Meet Alyssa Ricci | Owner & Orthodontist

We had the good fortune of connecting with Alyssa Ricci and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Alyssa, have there been any changes in how you think about work-life balance?
Starting my practice has been a dream come true. It’s an unreal feeling to see the vision you’ve been creating since you were a little girl come to life.

But owning your own business in many ways is like becoming a parent. They say, “your life will change forever”, and it does.

When I became a mom I honestly thought I was more than ready for motherhood. I had an established career, I had been married to my best friend for 5 years, and it was the next practical step in this “life” I had envisioned.

But when my first was born, wow did my life change more than I could have ever imagined. My perspective changed, my priorities changes, and I had to re-establish who I “was”. Yes, I was still a daughter of Christ, still a wife, still an orthodontist, still a friend, but somehow I felt so different. I had to figure out how to still give 100% to my daughter, my family, my patients, while still taking care of myself so that I could take care of others.

And then I became a business owner. Another step I felt “ready” for. And just like parenthood, people told me how much life would change. And it did, again more than I could have imagined. Your mind never stops. Much like parenthood, you feel responsible for the lives of others, you feel pulled in many different directions, you feel like others are depending on you and looking to you for guidance.

Being a mom and a business owner and the two most rewarding and challenging roles I’ve ever had, but I wouldn’t change it for the world. Though I do believe “With great power, comes great responsibility.”(thanks spiderman); the good news is, I don’t have to feel the “weight of the world” on my shoulders because I’m reminded of Psalm 55:22, “Cast your cares on the Lord, and He will sustain you. He will never let the righteous be shaken.

So how do I find balance? I strive to give 100% to my work when I’m working and 100% to my family when I’m not. I try to stay full present, focused, and invested in my work when I’m there, and then try to do the exact same with my family (aka completely disconnect from work) when I’m with them. It is not always easy, but that is when I find the most peace. And most importantly, I lean on Jesus and rely on His strength and guidance.

What should our readers know about your business?
At Ricci Orthodontic Studio, we strive to give you the studio-worthy smile you deserve – instilling the confidence you need to advance in every area of your life. We believe a healthy smile is a beautiful smile, and a beautiful smile is YOUR best smile. Your teeth are the puzzle pieces to your UNIQUE puzzle; let us show you how beautiful it can be.

What Makes Us Different?

YOU ARE FAMILY
At Ricci Orthodontic Studio, you will be treated as family. This is a practice created BY families FOR families. Dr. Alyssa G. Ricci and her husband and operations manager Jonathan Ricci, have united not only their unique skills, but those of their family and friends, to create this modern, boutique-style, family-friendly space. We want you to grow with us as we grow, treating your youngest child to your child’s grandmother.

ALL AGES ARE WELCOME
We specialize in individualized care for every age. Dr. Ricci has treated patients as young as 6 years old needing interceptive phase I treatment to a 90 year old needing to get her teeth out of traumatic occlusion so she can get out of pain while loving her smile.

QUALITY DOCTOR/PATIENT TIME
Dr. Ricci’s objective is to get to know each and every one of her patients, their unique case, and both their smile and life goals! Education is key. She wants each person to understand the VALUE behind their smile transformation. Our doctor-led consultations will give you the opportunity to spend quality time with Dr. Ricci. She will do a thorough clinical exam and spend time explaining the details of your case using the most up to date technology such as the newest iTero element 5D scanner to make sure you understand the needs and goals related to your treatment.

PRIVATE TREATMENT ROOMS
Our office is different than your traditional orthodontic office with an open bay concept; we have private rooms as well as sibling/family rooms to give each patient the individualized care they deserve in a safe and loving environment.

THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY
From 3D imaging to the iTero element 5D scanner to the newest 3D printer , we only use the latest and greatest! At Ricci Orthodontic Studio, we believe in providing the highest level of care, far exceeding the “standard”, because that is what you deserve. We don’t believe in cutting costs in a way that compromise your quality of treatment. Because again, would we truly be treating you as family if we did?

