Bella Smile · San Francisco
San Francisco's most experienced and most credentialed Invisalign team
Harvard-trained. Board-certified and privately owned three-doctor collaboration across two boutique locations in San Francisco.
- 8,000+Smiles transformed
- 20+Years in practice
- Top 1%Invisalign provider
- 4.9★Across 240+ reviews
Credentials
Expertise other orthodontists
learn from
With more than 14,000 orthodontic cases behind us, including over 8,500 with Invisalign, our doctors practice full-time while also teaching, researching, publishing, and training the next generation of orthodontists.
Our doctors don’t just practice orthodontics —
other orthodontists learn from them.
Dr. Bella Shen Garnett — Stanford and Harvard trained, board-certified, 20+ years. A Top 1% Invisalign provider, Angle Society member and international lecturer.
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Dr. Kimberly Mahood — dental school valedictorian with a master’s in orthodontics. She teaches residents weekly at the University of the Pacific.
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Dr. Stephen Kasper — summa cum laude at BYU, residency and master’s at UCSF. Board-certified, and UCSF faculty teaching biomechanics and appliance design.
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Harvard DMD, cum laudeHarvard residency (MMSc) · Stanford undergrad
Board-certifiedAmerican Board of Orthodontics
Edward H. Angle SocietyOne of few members in San Francisco
Invisalign Top 1% · Super EliteNational + international lecturer
2016 Invisalign Shootout winnerBest clinical outcome in North America
Stanford UniversityBA — Dr. Shen Garnett
Harvard School of Dental MedicineDMD, cum laude — Dr. Shen Garnett
Harvard UniversityOrthodontic residency, MMSc — Dr. Shen Garnett
American Board of OrthodonticsBoard-certified — Dr. Shen Garnett
Edward H. Angle SocietyMember — Dr. Shen Garnett
University of LouisvilleBSc — Dr. Mahood
University of KentuckyDMD — Dr. Mahood
University of the PacificMSD Orthodontics, Dugoni School of Dentistry — Dr. Mahood
Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award2021, Dr. Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry — Dr. Mahood
Brigham Young UniversityBSc — Dr. Kasper
University of the PacificDDS, Dugoni School of Dentistry — Dr. Kasper
UCSFMS Oral & Craniofacial Sciences — Dr. Kasper
UCSF School of DentistryOrthodontics specialty — Dr. Kasper
American Board of OrthodonticsBoard-certified — Dr. Kasper
Invisalign Shoot Out finalist2016 Orthodontic Summit — Dr. Shen Garnett
Outstanding Award for Case PresentationInvisalign Watershed — Dr. Shen Garnett
Align Orthodontic Advisory Board2024 member — Dr. Shen Garnett
8,000 Invisalign patients treatedAlign Ortho Summit — Dr. Shen Garnett
Services & treatments
Every smile, every age, every complexity
Invisalign
Top 1% provider. Complex bite correction and non-surgical options other offices decline.
Braces & early treatment
Metal, ceramic, and interceptive care for children through adults.
Smile design & retention
Aesthetics, function, and stability balanced for lifelong results.
The patient experience
Direct access to your doctor — results you can trust.
We are a doctor led practice. No call centers. No cookie-cutter treatment plans. You have direct access to our team throughout treatment.
You see an orthodontist at every visit—not an assistant—from your first consultation through your final retainers.
For after hours support, our voicemail gives you the on-call doctor’s cell number.
A step-by-step map of your treatment journey, from first scan to lasting smile.
Practice tour
Boutique care, two San Francisco homes
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Reviews & case studies
Trusted by 240+ reviewers across San Francisco
- ★★★★★
“They looked at my daughter and made a very clear plan for her… her teeth went from crazy scraggle tooth to perfection.”
- ★★★★★
“Dr. Bella Shen was my primary orthodontist and guided my overall treatment. She was always professional, knowledgeable, and attentive, and I truly appreciated her expertise and care throughout the process.”
- ★★★★★
“The team is incredibly friendly, professional, and wonderfully patient… her braces are off, her teeth are perfectly straight, and she absolutely loves showing off her open-mouth smile now.”
- ★★★★★
“I had a complex case which started with my diagnosis of sleep apnea. Dr. Bella was able to manage this using Invisalign, which I never knew was an option. I now can say I have perfect teeth, can chew, and breathe in a way I never thought possible.”
- ★★★★★
“The team at Bella Smile are perfectionists, and that’s exactly what you want from your orthodontist. They care about every detail, obsess about your bite, and will work tirelessly on making sure you get the smile you were hoping for.”
- ★★★★★
“My daughter just had her braces off and her teeth look amazing. They pay particular attention to little details like letting your child design their retainer and pick the color of the band on their braces.”
- ★★★★★
“She is intelligent, highly accomplished and a perfectionist. I just completed my Invisalign treatment, and I’m so happy with the results.”
- ★★★★★
“Dr. Kimberly Mahood and Angie are absolutely the best! They went above and beyond to make sure that the experience and the treatment were done perfectly.”
- ★★★★★
“I can wholeheartedly say that Dr. Bella changes lives. I had Invisalign with a treatment to move my teeth fast and it worked. Dr. Bella is a perfectionist and my new smile reflects it!”
Press & accolades
In the News
- Newsweek
“Technology has changed orthodontics, but biology hasn’t changed.” — Dr. Bella Shen Garnett
AccoladeLifetime Achievement — 8,000+ lives changed
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