#ANDREW SCHWARTZ ORTHODONTIST PROFESSIONAL#

My day involves very little sitting in this chair and a lot of running around between chairs. After I see each patient at each chair I dictate to my technicians something to do, then they’ll do it and I’ll come back and check everything. I have 4 or 5 people in the chairs at one time and I’m doing different things at each chair. So my assistants will direct me to where I’m needed. In the first chair I have new patients getting braces, the second chair I’ll have all impressions, the third chair I’ll have wire changes, the fourth chair I’ll have retainer checks, insertions and Invisalign checks and the fifth chair is kind of like an overflow. I create my schedule- I do what’s called a “block schedule” for my patients so I work out of five chairs at a time. Interviewee: A typical workday involves a little bit of everything for me. Interviewer: Describe a typical work day as an orthodontist. It just seemed to fit my personality ideally. It’s a relatively clean profession- not a lot of blood.

And, the lifestyle is nice! Not a lot of emergencies. Every patient is different and I liked the fact that it was kind of like solving a puzzle for each individual patient. It’s a very cerebral profession that involves a lot of problem solving, creating the correct diagnosis and outlining a treatment plan. In dental school, I spent a lot of time with different professors and attending doctors outside of the classroom and I found the profession of orthodontics to be the most interesting. I’ve never had orthodontic treatment myself. I knew my whole life, oddly enough I wanted to be a dentist, probably since I was 5 or 6 years old but I didn’t know much about Orthodontics until Dental school. Interviewee: I think I decided I wanted to be an orthodontist in my third year of dental school. Interviewer: When did you fi rst decide to become an orthodontist and why? Happy to be helping out the Howard University Dental Students today. My name is Andrew Schwartz, I’m an Orthodontist here in Washington DC and I have an office in Rockville, Maryland as well. Andrew SchwartzĪffiliation with interviewee: Personal Orthodontist I enjoy playing tennis, golfing, hiking, skiing, and cycling.Interview Setting: Capitol Orthodontics- Office of Dr. On a personal level, I love spending time with my wife Jennifer, three children, Justin, Madelyn, and Brandon, and my Wheaten Terrier, Bella. I couldn’t ask for a better job or for better people to share their smiles with me. I enjoy getting to know my patients and their families, and it is always such an honor to know that I have made a difference in so many of my patients’ lives. I am truly blessed to live and work in such a wonderful community. Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics.DC Dental Society, past chairman of Annual DC Dental Meeting Exhibits.Alpha Omega Jewish dental fraternity, past president.

#ANDREW SCHWARTZ ORTHODONTIST PROFESSIONAL#

I am a member of several professional associations that provide me with opportunities for continuing education. My patients deserve the best, and continuing education allows me to provide them with more options and better results. Most are not!īy regularly participating in continuing education, I am able to stay current on the latest technology and orthodontic treatments. Most people falsly believe that all orthodontists are Board Certified and that is entirely false. He is especially proud of this achievement as it is very difficult to achieve. Schwartz is one of only a few Board Certified Orthodontists in Washington, DC and Rockville, MD.

University of Pennsylvania – Doctorate of Dental Medicine.

University of Pennsylvania – orthodontic specialty training residency.

Robert Vanarsdall, a world-renowned orthodontist and periodontist, has prepared me to treat the most complex multi-disciplinary cases with confidence and success.īefore becoming an orthodontist, I received the following degrees: My dental and orthodontic education at the University of Pennsylvania under the mentorship of the late Dr. My education in dentistry and orthodontics has provided me with a strong foundation of knowledge and experience. Learning isn’t something that ends when school does, but that’s where it starts. I love seeing the transformation not only in people’s smiles but also in their personalities, as often happens with the increased confidence that comes with an attractive smile and proper bite. It has always been my focus to make each patient feel like they are part of my family when they come in for an treatment, and I work hard to give my patients the complete attention they deserve. I love being an orthodontist! Over the past 20 years in practice, I have had the opportunity to meet so many wonderful people from all over the world.

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