Dr. Whitney Mostafiz, Orthodontist

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Dr. Whitney Mostafiz, Orthodontist

Friendly neighborhood orthodontist in NYC! Learn about orthodontics, have fun with your smile, & read her blog :) Accepting new patients! IG:

Whitney Mostafiz, D.M.D., M.S., is a Board-Certified Orthodontist in Manhattan. She is also an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthodontics at NYU. A Long Island native, Dr. Whitney studied Human Biology and Visual Arts at Brown University, graduating with honors. She completed dental school at Harvard School of Dental Medicine also with honors. During her training, Dr. W

hitney was fortunate to travel to Sydney, Australia twice to perform and publish award-winning research on obstructive sleep apnea and oral appliance therapy. Her passion to educate has led to presentations at conferences, study clubs, as well as on the radio. Dr. Whitney completed her orthodontics residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where her research led to a Masters degree. She has treated both children and adults with traditional braces and Invisalign therapy. In addition, Dr. Whitney has experience with combined surgical treatment and seeing patients with craniofacial abnormalities. Dr. Whitney is also an active leader in the dental community. She was chosen to participate in the 2015 American Association of Orthodontists Emerging Leaders Conference. She was also selected for the Charley Schulz Competition and presented her research in May 2015. Dr. Whitney is currently president of the New York chapter of the Alpha Omega International Dental Fraternity. She is also on the 2017 steering committee for NYC Give Kids a Smile. She is an active member of the American Association of Orthodontists, Northeastern Society of Orthodontists, New York County Dental Society, and the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine. Dr. Whitney keeps an active and healthy lifestyle that she encourages with her patients. She loves to practice yoga and run, and even finished the Chicago Marathon in 2013. She enjoys drawing, painting, photography, and graphic design. Dr. Whitney looks forward to helping you smile on the inside & outside.

05/27/2026

Okay, okay, here’s another one because I can’t leave anyone out. Presenting a baby 🐥 and 🐝, both 4 months old, and their mama, separated by 4 years and 6 weeks 😉

05/23/2026

A baby 🧸 and 🐝 and their mama 6.5 years apart. Who rocked their tootsie roll style best?!

05/22/2026

Been trying to get back into making my own healthy bites, and decided to revamp my banana oatmeal chocolate chip cookies! I added moringa powder for its lactation benefits. Happy to share the DIY recipe I came up with that has evolved over the years 😋

Happy Friday!

05/11/2026

This year has been humbling to say the least in my motherhood journey x 3. It’s probably the peak physical and mental toughness challenge I’ve faced and I strive to build myself back up stronger every day. They remind me every day what joy is 😌 Wishing a Happy Mother’s Day!

05/09/2026

I’m back! 😎🦷 thanks for all the well wishes as I returned to the office last week. I’m easing back into things slowly as I build back up my strength. Who knew that dentistry is such a physical profession!?

04/27/2026

It’s been a rocky few months, but we made it through the 4th trimester! This pic was taken in March before I broke my shoulder. Eternally grateful for your ginormous smiles that help keep me strong while my body feels so broken. I look forward to starting PT to rehab my shoulder and core, and especially being able to hold you again 🥹

04/25/2026

One more crowding case. No veneers involved here! Sometimes proper alignment, arch development and TLC is all you really need. Plus easier to maintain hygiene is a win-win 💪

04/15/2026

I thought this would be a nice case to post back-to-back as this is a non-extraction treatment plan.

This patient started orthodontic treatment as a later aged teen, and we missed the optimal years of rapid maxillary expansion. Nonetheless, we still started with a palatal expander as an orthopedic first phase followed by aligner treatment.

Compliance significantly dipped once the patient went off to college. We took about 4(!) years to get here since we were really committed to try to get the best outcome we could.

It’s not perfect. And yes there’s still a Crossbite in the back, however, the amount of expansion we achieved is huge! Check out the upper occlusal view. The patient’s smile is significantly transformed and her teeth are now resonant with her smile arc.

Crowding is resolved, which is important since this patient’s oral hygiene has also been a challenge.

Equally important, she experienced a great boost in her confidence.

04/14/2026

Excited to share this smile transformation. This is one example where I find extractions as a reasonable part of her treatment. This patient specifically came in asking for extractions because she didn’t like the fullness of her lower face. She had lip incompetence and mentalis (chin muscle) strain. Check the final pictures to see the facial changes!

She was told this sort of treatment would not be possible for her with aligners. But we did it!

We reviewed both extraction and non-extraction treatment options and the patient opted for the extraction plan, which was well suited for her soft tissue considerations and the fact that she has larger sized teeth. Now her smile and midlines are much more symmetrical too, and she couldn’t be more happy with the outcome 🤩

04/11/2026

I would have never imagined that I’d land in the ER TWICE in less than a month.

I was up all night with stomach pains on Wed into Thursday. As the pain began radiating to the right I started doomscrolling about appendicitis at 4am, but didn’t seriously consider it at that point.

My high pain tolerance sometimes does me in. I figured I was fine enough and just needed to ride it out. However, by Thursday afternoon I called a gastro since I was limping. The pain seemed a little extra and wasn’t subsiding. The bumps in the taxi reminded me of when I was in labor. The gastro right away sent me to an imaging center to rule out appendicitis. The CT scan was unfortunately affirmative, and also IDed an umbilical hernia that I’ll have to address at a future time.

By the time we got to the ER it was almost 7pm. Fortunately the back-work expedited the process. I had to pump again in the ER because it wasn’t memorable enough the first time 🤪 On top of it all, I noticed an allergic reaction to my IV antibiotics (no lucky breaks!).

I underwent surgery late Thursday night into Friday, and fortunately it was straightforward. I left Friday morning and am now on the mend, again.

As crazy as it all is, I still feel lucky and grateful that all turned out well and that I received excellent care. Just hoping ER visits don’t come in 3s!

Address

121 E 60TH Street STE. 1C
New York, NY
10022

Website

https://www.DrWhitneyOrtho.com/

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