Marc Ackerman | Medical Services
Specialties
Programs & Services
Marc Ackerman | Education
Undergraduate School
Bucknell University
1994, Lewisburg, PA
Graduate School
University of Pennsylvania
1998, Philadelphia, PA
Residency
Orthodontics
University of Rochester
2000, Rochester, NY
Fellowship
Medical Ethics
Harvard Medical School
2014, Boston, MA
Marc Ackerman | Professional History
Dr. Ackerman has provided clinical care to patients in full-time private practice in Bryn Mawr, PA from 2000-2007, taught at the University of Pennsylvania and Temple University’s dental schools during the same period, taught full-time at Jacksonville University Department of Orthodontics from 2007-2010 ultimately serving as Chair in 2010 and then came to Boston Children’s Hospital at the end of 2010.
Marc Ackerman | Publications
Disruptive Innovations. J Am Dent Assoc. 2020 11; 151(11):808-809. View Disruptive Innovations. Abstract
Rapid Coating Process Generates Omniphobic Dentures in Minutes to Reduce C. albicans Biofouling. ACS Biomater Sci Eng. 2019 Feb 11; 5(2):420-424. View Rapid Coating Process Generates Omniphobic Dentures in Minutes to Reduce C. albicans Biofouling. Abstract
Leadership in a time of disruption. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2017 03; 151(3):429-430. View Leadership in a time of disruption. Abstract
Do what I say and not what you do. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2016 11; 150(5):725-726. View Do what I say and not what you do. Abstract
Specialist envy: Is special care dentistry a dental specialty or a dental special interest group? Spec Care Dentist. 2016 Jan; 36(1):3-6. View Specialist envy: Is special care dentistry a dental specialty or a dental special interest group? Abstract
Analog to digital: special care in dentistry 2015. Spec Care Dentist. 2014 Nov; 34(6):259. View Analog to digital: special care in dentistry 2015. Abstract
Indebted to the bank or the profession? New doctor debt and its effect on access to care. Spec Care Dentist. 2014 Jul-Aug; 34(4):161-3. View Indebted to the bank or the profession? New doctor debt and its effect on access to care. Abstract
What is the difference between health and disability? Spec Care Dentist. 2014 May-Jun; 34(3):105. View What is the difference between health and disability? Abstract
Why perform a literature review? Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2014 May; 145(5):549. View Why perform a literature review? Abstract
Dentistry at crossroads: the access to care crisis for patients with special needs. Spec Care Dentist. 2013 Nov-Dec; 33(6):261. View Dentistry at crossroads: the access to care crisis for patients with special needs. Abstract
Six keys for making orthodontics a sustainable dental specialty. Angle Orthod. 2013 Nov; 83(6):1102-3. View Six keys for making orthodontics a sustainable dental specialty. Abstract
People with intellectual disabilities must be designated a medically underserved population. Spec Care Dentist. 2013 Sep-Oct; 33(5):207-8. View People with intellectual disabilities must be designated a medically underserved population. Abstract
First impressions: how to "wow" students into special care dentists. Spec Care Dentist. 2013 Mar-Apr; 33(2):47. View First impressions: how to "wow" students into special care dentists. Abstract
Technology, evidence and the future of Special Care in Dentistry. Spec Care Dentist. 2013 Jan-Feb; 33(1):1. View Technology, evidence and the future of Special Care in Dentistry. Abstract
Longitudinal trends in discharge patterns of orthognathic surgeries: is there a regionalization of procedures in teaching hospitals? Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2013 May; 115(5):583-8. View Longitudinal trends in discharge patterns of orthognathic surgeries: is there a regionalization of procedures in teaching hospitals? Abstract
The human capital crisis in orthodontics. J Am Coll Dent. 2012; 79(1):21-3. View The human capital crisis in orthodontics. Abstract
E-space preservation. Angle Orthod. 2011 Nov; 81(6):1045-9. View E-space preservation. Abstract
Clinical research for the good of the specialty: bravo! Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2011 Feb; 139(2):149. View Clinical research for the good of the specialty: bravo! Abstract
Posttreatment compliance with removable maxillary retention in a teenage population: a short-term randomized clinical trial. Orthodontics (Chic.). 2011; 12(1):22-7. View Posttreatment compliance with removable maxillary retention in a teenage population: a short-term randomized clinical trial. Abstract
Technology and the art and practice of orthodontics. Orthodontics (Chic.). 2011; 12(2):89-90. View Technology and the art and practice of orthodontics. Abstract
Selling orthodontic need: innocent business decision or guilty pleasure? J Med Ethics. 2010 May; 36(5):275-8. View Selling orthodontic need: innocent business decision or guilty pleasure? Abstract
