family care, with a soft spot for conservative dentistry.

Cleanings & check-ups

Unhurried, hand-scaled when you prefer. We chat first, treat after.

Recommended every 6 months — but we'll defer to your needs.

Kids & teens

Our pediatric room has bean bags and a window seat. Kids actually want to come back.

Ages 1 to college. We're patient.

Composite fillings

Mercury-free since 2014. BPA-free composites by request.

Tooth-colored, biocompatible, no surprise upsell.

Crowns, bridges, dentures

Restorative work done in our local lab — we know the technician by name.

Same-day options for crowns when needed.

Holistic options

Ozone therapy, ceramic restorations, low-radiation imaging. Available on request.

We respect your preferences without judgment.

Emergencies

Same-day for our existing patients. Always. Even on Saturdays.

Call (555) 408-2294 — we'll pick up.

The people

Three dentists,
one front desk,
a lot of history.

No rotating associates. No "covering dentist." When you book with Sara, you see Sara — same as it's been since the year you probably first walked in.

Dr. Sara Whitfield

Co-founder · DMD · Bakes the cookies

"I trained at Tufts. I've lived in this neighborhood since 2003. My daughter went to school three blocks from here."

Dr. Tomás Aguilar

Co-founder · DDS · Plays banjo on lunch breaks

"Twenty-two years in practice. Specialty interest: pain-free injections — yes, it can be a thing."

Dr. Priya Sharma

Partner · DDS, MPH · Leads our pediatric care

"Joined as an associate in 2012. Made partner in 2019. Mom of two who both come here too."

 I've been going to Sara for eleven years. She remembered I'd just had a baby last visit. She asked how the baby was sleeping. She remembered the baby's name. That doesn't happen anywhere else in healthcare anymore.

Hannah Clarke
Patient since 2013 · 4th & Maple
In the neighborhood

We're invested here. Literally.

Cedar & Smile sponsors the 4th Street Little League, hosts a free annual screening at the community center, and donates 4% of profits to the local food bank.

Three of our staff grew up in this zip code. Two went to the same elementary school. We're not going anywhere.

Annual free screening day · September
Cedar Cup youth sports sponsor since 2011
4% of profits to Bay City Food Bank
Come say hi

We saved you
a Tuesday.

First visits are 90 minutes. Bring whatever's on your mind — old records, new worries, a kid who's nervous. We figure it out together.

Or just walk in — Mon–Fri 8a–5p, Saturdays 9a–noon. The reading chair is yours.

Find us

418 Cedar Avenue
at the corner of 4th & Elm
Bay City, OR 97501

Hours

Mon – Fri · 8a – 5p
Saturdays · 9a – noon
Closed Sundays

Reach out

(555) 408-2294
hello@cedarandsmile.com
@cedarandsmile