How-to Get Your Best Smile Ever (and Mistakes to Avoid!) with Celebrity Cosmetic Dentist Dr. Michael Apa

Breaking Beauty Podcast

Dear Media, Jill Dunn and Carlene Higgins

Style541811, Arts, Society & Culture, Magazineeditors, Fashion & Beauty, Jilldunn, Carlenehiggins, Beautyeditors, Fashion, Beautyexpert, Beauty

4.7 • 996 Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2026

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

This week we are diving deep into the world of cosmetic dentistry and oral health with the most in-demand aesthetic dentist on the planet, Dr. Michael Apa. Listen in as Dr. Apa gives us a masterclass on how-to seriously level-up and love the appearance of your teeth – even if you’re on a budget.

You’ll hear about:

Veneers 101: Pros, cons, costs and what to ask during your very first consultation.
Invisalign vs braces: Find out which one Dr. Apa would choose – and why.
Red flags: Dr. Apa shares his “no-go” zones for Botox and how lip fillers and other cosmetic enhancements can impact cosmetic dentistry.
“Ozempic teeth”: The impact that rapid weight loss can have on your face, and why you should wait to hit your "goal weight" before investing in a smile makeover.
The never list: The three habits Dr. Apa personally avoids as a leading cosmetic dentist.
Girl math: If veneers aren't in the budget, Dr. Apa reveals the two non-invasive treatments that offer the biggest “glow-up” for your smile

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a Dear Media production.
0:08.1	Welcome to Breaking Beauty, the podcast, all about the breakthrough people, products, and
0:13.0	moments in beauty. We're your host, Jill Dunn and Carleen Higgins.
0:23.5	Welcome back to Breaking Beauty, everyone.
0:32.0	We're your host, Carleen and Jill, two beauty editors turned beauty podcasters in your feed and on YouTube every single Wednesday.
0:37.9	And of course, every week we're talking about the authentic breakthroughs, whether it's an iconic product that truly changed the game as we know it, the breakthrough moments that are making headlines, or the
0:42.6	breakthrough minds who are leading the conversation in how we approach our beauty routines.
0:48.6	Yes, and I'm so excited for our episode today because it's not often that we talk about our
0:53.4	oral hygiene on the podcast, Jill.
0:56.2	And yet our smiles and how we feel about them are so integral to our self-confidence.
1:01.0	And we're finally sitting down with the man behind the most iconic smiles in Hollywood, Dr. Michael
1:07.1	Appa. And Dr. Appa, he's quite literally the most in-demand aesthetic dentist in the world.
1:13.4	We've been trying to get him on the microphone for quite a while now, but he is just flying all over
1:19.5	the world between Beverly Hills, New York, Dubai. I had the good fortune of going to his practice
1:26.1	in Beverly Hills and getting a whitening done,
1:28.4	Carleen. And it's the most pristine. You just feel like you are going to a spa, even though I was
1:35.9	getting my teeth cleaned and getting a whitening treatment done. Yeah, absolutely. So Dr. Appa
1:40.7	started his cosmetic dentistry practice in the early 2000s, and he pioneered a signature approach called FAD, FAD.
1:48.1	That's short for facial aesthetic design, which is basically completely the opposite of that chicklet teeth look that was popular back in the 90s.
1:57.1	It's totally customized to your own unique features.
2:00.4	And I think that's what's made him the smile guru in Hollywood.
2:04.4	Yeah. And he's just like a fascinating character, really. I mean, he's got like dentistry party tricks up a sleeve, frankly.
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