Braces: A Consumer's Guide to Orthodontics

by G. Ray Callahan


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Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 6/1/2001

Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 112
ISBN : 9781588208095
Format : E-Book
Dimensions : E-Book
Page Count : 112
ISBN : 9781588208088

About the Book

BRACES – A Consumers Guide to Orthodontics is written in plain language that anyone can understand. All procedures that a new patient might encounter in an orthodontic office are explained, including finances, records, expectations and special situations. Illustrations are included to demonstrate typical problems and solutions. The section on Symptoms you can see has a number of illustrations showing teeth you might see in your child’s mouth. It helps you decide if there is a problem which requires orthodontic treatment (braces). Chapter One lists and explains the ten most important questions to ask your orthodontist. If you don’t know what to ask, here are your questions. Chapter Two discusses treatment and Chapter Three covers growth, school, athletics and appointments.

Chapter Four is involved with cleft palate treatment, extractions and faces. Chapter Five is concerned mostly with adult orthodontics. All the forms you might be expected to sign are shown in Chapter Six. Surprise contracts do not increase your comfort level. Chapter Seven tells you how to find an orthodontist. There is a glossary of orthodontic terms at the end of the text. The book is easy to read and told like a story from beginning to end. If you or your child are considering braces, both of you should read this book. It will help you and the orthodontist.

 


About the Author

Dr. Ray Callahan is a small town boy from two miles north of Ridgefarm, Illinois. He graduated from high school in 1950. The University of Illinois was his college choice, which he attended on an academic scholarship he won on a competitive examination. Dentistry became his chosen field so he attended the University of Illinois College of Dentistry in Chicago for four years and graduated in 1957. The U.S. Military was on everyone’s agenda in those days so he served as a dentist in the Army for three years including a year in Korea. Ray’s first child was born while he was in Korea so he didn’t see her for the first five months. After military service Dr. Callahan was one of the ten out of six-hundred applicants who were accepted into orthodontic training at Northwestern University, also in Chicago. In February, 1962, he opened a solo practice in Champaign, Illinois. In 1970 he became part of a group practice of three orthodontists. After over twenty years the group gradually broke up and Dr. Callahan sold his practice in 1996 and retired. In early 1997, writing became his primary pastime. His friend and financial advisor, Dr. David Sinow, came up with the suggestion to write this book, because he hadn’t known what to expect when he brought his children to Dr. Callahan for orthodontist treatment. This book is the result of three years of research, writing and rewriting. Dr. Callahan has been married to his wife, Kae, for forty-two years. They have three children: Kenda, Bert and Bill. Kenda is a pharmacist, married to a general dentist (Art), Bert is an orthopedic surgeon, married to a physical therapist (Debbie), and Bill is an artist, a graduate of the Chicago Art Institute, and married to a communications graduate of Iowa (Kim). Kendra and Art, like Bert and Debbie, each have three children. Bill and Kim expect their first in August, 2000.