Charter Key Opinion Leader for AcceleDent

OrthoAccel Announces Charter Members of its Key Opinion Leadership Group:  Dr. S. Jay Bowman

OrthoAccel Technologies Inc, Houston, the maker of AccelDent, has named 6 orthodontists as charter members of its new OrthoAccel Key Opinion Leadership Group.

The advisory group will provide OrthoAccel with direct feedback from orthodontists and advise the company on how to deliver effective treatments and outcomes for patients. The six charter members of the group were selected by OrthoAccel because they all distinguished themselves as "world-class clinicians and sought-after lecturers" in orthodontics, according to the company.

Dr. S. Jay Bowman is one of the 6 named to the key opinion group for AcceleDent.  Jay was announced as their Clinical Consultant one year ago as AcceleDent was introduced into the U.S. Market.  He was the first private U.S. clinician to incorporate the device into practice and began a prospective evaluation of AcceleDent and molar distalization in February 2012.  

If you'd like more information about AcceleDent, please give us a call at 269-344-2466 to set-up a free consultation with Dr. Bowman and visit our website www.kalamazooorthodontics.com.

Invisalign Elite Preferred Provider

Kalamazoo Orthodontics is proud to be the first and, for the second year in a row, the only Elite Preferred Invisalign Provider in our the Kalamazoo - Portage area.  Dr. Bowman was one of the first orthodontists to offer Invisalign in private practice and was the first and only area Premier Provider from 2006-2011, then now an Elite Preferred for 2012-13.  We were one of the first 4 orthodontists in the world to provide Invisalign Teen as we were part of the Invisalign Teen Research Team.  Dr. Bowman also developed aligner-associated devices, Aligner Chewies and Retainer Retrievers, and is a participant in the Invisalign/Insignia research group.  Give us a call today at 269-344-2466  for a no fee consultation regarding the clear way to a great new smile.  Also check-out our website:  Click to the KO website

Top Orthodontist Award

Kalamazoo Orthodontics and Dr. Jay Bowman are proud that Orthodontic Products selected us as one of 139 U.S. Top Orthodontists.  

Propel Orthodontics recognized this accolade with a certificate acknowledging this honor.  Thank you to both Orthodontic Products and Propel!

KO Holiday Cheer!

Happy Holidays!  Merry Christmas!  Happy New Year!  All from your braces place in Portage, Kalamazoo and Paw Paw:  Kalamazoo Orthodontics.  The brilliant crew at KO has done another spectacular job of decorating our practice for the holidays.  From "candy cane" light poles to our "stockings hung by the chimney," the office and staff are certainly festive.  This year our staff enjoyed a "spa day" for themselves at Portfolio Hair and Spa.  Special thanks to the folks at Porfolio for wonderful and attentive service for our KO team.  After all the pampering and primping, we all got together and enjoyed a very nice evening together for dinner at The Beacon Club who always do a wonderful job with appetizers, main courses, and service.  Best to all of you for the holidays and for the New Year!   For pictures from our holiday dinner, please see our Facebook page  Kalamazoo Orthodontics Facebook page !

Dr. S. Jay Bowman Invisalign Kalamazoo Orthodontics Mobi-website

We just went "live"with our new mobi-website for Kalamazoo Orthodontics.  Now, you can scan our QR code from any mobile device and get to a streamlined version of our www.kalamazooorthodontics.com website, designed specifically for mobile devices.  There is plenty of useful information about our orthodontic practice that is now simple to access and easy to read on mobile phones and pads.  If you want to view our full website, we've provided a link for those with high resolution and larger screens.  Let us know what you think of our mobi-site!  Leave a comment here on our blog or on our Facebook page (the link is on right side of this blog page).  Thanks to Mary Kay Miller at Orthopreneur.com for her excellent work on creating our mobi site for us!

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Advancements in Orthodontics - Dr. Bowman in Rome

Dr. Jay Bowman spoke for the Formazione Straight Wire - Advancement in Orthodontics 2-day Symposium in Rome, Italy.  Jay was the only international speaker invited for the program of Italian orthodontists.  He presented lectures on both days to an enthusiastic audience of specialists, including many good friends.  Jay discussed his innovative use of miniscrew skeletal anchorage, including some of his inventions such as the Ulysses extrusion spring, TAD bite opening spring, Propeller Arm, and patented Horseshoe Jet.  He also reviewed Orthodontic Items of Interest describing the rationale for his signature Butterfly System braces, Kilroy Spring, and Quick Fix device.  Finally, Jay also introduced the AcceleDent system to the audience and discussed his current clinical research on this innovation.  Jay and his brother, John, also took in some of the historic sites in Rome including the Colosseum, Circus Maximus, Spanish Steps, Roman Forum, Vatican museum, Museum of Modern Art, etc. while walking the city.  Thanks to Ottaviano and his great team at Gruppo Micerium Ortodonzia/American Orthodontics for their kind invitation to be a part of their program.  It was great to reconnect with friends and colleagues from Italy.