All orthodontists are dentists, but not all dentists are orthodontists. Know the difference! Dr. Lewis is a board-certified orthodontist, and there’s a big difference between the quality of care she can give you versus a regular dentist general practitioner.
Our orthodontist, Dr. Shannon Lewis, is an American Board of Orthodontics board-certified orthodontist. Like her peers, she attended dental school, but rather than move into practice as a dentist, she chose to specialize in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, one of nine specialties recognized by the American Dental Association. Upon completion of dental school, students apply for specialty programs and interview across the country for these highly competitive residency programs. In her program, there were four openings for 1000 applicants! Then she went on to complete three years of additional schooling. This enables orthodontists to practice once they’re done with their training.
A Specialist in Dentofacial Orthopedics
Dr. Lewis chose to specialize in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. Orthodontics involves managing teeth and guiding them into the correct position, whereas orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics are concerned with the patient’s facial growth and development. It is a very specialized field, and Dr. Lewis looks closely at the alignment of a patient’s teeth and dental arches. Abnormalities in the maxilla and mandible can affect growing or mature teeth. Dr. Lewis can diagnose, prevent and correct malocclusion and abnormalities in orofacial structures. Orthodontists are the only dentists trained in the growth and development of the face, jaws and teeth.
Many of Dr. Lewis’s patients are children, which is the optimum time to diagnose and correct abnormalities. She can guide your child’s facial growth and development to ensure he or she ends up with a perfect smile in adulthood. Although most growth and development occur during childhood, adult patients can also be successfully treated.
What is a Board Certified Orthodontist?
After residency, orthodontists take a written exam and can take their own cases to be tested and reviewed by their peers in the American Board of Orthodontics. To ensure that she had mastered her profession, she passed and became a Board-Certified Orthodontist. Dr. Lewis can give your teeth and face the best possible results without unnecessary costs. She knows the best time to treat for maximum results!
All orthodontists are dentists, but not all dentists are orthodontists. Know the difference! Dr. Lewis is a board-certified orthodontist, and there’s a big difference between the quality of care she can give you versus a regular dentist general practitioner.
Appliances Used in Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics
Braces are the main appliances in orthodontic work, but Dr. Lewis uses additional appliances when treating her patients. These can include expanders and appliances to stimulate lower jaw growth. The appliance used will depend on the nature of the facial abnormality present.
An orthopedic treatment plan sometimes precedes braces, but the two treatment plans will often run concurrently. Your child may have to wear an appliance to correct a misaligned jaw and have braces fitted to move his teeth into place. If this is the case, it means your child is undergoing dental orthopedics and orthodontic treatment.
Dr. Lewis is highly skilled in the orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics areas, so she can diagnose and treat all kinds of alignment problems with teeth and the jaw. She is also trained to spot facial structural problems and can devise a treatment plan that corrects various issues.
Regular orthodontists can only offer conventional braces to straighten teeth, but if your child has an underlying facial abnormality, you need a highly skilled orthodontics and dentofacial orthodontics expert. Dr. Lewis has many years of experience treating children and adult patients, and she can help you achieve a perfect smile.
If you think you or your child would benefit from orthognathic surgery, call Lewis Orthodontics to schedule an appointment.
All orthodontists are dentists, but not all dentists are orthodontists. Know the difference! Dr. Lewis is a board-certified orthodontist, and there’s a big difference between the quality of care she can give you versus a regular dentist general practitioner.
Our orthodontist, Dr. Shannon Lewis, is an American Board of Orthodontics board-certified orthodontist. Like her peers, she attended dental school, but rather than move into practice as a dentist, she chose to specialize in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, one of nine specialties recognized by the American Dental Association. Upon completion of dental school, students apply for specialty programs and interview across the country for these highly competitive residency programs. In her program, there were four openings for 1000 applicants! Then she went on to complete three years of additional schooling. This enables orthodontists to practice once they’re done with their training.
A Specialist in Dentofacial Orthopedics
Dr. Lewis chose to specialize in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. Orthodontics involves managing teeth and guiding them into the correct position, whereas orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics are concerned with the patient’s facial growth and development. It is a very specialized field, and Dr. Lewis looks closely at the alignment of a patient’s teeth and dental arches. Abnormalities in the maxilla and mandible can affect growing or mature teeth. Dr. Lewis can diagnose, prevent and correct malocclusion and abnormalities in orofacial structures. Orthodontists are the only dentists trained in the growth and development of the face, jaws and teeth.
Many of Dr. Lewis’s patients are children, which is the optimum time to diagnose and correct abnormalities. She can guide your child’s facial growth and development to ensure he or she ends up with a perfect smile in adulthood. Although most growth and development occur during childhood, adult patients can also be successfully treated.
What is a Board Certified Orthodontist?
After residency, orthodontists take a written exam and can take their own cases to be tested and reviewed by their peers in the American Board of Orthodontics. To ensure that she had mastered her profession, she passed and became a Board-Certified Orthodontist. Dr. Lewis can give your teeth and face the best possible results without unnecessary costs. She knows the best time to treat for maximum results!
All orthodontists are dentists, but not all dentists are orthodontists. Know the difference! Dr. Lewis is a board-certified orthodontist, and there’s a big difference between the quality of care she can give you versus a regular dentist general practitioner.
Appliances Used in Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics
Braces are the main appliances in orthodontic work, but Dr. Lewis uses additional appliances when treating her patients. These can include expanders and appliances to stimulate lower jaw growth. The appliance used will depend on the nature of the facial abnormality present.
An orthopedic treatment plan sometimes precedes braces, but the two treatment plans will often run concurrently. Your child may have to wear an appliance to correct a misaligned jaw and have braces fitted to move his teeth into place. If this is the case, it means your child is undergoing dental orthopedics and orthodontic treatment.
Dr. Lewis is highly skilled in the orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics areas, so she can diagnose and treat all kinds of alignment problems with teeth and the jaw. She is also trained to spot facial structural problems and can devise a treatment plan that corrects various issues.
Regular orthodontists can only offer conventional braces to straighten teeth, but if your child has an underlying facial abnormality, you need a highly skilled orthodontics and dentofacial orthodontics expert. Dr. Lewis has many years of experience treating children and adult patients, and she can help you achieve a perfect smile.
If you think you or your child would benefit from orthognathic surgery, call Lewis Orthodontics to schedule an appointment.
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