Rafael Badalov, DDS, provides care at our Selden, Commack, Village, Freeport, and Hauppauge locations. He earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the NYU College of Dentistry in 2022, completed a General Practice Dentistry Residency at Kings County Hospital Center in 2023, and an Internship in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Nassau University Medical Center in 2025.
Dr. Badalov has also completed live implant training (May 2026) and is pursuing Master membership with the International Congress of Oral Implantologists (ICOI) and membership with the American Academy of Implant Prosthodontics (AAIP). He has been practicing dentistry since 2022, inspired by his childhood pediatric dentist, whose energy, compassion, and ability to make patients feel at ease sparked his passion for dentistry and surgical care.
Dr. Badalov enjoys alleviating pain, helping patients improve their oral health and quality of life, and educating them so they can make informed decisions about their long-term dental health. He is especially passionate about dentoalveolar surgery, complex extractions, implant-based restorations, oral pathology, and the surgical management of complex cases.
He finds it incredibly rewarding to restore patients’ function, comfort, and confidence through surgical care, while emphasizing comprehensive treatment planning, bone grafting, socket preservation, and ridge augmentation to achieve lasting results.
His approach to patient care is comprehensive, patient-centered, and built on trust. He strives to provide honest treatment planning, precise and gentle care, and an experience where every patient feels heard, comfortable, and better than when they arrived. He also appreciates the practice’s talented team, patient-first philosophy, and commitment to using high-quality surgical materials that contribute to better patient outcomes.
Outside of work, Dr. Badalov enjoys spending quality time with his wife and daughter, reading, exercising, running, and relaxing with great movies and television series. Some of his favorites include Pulp Fiction, The Dark Knight, Game of Thrones, and The Sopranos.
A fun fact that patients may enjoy is that he once removed a tooth from a crocodile—yes, really! One of his favorite quotes is, “Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.”