I do NOT recommend this orthodontist! Even our dentist no longer refers patients to this office because they have had so many complaints and also because they believe that this office is often unethical in its practices.
I felt that I received very poor orthodontic work from Dr. VanDevanter and her assistants, especially follow up work after my braces were removed. When the permanent retainer was put in, it fell out three times (these are supposed to last for at least 20 years) and although the fact that it fell out at all implied poor workmanship, they charged us $75 to re-glue it in place every time. My removable retainer was never correctly fitted, it caused constant, unending pain, which they told us shortly was normal. This is NOT normal. It also broke repeatedly.
Wait times were always at least 20-30 minutes, the Doctor often refused to make after school appointments because she didnt want to work those hours. Both the doctor and her assistants would publicly berate children in the waiting room who they had discovered had eaten something off-limits Additionally Dr. VanDevanter was snippy and rude to both children and parents as were the other staff in the office.
BEWARE
out of 5 stars
