Dr. Irene Sheynman
- Illinois license active, first licensed Jul 2006
NPI 1356487276 · Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website
General dentist · Albany Park
1st Family Dental-Albany Park
4901 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
4+ stars in 250+ reviews
Opening hours below
Reviews
4+ stars in 250+ reviews
4–5 stars: 80% · 1–2 stars: 18% · 316 written reviews
Last 12 months: 80 reviews · 89% 4–5 stars (was 77%) · Replies: 47% of reviews · 43 of 58 one- and two-star
84mention friendly, welcoming staff
20mention a clean office
10mention explaining everything before doing it
- Medicaid (Meridian)
- Invisalign
- Implants
Who you'll see
Dr. Lawrence Velano
- Illinois license active, first licensed Aug 2001
NPI 1487642823 · Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website
Dr. Marina Karnaukh, DMD
- Illinois license active, first licensed Aug 2015
NPI 1780097022 · Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, checked Sep 2026 · named on its business listing
Dr. Sasa Stojanovic, DDS
- Illinois license active, first licensed Dec 2003
NPI 1184614224 · Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website
Dr. Silvio Arauz, DDS
- Illinois license active, first licensed Jul 2014
NPI 1649682782 · Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, checked Sep 2026 · named on its business listing
Dr. Tarek Abourass
NPI 1902257587 · Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, checked Sep 2026 · named on its business listing
Dr. Watchariyaporn Thasai
- Illinois license active, first licensed Mar 2025
NPI 1417823501 · Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website
Waits and appointment changes recur
Long waits recur in bad reviews, and some accounts also describe appointments or assigned dentists changing after booking.
How the visit felt
10Explaining everything before doing it
8A gentle touch
5Listening and answering every question
Staff and office
84Friendly, welcoming staff
20A clean office
Who comes here
8Spanish or other languages spoken
Why patients came
6Coming in with a broken or chipped tooth
Sunday hours, more bad reviews
Its share of one- and two-star reviews is higher than most Chicago practices we list. Sunday hours are unusual here, with only 7% of practices that list hours offering them.
- One- and two-star reviews
- 18%of 316 written reviews
- A higher share than 86% of Chicago practices
- Middle Chicago practice: 5%
- 4–5 star reviews
- 89%in the last 12 months, up from 77%
- Share of written reviews giving 4–5 stars
- Replies to reviews
- 47%of written reviews get a reply (43 of 58 one- and two-star)
- More replies than 60% of Chicago practices
- Middle Chicago practice: 33%
- Open Saturdays
- Yesopen Saturdays
- Open Sundays
- Yesopen Sundays
- Licensed in Illinois since
- 2001its longest-licensed confirmed dentist
- Licensed longer than 64% of Chicago dentists we list
- Middle Chicago dentist: first licensed 2007
What they can help with
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Dental implants
Listed category: Dental implants periodontist · Federal Open Payments records link a confirmed dentist to the treatment's maker · 1 page on its website
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Braces & Invisalign
Specialist taxonomy in the NPI registry · Federal Open Payments records link a confirmed dentist to the treatment's maker · Listed category: Orthodontist
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Veneers & cosmetic
Listed on its business profile · Listed category: Cosmetic dentist
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Gum treatment
Listed category: Dental implants periodontist
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Medicaid & low-cost
Listed by Insure Kids Now for Meridian Health Plan of Illinois (Illinois, updated Jul 2026) · Its website says it accepts Medicaid / CHIP
Dental implants: how it works Show
Braces & Invisalign: how it works Show
Veneers & cosmetic: how it works Show
Gum treatment: how it works Show
Also listed on its website
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Teeth whitening
Listed on its business profile · Listed category: Teeth whitening service
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Emergency dentist
Listed on its business profile · 1 page on its website
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Sedation & nervous patients
Listed on its business profile · 1 page on its website
The group's adult orthodontics page describes free consultations
The group's adult orthodontics page says consultations are free, with no obligation. The group's adult orthodontics page also describes financing and payment schedules for treatment.
Medicaid (children)
Meridian Health Plan of Illinois (Medicaid)
Insure Kids Now, Illinois, updated Jul 2026
Ways to pay
- Accepts payment plans (its business profile)
- Accepts credit cards, debit cards and mobile pay (its business profile)
Equipment and memberships
- Memberships
- Board-certified in periodontology
Your review of 1st Family Dental-Albany Park
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When you can go
- Open late
- until 7 pm, Monday to Friday
- 57% of Chicago practices stay open to 6 pm or later
- Saturday
- 8 am–2 pm
- 53% of Chicago practices open on Saturdays
- Sunday
- 9 am–1 pm
- 7% of Chicago practices open on Sundays
Mon
9 am–7 pm
Tue
9 am–7 pm
Wed
9 am–7 pm
Thu
9 am–7 pm
Fri
9 am–7 pm
Sat
8 am–2 pm
Sun
9 am–1 pm
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Hours from its listing. Check when you call.
Getting there
4901 N Kedzie AveChicago, IL 60625 Get directions
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance, parking and restroom
Its business profile
In the practice's words
Its own business description
“1st Family Dental of Albany Park is a full service dentist office that opened in 1998 and is located on the north side of Chicago. …”
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Sources and dates
Business listing and reviews, Sep 2026 · 1stfamilydental.com, Sep 2026 · Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Sep 2026 · NPI registry · Insure Kids Now, updated Jul 2026 · City of Chicago community areas