What is an orthodontist?
Just as there are specialists in medicine, like a cardiologist or neurologist, there are specialists in dentistry.
Orthodontists are dental specialists who dedicate their professional lives to correcting misaligned teeth and jaws. Orthodontists are qualified dentists, who after graduating dental school, go on to additional full-time university-based education in a residency program supervised by orthodontists. This specialty training lasts 3 years. By learning about tooth movement and guidance of facial development, orthodontists are the uniquely trained experts in dentistry to treat dental and facial irregularities.