About

Dr. Cecilia (Sun Hee) Hwang grew up in Charlotte and is a graduate of Myers Park High School.  She then received her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree with Distinction from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2003, after first earning a BS in Chemistry at UNC.  During dental school, Dr. Hwang participated in rotations at the Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC and the pediatric dental clinic at Gaston Health Services in Gastonia.  Immediately following dental school, Dr. Hwang completed her training in Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Iowa.

Dr. Hwang moved back to the Charlotte area after her training to practice pediatric dentistry and to start a family with her husband whom she met while she was in Iowa.  She joined a private practice and provided dental care to many families in Charlotte since 2006.  Dr. Hwang has been providing dental care exclusively in the Charlotte area for the last decade.  Currently, she is only providing dental care for children under sedation with hopes of returning to in office dentistry soon.   

Dr. Hwang is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry.  She holds dental licenses in the states of North and South Carolina.  She is also a member of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, American Dental Association, NC Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, Southeastern Society of Pediatric Dentistry, NC Dental Society and Charlotte Dental Society.

Dr. Hwang’s chose her career in pediatric dentistry due to her own fear of dentists as a child.  She strives to make a difference in each of her patient’s dental and overall health by providing individualized and compassionate care.  Outside the office, Dr. Hwang enjoys reading, cooking and volunteering at her sons’ schools.  She and her husband also love to spend family time together exploring NC mountains, camping and cruising (Disney!) with their two sons.