Dr. Nicholas Rallis
Nicholas Rallis, DDS, is the Founder of Center for Smiles, a leading dental practice in Bayside, New York, providing comprehensive family, cosmetic, implant, and restorative dentistry, as well as advanced treatment for temporomandibular disorders (TMD). He graduated from NYU College of Dentistry in 1988 and completed a General Practice Residency at New York Hospital Queens Medical Center. He has been practicing dentistry in a group practice setting since 1990.
He is an Associate Faculty Member of the Dawson Academy and Director of the NYC Dawson Study Club. He teaches the Dawson Academy Core Curriculum alongside fellow faculty members and lectures extensively for local dental societies and national study clubs. From 2008 to 2017, he served as a clinical instructor for the New York University College of Dentistry Full Mouth Rehabilitation Continuing Dental Education Program and is a former speaker for Invisalign™.
Beyond dentistry, Dr. Rallis earned a teaching degree in Byzantine Music from the Romanos O Melodos Music Conservatory in Athens, Greece, in 1994. He has regularly served as a cantor in several Greek Orthodox churches in the New York City area. He is also an Archon Aktouarios of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. He enjoys teaching other dentists, directing a professional choir, traveling, biking, and spending time outdoors. Most of all, he enjoys time with his wife, Renee, and their family, Ross, Nicole, and Danielle.
He is the producer of the bi-weekly program "Σε Υμνουμεν" ["We Praise Thee"] on Saturdays.