With a board certified orthodontist at your service, our dedicated staff will provide highly specialized clinical care in an atmosphere conducive to excellent customer satisfaction, all while treating you like a member of our family. Keeping your comfort and privacy in mind, Always Orthodontics has dedicated treatment rooms for each patient and a gag-free policy, embraced by even the youngest of patients. Utilizing current 3-Dimensional dental technology, the Carestream 3600 scanner quickly and painlessly digitizes your entire mouth in a matter of minutes. Goopy orthodontic impressions are a thing of the past!
No. All orthodontists must be licensed to practice, however board certification is a voluntary achievement that all orthodontists do not choose to pursue. In order to become board certified, an individual orthodontist is thoroughly interviewed by a highly respected panel of examiners to demonstrate their orthodontic knowledge, clinical skills and judgment. 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
Successful completion of the examination process demonstrates the orthodontists highest commitment to excellence in orthodontics to both the orthodontic profession and the general public. It represents a commitment by a licensed specialist that he/she has the necessary knowledge base and skills to treat patients to the highest of standards. It exemplifies a practitioners commitment to continue to keep abreast of the latest advances in patient care, and to continue to deliver these latest advances to patients. Many orthodontists see it as a demonstration of their dedication to the specialty and the highest level of personal achievement.
Dr. Ava Kamenshchik grew up on Long Island. She completed her Bachelor of Science degree (Summa Cum Laude) at Adelphi University in Garden City, NY and then went on to earn her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from SUNY Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine. She received many awards throughout her dental school career and was inducted into the selective Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society.
After dental school, Dr. Ava completed a one year General Practice Residency program affiliated with Stony Brook University Hospital, where she learned advanced techniques in crown and bridge work, implant restorations, root canal therapy, pediatric dental care, periodontal and oral surgeries, as well as anesthesia and operating room dentistry. She was then accepted into the highly competitive residency program for orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics at Stony Brook University's School of Dental Medicine. During her three years at this program, she was trained in all aspects of orthodontics, including braces for children and adults, Invisalign clear aligner therapy, surgical orthodontics, temporary anchorage devices (TADs), treatment of patients with cleft palate and other craniofacial anomalies. She has presented orthodontic cases as well as her research at regional and national orthodontic meetings.
Many of our patients are being successfully treated with 3M Clarity Aligners to straighten their teeth. It is recommended that Clarity Aligners be worn full time (day and night), and must be removed prior to eating and brushing. Keeping your trays clean is very important and should be incorporated into your daily oral hygiene routine. Below you will find some frequently asked questions about your Clarity Aligners.
To place your trays properly, align them with your front teeth and apply gentle pressure in the molar region and press up to hear a click. Try not to bite your aligners into place, as it may weaken them and cause breakage of the trays.
To remove the aligners, start from the back of the mouth, gently pull the edge of the aligners up from the molar region to loosen the trays. Do not start from the front teeth, as it may apply too much pressure.
When aligners are not worn, they should be placed inside their case. Dr. Ava will provide you a case to properly fit your aligners. NEVER wrap them in a tissue, napkin or paper towel, as they may be easily thrown away or misplaced. This will avoid the need to go dumpster-diving for your misplaced aligners!