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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

  1. Disruptive Innovations. J Am Dent Assoc. 2020 11; 151(11):808-809. View Disruptive Innovations. Abstract

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. Why perform a literature review? Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2014 May; 145(5):549. View Why perform a literature review? Abstract

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. The human capital crisis in orthodontics. J Am Coll Dent. 2012; 79(1):21-3. View The human capital crisis in orthodontics. Abstract

  17. E-space preservation. Angle Orthod. 2011 Nov; 81(6):1045-9. View E-space preservation. Abstract

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. 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

  25. 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

  26. 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

  27. 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

  28. 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

  29. Orthodontics and its discontents. Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent. 2006 Jun; 26(3):211-2. View Orthodontics and its discontents. Abstract

  30. Evidence-bolstered orthodontics. Aust Orthod J. 2006 May; 22(1):69-70. View Evidence-bolstered orthodontics. Abstract

  31. Evidence-bolstered orthodontics. World J Orthod. 2006; 7(4):413-4. View Evidence-bolstered orthodontics. Abstract

  32. Buccal smile corridors. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2005 May; 127(5):528-9; author reply 529. View Buccal smile corridors. Abstract

  33. 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

  34. Gatekeepers of scholarship. Orthod Craniofac Res. 2005 Feb; 8(1):18-20. View Gatekeepers of scholarship. Abstract

  35. Orthodontics in the age of enhancement. Aust Orthod J. 2004 Nov; 20(2):3A-5A. View Orthodontics in the age of enhancement. Abstract

  36. Orthodontics and its discontents. Orthod Craniofac Res. 2004 Nov; 7(4):187-8. View Orthodontics and its discontents. Abstract

  37. 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

  38. 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

  39. 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

  40. 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

  41. 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

  42. 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

  43. 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

  44. 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

  45. 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

I am a third-generation orthodontist. Orthodontics is a branch of dentistry that aims primarily to enhance appearance affecting psychosocial fitness and in a small subset of cases improve physical oral health as it is affected by congenital or acquired pathology. Orthodontic practice much like cosmetology exists to satisfy patients’ desire to become better than normal to whatever degree they wish.

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