Dentist Bio
Gentle Dental -Dentist in Eastport, New York:
Dr. Richard Ly, DDS
Dr. Ly was born in Saigon, Vietnam and raised in Brooklyn, New York. After attending NYU he graduated from New York University College of Dentistry in 2002. He was then commissioned as an officer in the United States Army and served first at Fort Mead, Maryland and then at the Pentagon in Washington.
He is the director of our Mobile Oral Health Program, Dentally Driven, a very important and unique service to our community. Dr. Ly and his dedicated team provide care to homeless children, Native American Reservations, juvenile detention centers and convents. Thousands of children have been given the opportunity to receive free emergency, preventative and restorative care. We are truly blessed to have Dr. Ly as a member of our team. Dr. Ly is a sports enthusiast and plays a game of basketball that would make Michael Jordan proud.
All of our dentists are Invisalign Certified providers and members of the American Dental Association, Suffolk County Dental Society and the New York State Dental Association.
