Marc B. Ackerman

Marc Ackerman, DMD, MBA, FACD

Director, Orthodontics

    Contact: 617-355-6571

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Medical Services

Specialties

  • Behavior Problems
  • Dentistry

Departments

  • Dentistry

Programs

  • Dental Care for Exceptional Patients
  • Dental Care for the Medically Compromised
  • Pediatric Dentistry
  • Orthodontics
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Experience and Education

Publications

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  1. Ackerman MB. Leadership in a time of disruption. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2017 Mar; 151(3):429-430.
  2. Ackerman MB. Do what I say and not what you do. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2016 11; 150(5):725-726.
  3. Ackerman MB. Specialist envy: Is special care dentistry a dental specialty or a dental special interest group? Spec Care Dentist. 2016 Jan; 36(1):3-6.
  4. Ackerman MB. Analog to digital: special care in dentistry 2015. Spec Care Dentist. 2014 Nov; 34(6):259.
  5. Ackerman MB, Waldman HB, Perlman S. 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.
  6. Ackerman MB. What is the difference between health and disability? Spec Care Dentist. 2014 May-Jun; 34(3):105.
  7. Ackerman MB. Why perform a literature review? Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2014 May; 145(5):549.
  8. Ackerman MB. Dentistry at crossroads: the access to care crisis for patients with special needs. Spec Care Dentist. 2013 Nov-Dec; 33(6):261.
  9. Ackerman MB. Six keys for making orthodontics a sustainable dental specialty. Angle Orthod. 2013 Nov; 83(6):1102-3.
  10. Ackerman MB. People with intellectual disabilities must be designated a medically underserved population. Spec Care Dentist. 2013 Sep-Oct; 33(5):207-8.
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  11. Ackerman MB. First impressions: how to "wow" students into special care dentists. Spec Care Dentist. 2013 Mar-Apr; 33(2):47.
  12. Ackerman MB. Technology, evidence and the future of Special Care in Dentistry. Spec Care Dentist. 2013 Jan-Feb; 33(1):1.
  13. Allareddy V, Ackerman MB, Venugopalan SR, Yadav S, Nanda VS, Nanda R. 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.
  14. Ackerman MB. The human capital crisis in orthodontics. J Am Coll Dent. 2012; 79(1):21-3.
  15. Sonis A, Ackerman M. E-space preservation. Angle Orthod. 2011 Nov; 81(6):1045-9.
  16. Ackerman MB. Clinical research for the good of the specialty: bravo! Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2011 Feb; 139(2):149.
  17. Ackerman MB. Technology and the art and practice of orthodontics. Orthodontics (Chic.). 2011; 12(2):89-90.
  18. Ackerman MB, Thornton B. Posttreatment compliance with removable maxillary retention in a teenage population: a short-term randomized clinical trial. Orthodontics (Chic.). 2011; 12(1):22-7.
  19. Ackerman MB. Selling orthodontic need: innocent business decision or guilty pleasure? J Med Ethics. 2010 May; 36(5):275-8.
  20. Ackerman MB, McRae MS, Longley WH. Microsensor technology to help monitor removable appliance wear. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2009 Apr; 135(4):549-51.
  21. McNamara L, McNamara JA, Ackerman MB, Baccetti T. 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.
  22. Rinchuse DJ, Rinchuse DJ, Kandasamy S, Ackerman MB. Deconstructing evidence in orthodontics: making sense of systematic reviews, randomized clinical trials, and meta-analyses. World J Orthod. 2008; 9(2):167-76.
  23. Ackerman JL, Ackerman MB, Kean MR. A Philadelphia fable: how ideal occlusion became the philosopher's stone of orthodontics. Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent. 2007 Oct; 27(5):409-10.
  24. Ackerman JL, Proffit WR, Sarver DM, Ackerman MB, Kean MR. Pitch, roll, and yaw: describing the spatial orientation of dentofacial traits. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2007 Mar; 131(3):305-10.
  25. Ackerman JL, Ackerman MB, Kean MR. A Philadelphia fable: how ideal occlusion became the philosopher's stone of orthodontics. Angle Orthod. 2007 Jan; 77(1):192-4.
  26. Ackerman MB, Rinchuse DJ, Rinchuse DJ. ABO certification in the age of evidence and enhancement. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2006 Aug; 130(2):133-40.
  27. Ackerman MB. Orthodontics and its discontents. Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent. 2006 Jun; 26(3):211-2.
  28. Ackerman JL, Kean MR, Ackerman MB. Evidence-bolstered orthodontics. Aust Orthod J. 2006 May; 22(1):69-70.
  29. Ackerman JL, Kean MR, Ackerman MB. Evidence-bolstered orthodontics. World J Orthod. 2006; 7(4):413-4.
  30. Ackerman MB. Obsequies for an opinion masquerading as fact. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2005 May; 127(5):531-2.
  31. Ackerman MB. Buccal smile corridors. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2005 May; 127(5):528-9; author reply 529.
  32. Ackerman MB. Gatekeepers of scholarship. Orthod Craniofac Res. 2005 Feb; 8(1):18-20.
  33. Ackerman MB. Orthodontics and its discontents. Orthod Craniofac Res. 2004 Nov; 7(4):187-8.
  34. Ackerman JL, Kean MR, Ackerman MB. Orthodontics in the age of enhancement. Aust Orthod J. 2004 Nov; 20(2):3A-5A.
  35. Ackerman MB. The apically repositioned flap and unerupted teeth. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2004 Jun; 125(6):17A; author reply 17A-18A; discussion 18A.
  36. Ackerman MB, Brensinger C, Landis JR. An evaluation of dynamic lip-tooth characteristics during speech and smile in adolescents. Angle Orthod. 2004 Feb; 74(1):43-50.
  37. Ackerman M. Evidence-based orthodontics for the 21st century. J Am Dent Assoc. 2004 Feb; 135(2):162-7; quiz 227-8.
  38. Sarver DM, Ackerman MB. Dynamic smile visualization and quantification: Part 2. Smile analysis and treatment strategies. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2003 Aug; 124(2):116-27.
  39. Sarver DM, Ackerman MB. 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.
  40. Ackerman MB. The myth of Janus: Orthodontic progress faces orthodontic history. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2003 Jun; 123(6):594-6.
  41. Ackerman MB, Ackerman JL. Smile analysis and design in the digital era. J Clin Orthod. 2002 Apr; 36(4):221-36.
  42. Ackerman JL, Ackerman MB, Brensinger CM, Landis JR. A morphometric analysis of the posed smile. Clin Orthod Res. 1998 Aug; 1(1):2-11.
  43. Ackerman MB. The full coverage restoration in relation to the gingival sulcus. Compend Contin Educ Dent. 1997 Nov; 18(11):1131-8, 1140; quiz 1142.
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