CityZEN Dental is a general, cosmetic, and holistic dental practice in Midtown Manhattan, founded and led by Dr. Mandana “Mandy” Kouroshnia, DDS. We see one patient at a time and treat the whole person, combining modern, conservative dentistry with reiki, aromatherapy, breath-work, and yoga therapeutics.
About Us
What Sets Us Apart?
Our practice is built on five commitments. We see one patient at a time, so your visit is private and unhurried. We listen first and treat second, because the best dentistry begins with understanding what you actually want. We look at the whole person — your posture, your breath, your sleep, your stress — because the mouth is not separate from the body. We integrate contemplative-care modalities into every procedure to put you at a level of ease that most patients have never experienced in a dental chair. And we invest in cutting-edge technology — 3D imaging, CAD/CAM, laser dentistry, and FDA-cleared Pearl AI diagnostics — so your care is informed by both the latest tools and deeply personal attention.
These commitments are not marketing. They are how we schedule, how we plan treatment, how we explain options, and how we follow up. They are why patients who once avoided the dentist now look forward to their visits.
Conservative, conventional dentistry — done with extraordinary care
We offer Reiki before, during and/or after treatments. Reiki is a light healing touch that can create feelings of ease and relaxation. When the mind and body are at ease, anesthesia can work faster and pain medications can be more efficient, because the body, on a cellular level, has more resources to devote toward healing and recovery. This effect has been evidenced in many anesthesia articles that show the close association between effective pain control and faster healing after surgeries.
Many of our patients come to us with TMJ and facial pain, which is often due to tension in their neck and back. As part of our holistic, personalized approach, we offer simple exercises and restorative yoga poses from an experienced therapist to help alleviate pain and to give them tools that they can use on their own to address any ongoing postural habits that may contribute to jaw pain, headaches and discomfort.
To address sleep apnea, we assess airway obstructions by combining breath awareness practices with airway evaluations utilizing CBCT cone beam technology. Our board-certified sleep medicine Physician may suggest a sleep study as an additional diagnostic tool. Once the root cause is better understood, Dr. Mandy will guide you through appropriate solutions which may include creating a custom mouthpiece to help alleviate obstructions. She might also recommend a CPAP or Bi-PAP machine. Our yoga therapist can recommend and teach you certain breath practices, particularly nostril breathing, that can support feelings of space in the airway. When the breath feels easier, the mind and body can begin to re-organize around these feelings of space and ease which can contribute to healing and a good night’s rest.
Aromatherapy has been used for centuries to alleviate pain and anxiety. We run diffusers in our treatment rooms and offer personalized essential oil therapy that can help alleviate pain, stress, and nausea during your visit with us.
Dr. Mandy is a firm believer in personalized care and, to this end, develops patient-specific approaches to treatments, scheduling and payments. She can often accommodate same-day visits and emergency appointments. To best fit your financial means, CityZEN Dental offers flexible payment plans, in-house memberships, and accepts insurance payments. We look forward to meeting you!
Reiki, aromatherapy, breath-work, and yoga therapeutics
Reiki is a light-touch practice that helps the body shift into a relaxed, parasympathetic state. Dr. Mandy may incorporate reiki — or sometimes a guided meditation or breathing exercise — into your visit as part of our integrative-care approach. When the body is at ease, local anesthetics often take effect faster, pain medications work more efficiently, and healing accelerates — a link documented across surgical and anesthesia literature.
Aromatherapy has been used for centuries to ease pain, anxiety, and nausea. We run essential-oil diffusers in every treatment room and select blends personally for each visit.
Many of our patients arrive with TMJ pain or jaw tension that is really driven by tension in the neck and back. Dr. Mandy can teach simple restorative poses and breath practices that release that tension and give patients tools they can use on their own.
For sleep apnea, we combine CBCT cone-beam airway evaluation with nostril-breathing practices and, where appropriate, a custom oral appliance, CPAP/BiPAP guidance from a board-certified sleep-medicine physician, or referral for a sleep study. Beginning summer 2026, we will also offer NightLase® laser therapy by Fotona — a non-invasive option for snoring and mild-to-moderate obstructive sleep apnea. When the breath feels easier, sleep changes.
Personalized scheduling, transparent pricing
Dr. Mandy can often accommodate same-day and emergency appointments. We accept most major PPO dental insurance plans and will submit claims on your behalf. For patients who want predictable annual care, we offer the CityZEN Smile & Wellness Membership in two tiers — Essential ($599/year) and Wellness ($949/year) — each including hygiene visits, exams, X-rays, emergency visits, Pearl AI second-opinion diagnostics, 15% savings on additional treatment, and an annual wellness credit toward laser aesthetic treatments. For uninsured patients, we also accept cash, credit cards, and HSA/FSA cards, and we work with patients individually on flexible payment arrangements. Finances should never be the reason you delay care.
Dr. Mandy is fluent in English and Persian (Farsi), and has a limited conversational understanding of French and Spanish.
Owner, Dentist
Mandy Kouroshnia, DDS
Dr. Mandy Kouroshnia is a general dentist and dentist anesthesiologist practicing at Cityzen Dental located in Midtown Manhattan. Dr. Mandy attended McMaster university and earned her bachelor of science with concentration on biochemistry before she started her dental studies at renowned Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco.
She became passionate about finding solutions for patients who avoided dental treatment due to severe anxiety. While completing her residency of dental anesthesia at Jacobi medical center and being exposed to many interesting and challenging cases as the chief resident, she realized they need to use more than just chemical induced sedation to help her patients. As a yoga and meditation practitioner, she begin to notice the effects these practices had on the well-being of her patients thus CityZEN dental came to realization. at Cityzen Dental we offer patients pre and post procedures like Reiki sessions, breath awareness, essential oil therapy and join movements to reduce dental anxiety and help with pain management.
Dr. Mandy is passionate about helping patients achieve their optimum oral health in a warm relaxed and compassionate setting. Her dental art work, along with penchant for patient education and awareness, has helped many patients achieve lifelong brighter and healthier smile.