Microsensor technology to help monitor removable appliance wear. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2009 Apr; 135(4):549-51. View Microsensor technology to help monitor removable appliance wear. Abstract
Hard- and soft-tissue contributions to the esthetics of the posed smile in growing patients seeking orthodontic treatment. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2008 Apr; 133(4):491-9. View Hard- and soft-tissue contributions to the esthetics of the posed smile in growing patients seeking orthodontic treatment. Abstract
Deconstructing evidence in orthodontics: making sense of systematic reviews, randomized clinical trials, and meta-analyses. World J Orthod. 2008; 9(2):167-76. View Deconstructing evidence in orthodontics: making sense of systematic reviews, randomized clinical trials, and meta-analyses. Abstract
A Philadelphia fable: how ideal occlusion became the philosopher's stone of orthodontics. Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent. 2007 Oct; 27(5):409-10. View A Philadelphia fable: how ideal occlusion became the philosopher's stone of orthodontics. Abstract
Pitch, roll, and yaw: describing the spatial orientation of dentofacial traits. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2007 Mar; 131(3):305-10. View Pitch, roll, and yaw: describing the spatial orientation of dentofacial traits. Abstract
A Philadelphia fable: how ideal occlusion became the philosopher's stone of orthodontics. Angle Orthod. 2007 Jan; 77(1):192-4. View A Philadelphia fable: how ideal occlusion became the philosopher's stone of orthodontics. Abstract
ABO certification in the age of evidence and enhancement. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2006 Aug; 130(2):133-40. View ABO certification in the age of evidence and enhancement. Abstract
Orthodontics and its discontents. Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent. 2006 Jun; 26(3):211-2. View Orthodontics and its discontents. Abstract
Evidence-bolstered orthodontics. Aust Orthod J. 2006 May; 22(1):69-70. View Evidence-bolstered orthodontics. Abstract
Evidence-bolstered orthodontics. World J Orthod. 2006; 7(4):413-4. View Evidence-bolstered orthodontics. Abstract
Buccal smile corridors. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2005 May; 127(5):528-9; author reply 529. View Buccal smile corridors. Abstract
Obsequies for an opinion masquerading as fact. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2005 May; 127(5):531-2. View Obsequies for an opinion masquerading as fact. Abstract
Gatekeepers of scholarship. Orthod Craniofac Res. 2005 Feb; 8(1):18-20. View Gatekeepers of scholarship. Abstract
Orthodontics in the age of enhancement. Aust Orthod J. 2004 Nov; 20(2):3A-5A. View Orthodontics in the age of enhancement. Abstract
Orthodontics and its discontents. Orthod Craniofac Res. 2004 Nov; 7(4):187-8. View Orthodontics and its discontents. Abstract
The apically repositioned flap and unerupted teeth. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2004 Jun; 125(6):17A; author reply 17A-18A; discussion 18A. View The apically repositioned flap and unerupted teeth. Abstract
Evidence-based orthodontics for the 21st century. J Am Dent Assoc. 2004 Feb; 135(2):162-7; quiz 227-8. View Evidence-based orthodontics for the 21st century. Abstract
An evaluation of dynamic lip-tooth characteristics during speech and smile in adolescents. Angle Orthod. 2004 Feb; 74(1):43-50. View An evaluation of dynamic lip-tooth characteristics during speech and smile in adolescents. Abstract
Dynamic smile visualization and quantification: Part 2. Smile analysis and treatment strategies. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2003 Aug; 124(2):116-27. View Dynamic smile visualization and quantification: Part 2. Smile analysis and treatment strategies. Abstract
Dynamic smile visualization and quantification: part 1. Evolution of the concept and dynamic records for smile capture. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2003 Jul; 124(1):4-12. View Dynamic smile visualization and quantification: part 1. Evolution of the concept and dynamic records for smile capture. Abstract
The myth of Janus: Orthodontic progress faces orthodontic history. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2003 Jun; 123(6):594-6. View The myth of Janus: Orthodontic progress faces orthodontic history. Abstract
Smile analysis and design in the digital era. J Clin Orthod. 2002 Apr; 36(4):221-36. View Smile analysis and design in the digital era. Abstract
A morphometric analysis of the posed smile. Clin Orthod Res. 1998 Aug; 1(1):2-11. View A morphometric analysis of the posed smile. Abstract
The full coverage restoration in relation to the gingival sulcus. Compend Contin Educ Dent. 1997 Nov; 18(11):1131-8, 1140; quiz 1142. View The full coverage restoration in relation to the gingival sulcus. Abstract