Our goal is to deliver exceptional orthodontic treatment in a caring, state-of-the-art environment. We want your visits to our office to be enjoyable. We accomplish this by making sure all of our patients receive individualized care and personalized service.
Dr. Wendy Oakes Wilhelm is a specialist in orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics. Dr. Oakes was raised in Chattanooga, TN, where she graduated from The Baylor School. She also attended The University of Tennessee Knoxville where she competed on the Lady Vols swim team. She received her Bachelors degree in Biology from UTK in 1994.
After college, she was accepted into dental school at The University of Tennessee Memphis. After attending dental school her first year in Memphis, she transferred to Nashville to attend Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry where she received her Doctor of Dental Surgery in 1999. After dental school, she continued her education with a three-year post-doctoral residency program in orthodontics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
At Vanderbilt, Dr. Oakes received extensive training in many areas of orthodontics, cleft palate, and treatment of dentofacial abnormalities. She completed her residency and has practiced in greater Nashville since2002. Dr. Oakes had an additional three years of post-graduate work beyond the four years of dental school specifically for orthodontics. She is an orthodontic specialist, is a registered member of the American Association of Orthodontists, and she limits her practice specifically to orthodontics.
Dr. Oakes is active in the dental community and completes 40 hours of continuing education every two years. She is a member of The American Association of Orthodontics, The Southern Association of Orthodontics, The American Dental Association, The Nashville Dental Society, and The Tennessee Dental Association.
At WOW Orthodontics, we use the best that modern technology has to offer so that our patients can enjoy the excellent dental care they deserve. At the end of the day, it all comes down to patient comfort and Dr. Oakes uses these items on a daily basis to make sure that each patient has a comfortable, rewarding experience.
Standard digital X-rays are taken one at a time and pieced together, but the digital panorex X-ray machine takes a panoramic picture of your entire mouth. Think of a panoramic picture of the Nashville skyline, but instead, this one is of your teeth! The panorex works by using a half-circle motion to capture a single image that includes your entire mouth and reduces radiation exposure by up to 90% (compared to standard X-rays).
Dr. Oakes uses the CBCT Scan 3D Imaging System to help more accurately guide the movement of your teeth into place. CBCT Scan allows Dr. Oakes to take 3D images of your whole mouth, without taking multiple x-rays. CBCT helps you to see what is normally unable to be seen with a traditional x-ray. It provides a birds-eye-view of an impacted tooth, an extra tooth, airway evaluation, condylar alignment and much more. It is a critical tool that is used with cleft palate patients as well.
We are proud to offer the latest in dental technology, the ITero Invisalign scanner. For you, that means no more gooey impressions, more effective treatment, and aligners that are made faster so you can start treatment sooner. Once you decide that Invisalign is the best treatment option for you, an assistant will scan your entire mouth. She will show you exactly how your bite fits together as well as any problem areas that we will be addressing. In approximately 10 minutes, your treatment plan will be ready for Dr. Oakes to make adjustments and approve. She will make each individual movement of your teeth with these personalized aligners.
Achieving a brighter smile is now easier than ever! If you want a whiter smile once you complete treatment Zoom! Whitening at our office is the answer. You have full control of the shade you want to achieve to give you the final, perfect touch to your smile.