Dr. Ford has been providing outstanding patient care and creating beautiful smiles since 1990 and heunderstands what it is like to have an unattractive smile. His teeth were severely discolored from tetracycline he received as an infant. To make things worse, when he was in the first grade, he fractured his upper front teeth in a bike accident. He was finally able to receive life-changing dental treatment after graduating from high school. These experiences shaped his decision to become an orthodontist. He knows that an unattractive smile can hold people back and make it difficult to live life to its fullest potential. Dr. Ford set out to change that. His why is simple to give people of all ages the lifelong advantage of a great smile and a healthy bite!
The American Board of Orthodontics (ABO) certification process signifies a unique achievementa significant step beyond the two to three years of advanced education required for a dentist to become a specialist in orthodontics.
The process requires the orthodontist to demonstrate actual accomplishments in patient care with detailed case reports on the treatment provided for a broad range of patient problems. Board certification is a voluntary achievement that all orthodontists do not choose to pursue. In order to become board certified by the ABO, an individual orthodontist is thoroughly interviewed by a highly respected panel of examiners to demonstrate their orthodontic knowledge, clinical skills and judgment.
