Madelyne Salo, DDS

Salo Manhattan Beach is a family‑owned dental practice bringing over 30 years of experience to its personalized, patient-centered care. Salo offers services such as general, cosmetic and implant dentistry, oral surgery, endodontics, prosthodontics, periodontics, pediatrics and orthodontics. Owner Madelyne Salo, DDS, leads a second practice, Salo & Salo in Los Angeles, and is on the faculty at NYU College of Dentistry.

What is your current passion project?

Salo Oral Care, a line I co-founded after identifying a gap between the level of care I provide patients in the dental chair and the products available to them at home. As a cosmetic and restorative dentist, I’m incredibly focused on the health, function and longevity of my patients’ smiles, and I wanted everyday oral care to reflect that same standard. Salo is carried at my office and online at drsalo.com.

How do authenticity and holistic practice play into your work?

Authenticity is at the core of everything I do. Anything I create or recommend has to be something I genuinely believe in and would feel comfortable giving to my own patients and family. The holistic side comes from looking beyond just the teeth. Oral health is deeply connected to overall wellness, so both in my practice and with Salo Oral Care, I focus on supporting the mouth’s natural biology. That philosophy also carries into my cosmetic work. With veneers and smile transformations, my goal is never to simply make teeth look “perfect.” I want to preserve as much natural tooth structure as possible, respect the patient’s biology and function and create a result that looks like it truly belongs to them.

What strategies are most effective in growing your business?

To truly immerse ourselves in the community and support the things that matter most to our neighbors. Instead of just marketing to the community, we’ve made it a priority to be part of it. That’s meant joining activities like yoga on the beach, getting involved with our local Rotary Club, and actively supporting local schools, PTAs and sports teams. We’re also passionate about creating opportunities that bring people together, like hosting dog adoption days or free wellness retreats in our office.

Photographed by Shane O’Donnell