Hi,

I'm a 3rd year dental student at UNC (I graduated from NCSU in 2006) and I need a patient who is interested in minor orthodontic treatment done by me under the supervision of the orthodontic faculty members. Completion of one orthodontic procedure is required for graduation. The fee for orthodontic treatment depends on the treatment, but the school reports that the fees are about 1/5 to 1/3 the cost of private practice fees.

Frequent orthodontic problems include:
1) forgetting to wear your retainer after orthodontic treatment as a teenager (lower incisor crowding)
2) space between two upper front teeth (diastema)
3) Uprighting a back molar teeth to allow placement of implant, bridge, etc

As a patient, you will be expected to allow me to make the appropriate follow up appointments to ensure that treatment is going well. It is a learning environment that allows us to learn how to initiate and complete orthodontic treatment, and at the same time, offer patients superb treatment at a significantly reduced cost.

If your orthodontic case would be too complicated at a general dentist level and would require referral to an orthodontic resident, I will be happy to facilitate the arrangements.


If you're interested or have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Note: I was given permission by the School of Dentistry to post ads as a tool to recruit potential patients

10/30/2008 8:55:42 AM

I desperately need braces, but I don't think that's something you can do

10/30/2008 9:07:26 AM

shit, if I let you, a student, do work on me for your education, your ass can pay me.

10/30/2008 3:23:28 PM

^ yep thats right <- I do believe that this emoticon is in order for this thread

[Edited on October 30, 2008 at 4:43 PM. Reason : .]

10/30/2008 4:42:59 PM

what kind of treatment is recommended for diastema?

10/30/2008 6:44:36 PM

paging lewoods

10/30/2008 6:46:12 PM

Is Dr. Proffitt still at the Dentistry school?
(He did my braces back in the day... )

10/30/2008 8:39:40 PM

^^^ I had cosmetic filling done in between my front teeth because I was born with a HUGE gap - worked wonders for me and was covered by my insurance (when I had insurance)

10/30/2008 10:32:57 PM

I am in scenario 1) forgetting to wear your retainer after orthodontic treatment as a teenager (lower incisor crowding)

I still have the retainer but don't know if it's ok to wear it again after a few years going without...
What would you need to do?

11/1/2008 3:02:23 PM

Do you do Invisalign?

I could be interested in that. Thanks

11/1/2008 6:19:17 PM

i need to have my wisdom teeth pulled. does that count? and can i use insurance on it? I also would be tempted to get braces as my teeth are crowding together.

11/1/2008 7:32:01 PM

you need wisdom pulled?

dont goto an orthodontist.

11/2/2008 3:01:29 AM

Hey guys,

Sorry I haven't responded to all of your emails (and I do thank you for the emails), but I've been overwhelmed with dental school activities. I am sorting through all the emails and responding to them one by one. Don't be alarmed with the competition...even if I select one of you to be my patient and we get approval from the faculty member to have the treatment done, I will work to refer you to other dental students that needs an ortho patient, only if you're interested and I have your consent. I will try my best to make sure most people get an opportunity to have ortho treatment by a dental student. Thanks!!

11/3/2008 7:37:04 AM

Also,

To help facilitate things, if you have access to a camera, you could take pictures of your teeth in normal position and with your open open to show me the alignment of your teeth. I can then show the pictures to the faculty members. Please make the pictures as close up as possible, and please, please, do not include your face (or crop it out if you did) or any anatomical landmarks that could make a unauthorized viewer identify you from the picture.

11/3/2008 7:56:17 AM

Quote :

"shit, if I let you, a student, do work on me for your education, your ass can pay me."

11/3/2008 8:02:26 AM

Quote :

"what kind of treatment is recommended for diastema?"

i have a tiny piece of wire that's permanently cemented behind my 2 front teeth. if you look at it in a mirror, it's about the size of a staple.

11/3/2008 9:22:26 AM

It depends on the severity of the diastema. Sometimes if it's really bad (like more than 4 mm), then trying to close it up with composite or veneers would result in a bad outcome (too bulky and awkward looking). It really depends on the case scenario, but typically we'll do veneers, composite, or ortho (and often a combination of these) to correct diastemas.

11/3/2008 11:10:31 AM

Thanks for the response guys...is anyone else interested in ortho treatment?

Brian

11/5/2008 8:48:23 AM