Bas W Wafelbakker, DMD

I had braces when I was younger and have had fairly straight teeth since then, but for some reason after I had them off my lower jaw continued to grow and I developed an underbite. I am currently a 26 year old dental student at UCSF, and when I got into school and began to learn about how teeth should come together to function well, I decided to get serious about correcting my bite (I was having trouble chewing my food and I bit my cheeks ALL the time). My dentist referred me to a couple of orthodontists and I even went to UCSF’s orthodontics program and they all told me that I would need invasive jaw surgery and braces to correct my bite. That did not sound like a very pleasant experience, and frankly I was not interested.
Finally, an associate dentist recommended speaking with Dr. Wafelbakker about MEAW (multiloop) treatment, a technique very few orthodontists in California, and even the US use. He showed me how successful he had been with cases like mine in the past, and I decided to give it a go. The treatment was a huge success! I get tons of compliments from even the most critical dentist and dental students that I work with. I am able to chew my food extremely well, and I have not bit my cheek once in the 2 months since I had my braces off (this used to be a daily occurrence). I am extremely pleased that I was fortunate enough to find Dr. Wafelbakker, and that I decided to have him treat me. Even the orthodontists at my school were impressed with how great my teeth looked. I couldn’t be happier.
So, the treatment worked, but what about my experience in the office? Everyone in the office, including the staff, assistants, and doctors were friendly and easy to get along with. Every visit went smoothly, pleasantly, and quickly. They were extremely accommodating to me (especially since I was driving in all the way from San Francisco each month, and had a very irregular and full schedule at school). I always felt welcome, everyone always said hi to me, and everyone knows my name there. If I ever had to come in on a time that Dr. Wafelbakker was not there, I got to see Dr. Anderson, who is just as excellent clinically and great to work with. The office is clean, very well managed, and efficient. I was never waiting around, even when I lost a bracket and came in without an appointment. The technology is state of the art (x-​ray machines and everything) and the way that treatment planning is approached is very patient centered and accommodating. I always left the office with a smile, feeling that I was coming to the perfect place for all my orthodontic needs. I would recommend going nowhere else.