COMPLIMENTARY STUDIO PHOTO SESSION
As a patient, you will receive a complimentary studio photo session at the end of your orthodontic treatment, leaving you with the perfect headshot for your college application, job application, or even just your social media profile picture. We believe your studio-worthy smile will give you the confidence you need to advance in every area of your life.

OUR CORE VALUES
Excellence: We strive for excellence in everything we do — excellent service, excellent care, excellent results. We are raising the bar for the “standard” of care, because you deserve the best.

Education: We aim to educate our patients so they can make informed decisions and be actively involved in their care. We believe that lifelong learning is imperative to continued growth and true success.

Connection: We love building genuine connections with our patients, colleagues, and community because relationships matter. People matter.

Teamwork: We focus on becoming the best versions of ourselves and bringing our strengths together as a team to truly give you the treatment and experience you deserve.

Generosity: We are committed to giving back to our community and partnering with others to make a difference in any way we can, whether big or small.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
Hmmmmm let’s see. We’ll let’s pretend I had the whole week off and that we have endless funds and only have the kids after school lol. We would probably start here in Doral. Go to church on Sunday and then go to Casa Mariano for brunch. Then we would go to Doral Central Park and hang out. At night my husband would cook an amazing Italian dish that we would enjoy with some red wine. The next day we would go to Key Biscayne and eat at this Spanish restaurant on the beach called Open Seas Paellas Españolas. We’d spend the day at the beach and then on the way home stop at Mister 01 for dinner (love their pizza!). Tuesday we would head to Pura Vida for breakfast and then walk around, show them the office, hang out with the kids at the Downtown Doral Park. Then go to Barbakoa for dinner and have churros after from Santa Dulce. Wednesday we would change it up and go to Coral Gables. Eat brunch at Bachour and then maybe do some shopping. For dinner we would head back to Doral and check out Shoma Bazaar- my favorite indoor food hall here in Doral. Thursday, we’d go get our nails done at Tips and Dips and then walk around City Place and check out my favorite boutique, Garrote, and then have lunch at Novecento. We’d then go back to my house to get ready to pack up for Friday… where we would obviously head to Disney world for a long weekend. We’d stay at the Riveriera and do a character breakfast at Topilino’s. We’d definitely go to Magic Kingdom and Epcot (at least) and then do dinner at Summer House in Disney Spring one night as well when we go hit up Zara. The Disney Springs Zara is my favorite. Once we get back to Miami we would do are final dinner at Carbone- the best Italian restaurant (again remember in this dream we have unlimited funds lol). Okay I will wake up from this dream now….
Honestly there is soooooo much to do in South Florida I can make 293480923 different itineraries.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
𝗠𝘆 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺.
𝖥𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝟣 𝗍𝗈 𝟦, 𝗂𝗍 𝗂𝗌 𝗌𝗈 𝗌𝗉𝖾𝖼𝗂𝖺𝗅 𝗍𝗈 𝗌𝖾𝖾 𝗁𝗈𝗐 𝗆𝗎𝖼𝗁 𝗐𝖾 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗀𝗋𝗈𝗐𝗇. 𝖤𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒 𝖽𝖺𝗒 𝖨 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗄 𝖨 𝖿𝖾𝖾𝗅 𝗌𝗈 𝖻𝗅𝖾𝗌𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝖾𝖺𝖼𝗁 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗌𝖾 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗋𝖾𝖽𝗂𝖻𝗅𝖾 𝗐𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗇 𝖻𝗒 𝗆𝗒 𝗌𝗂𝖽𝖾.

