After an extensive International career as a researcher and university professor, Dr. Leon established LO in 2017. Since then we have been offering personalized, and high quality orthodontic services for our patients and their families in convenient locations.
Dr. Vladimir Leon is a Board Certified Orthodontist, accomplished researcher and author. He is considered an international expert in his specialty due to his extensive scientific contributions in the field of Orthodontics and craniofacial growth. Several of his publications are used to train dentists and specialist around the world.
Dr. Leon clinical experience includes thousands of patients treated in more than 15 years of orthodontic practice in different countries and states such as Peru, Brazil, Minnesota, Kentucky, and Washington.
Dr. Leon completed his dental school in 2001 at Inca Garcilaso de La Vega University in Peru. From 2001 to 2007 he lived in Brazil where he earned a Specialty Certificate and a Masters Degree in Orthodontics from the University of Sao Paulo.
In 2007, Dr. Leon came to Minnesota to pursue further clinical training and earned an Advanced Certificate in Orofacial Pain and a Specialty Certificate in Orthodontics from the University of Minnesota. Upon graduation in 2013 he served as a full-time Assistant Professor at the University of Kentucky and then at the University of Minnesota.
Currently he continues to enjoy his passion for teaching as a part-time faculty at Hennepin County Medical Centers Pediatric Dentistry Program, and as an adjunct faculty of the Orthodontic Graduate Programs at the University of Detroit Mercy in Michigan, and University of Alberta in Canada.
We believe that the financial circumstances should not be a burden to receive a world-class orthodontic care. We will do our best to accommodate your needs by providing flexible payment plans, discounts, and interest-free financing.
Our most important goal is to make sure that our practice is the best fit for your orthodontic needs. Therefore, during your first visit you will receive information about treatment options, insurance coverage, and personal cost.