Dr. Nidhi Kotak
Dual American and Canadian board-certified pediatric dentist. The only one in Dubai with both.
Globe-trotting mom. World-class dentist. With over 15 years of experience across the UAE, USA, Canada, India, and Kenya, she brings a truly global perspective to your child's care, and a warmth that puts even the most nervous little one at ease.
Pediatric dentistry is its own specialty, years of training beyond a general dental degree, focused entirely on the growing mouths, developing teeth, and big emotions of children. Dr. Nidhi did not stop at one national standard. She met two.
Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry, the highest standard of certification for a children's dentist in the United States.
Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada, Canada's specialist certification in pediatric dentistry.
A career across five countries
Excellent dentistry looks a little different in every corner of the world, and Dr. Nidhi has learned from all of them. Each place added something to how she cares for a child today.
🇺🇸01United StatesSpecialty training, PhiladelphiaCompleted her pediatric dentistry residency at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, serving as Chief Resident, became a certified lactation counselor and a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry.
🇨🇦02CanadaBoard certification and teaching, VancouverFellow, Royal College of Dentists of Canada. Practiced in British Columbia, serving families across the Fraser Valley, and taught continuing education courses to general dentists across the province.
🇦🇪03United Arab EmiratesHome base, DubaiNow practicing in Dubai, bringing all of it to a city as global as she is. In a place where most families are far from home, she is the dentist who speaks their language.
🇮🇳04IndiaGiving back to where my roots areWith deep family roots in India, Dr. Nidhi has stayed connected through volunteer dental outreach, including missions in Ladakh, where she had the privilege of meeting His Holiness the Dalai Lama. In 2011, she received the “Young Outstanding Dentist Award”.
🇰🇪05KenyaVolunteer dentistry, Maasai MaraVolunteered with the World Health Dental Organization in Maasai Mara, caring for children and elders in communities with almost no access to dental care.
A Certified Lactation Counselor with special expertise in tongue and lip tie releases for newborns, supporting feeding and comfort from the very first days.
Her work has been published in the AAPD Journal, including a randomized controlled trial, so the care she gives is grounded in evidence.
She has taught several courses across Canada, training more than 90 general dentists in British Columbia, and is a regular voice on dental podcasts like Phil Klein and Protrusive Dental.
Trained in improv at The Second City
She trained in improv at The Second City in Chicago. As she shared in Incisal Edge, it taught her to let go of inhibitions, be more herself, and connect authentically with others.
Those turn out to be the same skills that settle an anxious child in the dental chair, which is why she keeps doing it.
A mom ❤️
She knows what it is like to sit in a waiting room with a nervous toddler, to worry over every little thing, trying to do everything right for your baby, and to just want someone who gets it.
That is exactly the kind of dentist she is for your child. Clinically exceptional, kind and warm. And yes, she makes the best animal sounds.
Honored along the way
- 2024Published in the AAPD Journal, a randomized controlled trial advancing evidence-based pediatric care.
- 2023Lucy Hobbs "Woman to Watch" Award, Incisal Edge Magazine, recognizing her blend of clinical excellence and communication.
- 2022Featured in Incisal Edge Magazine, "All the Right Moves", profiling her approach to pediatric dentistry.
- 2022Most Outstanding Contribution to Residency, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia.
- 2011Young Outstanding Dentist Award, Indian Dentist Research and Review.