Our clinic is part of the College of Dentistry at the University of Colorado. Currently, we are located in Lazzara Center for Oral Facial Health building is a state of the art facility on the University Health Science Center Campus at Fitzsimons located just west of I-225 and Colfax in Aurora Colorado.Our brand new state of the art clinic featuring an open design which will provide a pleasant and relaxing atmosphere for our patients.

The goal of the Department of Orthodontics is to provide high quality and compassionate orthodontic care for our patients and a meaningful education to our residents. Patients are treated using contemporary and advanced techniques under strict infection control guidelines.

Orthodontic training at University of Colorado is provided in a 27 month program. The orthodontic resident doctors are graduate dentists who are being trained as specialists in orthodontics. Our orthodontic faculty are specialists who have completed 2-3 years of specialty training in an accredited orthodontic residency program in addition to their 4 years of dental school training. Services performed by the resident doctors in the graduate program are carefully supervised by members of the orthodontic faculty.

We accept patients having all types of orthodontic problems, ranging from very simple to complex.

Lazzara Center for Oral/Facial Health

• 87,500 gross square feet
• $26.5 million
• Construction projected to began: Feb. 2004
• Completion: August 2005
  

The Center for Oral Health will provide clinical education space for the CU School of Dentistry. Clinical functions to be included in the facility are general dentistry, endodontics, orthodontics, periodontics, surgery, radiology, and specialized areas for pediatric care, geriatric care, and special needs care.

News Clip!
Read about how the State of Colorado officially expressed its thanks to the University of Colorado School of Dentistry for building a new dental school and starting a new orthodontic education program without a dime of public funding. Click here to learn more.

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