𝗠𝘆 𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗲.
𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝗇𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝖾𝗇𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗌𝗎𝗉𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝗆𝗒 𝖿𝖺𝗆𝗂𝗅𝗒 𝗂𝗌 𝗐𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗁𝖺𝗌 𝗆𝖺𝖽𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 ALL 𝗉𝗈𝗌𝗌𝗂𝖻𝗅𝖾. 𝖨𝗍 𝗂𝗌 𝗍𝗋𝗎𝖾 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗒 𝗌𝖺𝗒 “𝗂𝗍 𝗍𝖺𝗄𝖾𝗌 𝖺 𝗏𝗂𝗅𝗅𝖺𝗀𝖾”. 𝖬𝗒 𝗏𝗂𝗅𝗅𝖺𝗀𝖾 𝗂𝗌 𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝖺 𝗄𝗂𝗇𝖽.

𝗠𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀.
𝖳𝗁𝖺𝗇𝗄 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗍𝗋𝗎𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗆𝖾, 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖻𝖾𝗅𝗂𝖾𝗏𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗂𝗇 𝗆𝖾, 𝖺𝗇 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗌𝗎𝗉𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗆𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗆𝗒 𝖻𝗎𝗌𝗂𝗇𝖾𝗌𝗌. 𝖸𝗈𝗎 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗌𝗎𝖼𝗁 𝖺𝗇 𝗂𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗀𝗋𝖺𝗅 𝗉𝖺𝗋𝗍 𝗈𝖿 𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖱𝖮𝖲 𝖿𝖺𝗆𝗂𝗅𝗒.

𝗠𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀.
𝖳𝗁𝖾𝗒 𝗄𝖾𝖾𝗉 𝗆𝖾 𝗀𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗇𝖽𝖾𝖽. 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝗂𝗇𝗌𝗉𝗂𝗋𝖾 𝗆𝖾. 𝖳𝗁𝖾𝗒 𝗋𝖾𝗆𝗂𝗇𝖽 𝗆𝖾 𝗐𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗍𝗋𝗎𝗅𝗒 𝗆𝖺𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗌. 𝖳𝗁𝖾𝗒 𝗆𝖺𝗄𝖾 𝗆𝖾 𝖺 𝖻𝖾𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝗐𝗈𝗆𝖺𝗇. 𝖨 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗇𝗄 𝖦𝗈𝖽 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗆𝗒 𝗉𝗋𝖾𝖼𝗂𝗈𝗎𝗌 𝗉𝗋𝗂𝗇𝖼𝖾𝗌𝗌𝖾𝗌.

𝗠𝘆 𝗵𝘂𝘀𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱.
𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝗆𝗒 𝗅𝗂𝖿𝖾. 𝖬𝗒 𝖻𝖾𝗌𝗍 𝖿𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖽. 𝖮𝗎𝗋 𝗋𝗈𝖼𝗄. 𝖬𝗒 𝖻𝗂𝗀𝗀𝖾𝗌𝗍 𝗌𝗎𝗉𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍𝖾𝗋. 𝖧𝖾 𝗂𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗀𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗌𝗍 𝖻𝗅𝖾𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖫𝗈𝗋𝖽 𝗁𝖺𝗌 𝗀𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗇 𝗆𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖨 𝖺𝗆 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗇𝗍𝗅𝗒 𝗂𝗇 𝖺𝗐𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗆𝖺𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗁𝖾 𝗂𝗌.

𝗠𝘆 𝗚𝗼𝗱.
𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝗆𝖺𝗄𝖾𝗋 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗉𝖾𝗋𝖿𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗈𝗋 𝗈𝖿 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗌. 𝖬𝗒 𝖺𝗅𝗆𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍𝗒 𝖥𝖺𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋. 𝖬𝗒 𝗌𝗍𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗀𝗍𝗁, 𝗆𝗒 𝗃𝗈𝗒, 𝗆𝗒 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀. 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗐𝗁𝗈 𝗆𝖺𝗄𝖾𝗌 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗉𝗈𝗌𝗌𝗂𝖻𝗅𝖾- 𝗍𝗈 𝖧𝗂𝗆 𝖻𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗀𝗅𝗈𝗋𝗒 𝗇𝗈𝗐 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋!

And to the City of Doral, thank you for being an answered prayer for my business and my family! 🙌🏼🤍

Website: https://www.ricciorthodonticstudio.com

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Image Credits
Photo credit: Eamon Heitmann