Practice overview
Smile Ballard is a general and cosmetic dental practice at 5350 Tallman Ave NW, Suite 410, on the Swedish Ballard campus just off NW Market St (ZIP 98107). Paid parking is available in the Swedish campus garage, with metered street parking nearby. The practice serves Ballard, Fremont, Greenwood, Queen Anne, Northgate and surrounding areas, and offers urgent care for dental emergencies.
Dentists
Dr. Dominick Curalli, DDS founded Smile Ballard in 2014. He grew up in Spokane, earned a BS in Biology at Gonzaga University (2001) and his DDS from the UW School of Dentistry (2005), then served four years as a U.S. Army dentist, including a 12-month Advanced General Dentistry Residency at Fort Lewis and deployment to Baghdad with the 4th Infantry Division. He later worked in Newcastle and First Hill, taught part-time at the UW Dental Urgent Care Clinic and volunteered at the Swedish Community Specialty Clinic. He is a member of the WSDA, ADA, Seattle King County Dental Society and Academy of General Dentistry, and a Seattle Met Top Dentist 2013 to 2025.
Dr. Katherine Allen, DMD studied neuroscience at Vanderbilt University (BA with honours, minor in Spanish) and earned her DMD with Distinction in Leadership from the Dental College of Georgia, receiving departmental awards in periodontics and endodontics in 2022. Her interests include restorative and esthetic dentistry, and she speaks fluent Spanish.
First visit
A first visit includes a consultation with a dentist, diagnostic digital X-rays, full periodontal charting, a professional cleaning, a comprehensive oral exam and a review of digital images. The practice also offers Invisalign and cosmetic dentistry.
Hours
Monday and Wednesday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; Tuesday and Thursday 7:00 am to 4:00 pm; select Fridays by appointment. Call 206-784-6310 or email [email protected].