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Happy 6th anniversary, SmileSpace!🎉 In December 2019, I signed the lease for what would become SmileSpace. A few months later, the world shut down. I was locked into a lease, facing delays at every turn, and building a business in the middle of a pandemic, with no clear sense of when or whether we’d open. On October 12, 2020, we opened our doors. Six years later, I’m still in awe of what this has become. We started as a team of 2 @dental_consultantnyc . Today we’re a team of 35; 7 associate doctors, 9 hygienists, and many clinical and admin staff members. We serve our communities in Clinton Hill and Harlem, and Boerum Hill opens in just a few months. The impact we’ve had on the people we serve has been bigger than anything I imagined on that first day. SmileSpace is proof that the odds can be stacked against you and you can still come out on the other side, if you keep your faith and keep going. Being a CEO is hard. Every day brings challenges, wins, and losses. But it is so rewarding. And I get to do it alongside an incredible team of good-hearted people. What more could I ask for? To our staff, our patients, our friends, and our family: thank you. Every one of you helped get us here, and you keep pushing us to the next level. #SmileSpace #6Years #Anniversary #Brooklyn #Harlem
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HARLEM LOVE DAY! The people of Harlem were so grateful for all the SmileSpace team members who participated! We were super excited to be part of this incredible event, co-founded by @billycouncilharlem 🎥 @jonthefilmmaker #harlem #nyc #community
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1. Representation matters. Nothing more to be said. 📷: @moments_by_middleton1 2. Some of our SmileSpace doctors showed up and did great work for the community at the Harlem Love Day 2026. 3. Dr. Lee Gause, a literal legend in dentistry, invited me to speak to families at the Harlem Boys and Girls Club. 📷: @moments_by_middleton1 4. My assistant said, “Dr. Black, my son doesn’t want to leave without getting a picture with you.” Made my day 🖤. You never know who’s paying attention to you. 5. Our team with Billy Council, one of the coordinators of the Love Day. I met @billycouncilharlem a few weeks ago at a Steve Madden event hosted by @ameenhalee @sweetmalika and discovered that the annual Love Day coincidentally happens on the same street as @smilespacenyc ! We had to participate and will continue to in the future. 6. There is hope for the next generation. These were some of the smartest kids I’ve ever met. They asked advanced questions about dentistry. Even their parents had great questions. 📷: @moments_by_middleton1 7. Happy to have our @smilespacenyc logo up there with these giants. 8. We did free dental exams, panoramic X-rays, blood pressure checks, and gave out goodie bags. Our doors were wide open to the community. One guy came in with an extremely elevated blood pressure. He was uninformed that sodium intake is a major contributor and hadn’t started his meds. I told him to talk to start the meds asap, educated him about diet, and told him to follow up with his PCP asap. He was shocked that I was the owner and continuously praised me for the work we’re doing. This is why representation matters. This is real community impact.
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Clinton Hill. Central Harlem. Boerum Hill. Three locations. One mission. One team. #NYC #dentist #NYCDentist #Harlem #Brooklyn @jonthefilmmaker
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If this ain’t brotherly love…idk fr. me and mine for @rootspicnic 2026 🤎🫶🏽
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SmileSpace Leadership Meeting in Brooklyn! For the first time ever, Dr. Black, our associate doctors (missing Dr. Lee), and our admin leaders met, discussed topics, and shared ideas on how to continue to maintain our highest standard of care. We have an awesome team of leaders! The first picture is of Dr. Black showing our doctors the new SmileSpace Boerum Hill location! 📸: @dental_consultantnyc
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Different backgrounds. Different cultures. One standard of care. From the USA to Korea, China, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Latin America, and Europe — our team reflects you. We’re proud of it. 📸: @jonthefilmmaker #nycdentist #diversity #blackownedbusinesses
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We’re so happy to introduce you to your SmileSpace dentists! 1. Dr. Corey L. Black (CEO) - Pitt Dental Medicine 2. Dr. Heeyeon Lee (endo fellow) - NYU College of Dentistry 3. Dr. Mary Camarano - Rutgers Dental Medicine 4. Dr. Erin Stone - Meharry Medical College 5. Dr. Alexis Bryant - Meharry Medical College 6. Dr. Jamie Carter - East Carolina U. Dental Medicine 7. Dr. Briana Castillo - NYU College of Dentistry 8. Dr. Neela Fatapour (periodontist) - NYU College of Dentistry
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Not Even A Historic Boston Snow Storm Could Stop Us From Celebrating My Brudda & Sister’s Wedding ♾️ Congratulations To This Beautiful Union 🫶🏾🥂
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We’re celebrating 5 years in business! We survived the pandemic and became #1. While the world paused, we climbed. The government said wait it out, we and kept construction going… We literally have the most amazing 30-member team and our efforts are visible through the 800+ 5 star reviews in Brooklyn and 350+ 5 star reviews in Harlem. Thanks to all our of associate doctors: Drs. Lee, Camarano, Stone, Bryant, Carter, Castillo, Carter, and Fatapour. We’re grateful for our entire admin and clinical staff, who provide the next-level experience. Special shoutout to our managers, Sara and Diana, who uphold our standards and run the show. Without them, this would be impossible. I’m in awe at how a simple idea to build a next-level experience—sparked after getting fired—blossomed into something far greater than I ever imagined. Wow. Let’s keep going! Big things in store for 2026!” Cheers, Dr. Corey Black, DMD CEO, SmileSpace 🎥: @jonthefilmmaker
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We’re celebrating 5 years in business! We survived the pandemic and became #1. While the world paused, we climbed. The government said wait it out, we and kept construction going… We literally have the most amazing 30-member team and our efforts are visible through the 800+ 5 star reviews in Brooklyn and 350+ 5 star reviews in Harlem. Thanks to all our of associate doctors: Drs. Lee, Camarano, Stone, Bryant, Carter, Castillo, Carter, and Fatapour. We’re grateful for our entire admin and clinical staff, who provide the next-level experience. Special shoutout to our managers, Sara and Diana, who uphold our standards and run the show. Without them, this would be impossible. I’m in awe at how a simple idea to build a next-level experience—sparked after getting fired—blossomed into something far greater than I ever imagined. Wow. Let’s keep going! Big things in store for 2026!” Cheers, Dr. Corey Black, DMD CEO, SmileSpace
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SERVING 💕💚
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