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Gracelyn F. Santos, DDS

Gracelyn has been a general and cosmetic dentist in private practice, for 19 years, and is President & CEO of Santos & Mroczek, DDC, PC, Family and Cosmetic Dentistry in Meiers Corners, in Staten Island, New York. She earned her Doctor of Dental Surgery from New York University College of Dentistry and, in 2007, was named "One of America's Top Dentists." Married with three daughters, she is a trustee of the St. George Theatre, and Meals on Wheels, of Staten Island. Gracelyn writes a popular weekly column, "Gracelyn's Chronicles, Diary of a Working Mom," in the Staten Island Advance. Her second weekly column, "People," debuted in May 2014. She is a former Miss Staten Island, and Miss Southestern New York, for the Miss America Organization, Inc., and enjoys tennis, photography, and coaching her daughters' basketball team.

Lifestyle

My 50 Random Thoughts in NYC

By Gracelyn F. Santos, DDS

Last Wednesday, I took my three daughters into Manhattan for fun and I rode the Staten Island Ferry and the subway for the first…

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Self Care

Welt City: A Sleepless Night

By Gracelyn F. Santos, DDS

The other night was like any other night, as my husband, Michael, and I were getting ready for bed. He was watching some mindless…

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Lifestyle

Supermoon

By Gracelyn F. Santos, DDS

Photographers, I’ve noticed, generally get excited about a few certain things: good, available light, black and white street photography, the newest edition Canon or…

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Ordeal with a Daughter’s Emergency
Self Care

Ordeal with a Daughter’s Emergency

By Gracelyn F. Santos, DDS

It was a hot and humid Wednesday afternoon last year, around 4 o’clock. I was very tired, driving to Grasmere from my office in…

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LIGAYA (n.): A Tagalog noun meaning joy, happiness, delight. Also a popular first name for women. LIGAYA Magazine (ligaya.me) is an online publication chronicling the lives and times of Filipino American women. What makes us unique is a distinct Filipino American female perspective. Founded in July 2012, LIGAYA has short, timely, and relevant, pieces about a variety of topics which affect women's lives. The site is an evolving work in progress. Ideas are welcome.

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