About Us · Our Office

A calmer kind of pediatric dental office in Carlsbad.

Ocean murals, warm light, and rooms scaled to small visitors, a space designed around the whole child, in the heart of Carlsbad Village, that feels nothing like the dental office you grew up with.

The entry of the CarlsbaDDS Pediatric Smiles office, its floor-to-ceiling ocean mural rising behind the bench

The Space

Calm is built into the walls.

Step inside and the first thing your child notices isn’t equipment. It’s the murals. The whole office carries a gentle ocean theme, because a room that feels like somewhere they’d choose to be does half the work of a good visit before anyone says a word.

Look a little closer and parents notice the rest: a bright, meticulous, modern practice underneath. The setting is playful. The standard of care is anything but.

Ocean murals Kid-scale design Parents welcome

The Tour

Have a look around.

Ten photos from inside the office at 1285 Carlsbad Village Drive, exactly as your family will find it.

Waiting room at CarlsbaDDS Pediatric Smiles in Carlsbad, with a painted wave mural and a fish-print bench — The waiting room. A painted wave fills the wall, the bench cushions are printed with little fish, and starfish are set into the floor.

Sea turtles, jellyfish and clownfish swim above the bench, and the practice’s own turtle logo is set right into the floor.

Curved wood and river-stone check-in desks at CarlsbaDDS Pediatric Smiles, framed by seashell-studded columns — Check-in. Curved wood-and-stone desks beneath a wave-shaped ceiling, framed by columns studded with real seashells.

Stone-topped reception counter with a starfish floor inlay and the octopus play sculpture beyond — The reception counter, with the octopus keeping watch from the play corner behind it.

Close-up of reception columns decorated with real starfish and seashells — Look closely at the columns: they’re covered in real shells and starfish, and kids love hunting for their favorites.

The octopus prize machine at CarlsbaDDS Pediatric Smiles, holding a bubble of prize capsules overhead — The octopus prize machine, holding its bubble of prize capsules overhead. A favorite last stop on the way out.

Kid-height brushing station sinks with sea-creature sculptures, off the main hallway — The brushing station: kid-height sinks with a turtle and an octopus looking on, just off the main hallway.

Open treatment bay at CarlsbaDDS Pediatric Smiles with a ribbon of ocean winding through the floor — The open treatment bay. Chairs sit along a ribbon of ocean that winds through the floor, with sea creatures sketched on the walls.

Private treatment room with soft green walls, real daylight, and a sea turtle sculpture overhead — A private treatment room. Real daylight, calm green walls, and a sea turtle cruising the ceiling.

The entrance at CarlsbaDDS Pediatric Smiles in Carlsbad Village, with an ocean mural and sandcastle tower by the door — Just inside the front door on Carlsbad Village Drive: the mural, the yellow sandcastle tower, and the wall of team photos.

What Families Notice

The details do the quiet work.

Calm rooms

Soft light, easy colors, and no clinical chill. Children settle in faster than their parents expect.

Kid-scale design

The space is built around its smallest visitors, so nothing looms and nothing intimidates.

Parents stay close

You’re welcome chairside. Watch, ask questions, hold a hand, whatever your child needs.

An unhurried pace

Appointments move at your child’s speed. Comfort comes before treatment, every visit.

Plan Your Visit

Come see our Carlsbad office in person.

1285 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
(760) 730-3456
[email protected]

Monday – Thursday	9am–5pm
Friday	9am–3pm
One Saturday a month	8am–2pmby appointment only
Sunday	Closed

Faces at the Front

The welcome starts at the door.

Look for the shingled storefront on Carlsbad Village Drive, and the front-desk team who’ll know your family by name before long.

The doctors and team outside the CarlsbaDDS Pediatric Smiles storefront in Carlsbad Village

The front-desk team at work in the shell-columned reception area

Dr. Tsai with a front-office team member at the reception desk

Dr. Tsai and a front-office team member smiling together at the front desk

Quick Answers

About our office.

1285 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008, in the heart of Carlsbad Village. Look for the shingled storefront; the front-desk team is right inside the door.

Monday through Thursday 9am–5pm, Friday 9am–3pm, plus one Saturday a month from 8am–2pm, by appointment only. Call or text (760) 730-3456 and we’ll find a time that fits your family’s week.

Yes, from the ocean murals on the walls to rooms scaled to children, the space is built to make a dental visit feel calm instead of clinical. Take the photo tour above and you’ll see exactly what your child will see.

Want the deeper answers? Dr. Tsai answers the 20 questions parents ask most in our Comprehensive FAQ.