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Welcome to the Aurora Orthodontics & TMJ blog.
Aurora Orthodontics & TMJ is a respected leader in the orthodontic care community for three decades. We are very proud of what we do each day to create the most beautiful and healthy smiles possible for our patients.
In addition to orthodontics we also evaluate and treat other conditions such as TMJ disorders and Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
With the knowledge gained by treating thousands of patients, we are uniquely qualified to accurately diagnose and treat such conditions. We have the ability to be proactive in preventing these conditions from appearing later in life.
We look forward to helping your family with their orthodontic and TMJ needs. We welcome the opportunity to be of service to you!
S. Kent Lauson, D.D.S., M.S.
Dr. Lauson’s distinguished career as a specialist in orthodontics, dentofacial orthopedics and temporomandibular dysfunction (TMJ) has spanned over 30 years. He graduated from the University of Iowa with his Doctorate of Dental Surgery Degree in 1971. Dr. Lauson spent two years in the USAF Dental Corps where he studied Periodontics and was the Preventive Dentistry officer of his base. He then completed his orthodontic residency in 1975 at St. Louis University Medical Center and has been in private practice in Metro Denver ever since. During this time he helped develop the techniques for completing orthodontic treatment resulting in full beautiful smiles without the removal of any permanent teeth.
Dr. Lauson has lectured at many national dental and orthodontic meetings and is currently listed in the “Guide to America’s Top Dentists”, published by Consumers Research Council of America. He was awarded the 2003 Colorado Businessman of the Year award from the Congressional Committee on Business, Washington, D.C. as well as the distinction of Best of Aurora 2007and 2008 for Orthodontists by the US Local Business Association. He is well known for getting excellent results in complex orthodontic and TMJ cases.
Dr. Lauson is a Fellow of the International College of Craniomandibular Orthopedics. His other professional affiliations include the American Association of Orthodontists, Rocky Mountain Society of Orthodontists, Colorado Association of Orthodontists, American Association for Functional Orthodontics, American Dental Association, Colorado Dental Association, Metro Denver Dental Society and the American Academy and Board of Head, Facial and Neck Pain and TMJ Orthopedics.
Ginny Baker, D.D.S.
Dr. Baker joins the Aurora Orthodontics & TMJ family with great enthusiasm. Her love of the dental profession began at an early age where she spent a lot of time in her father’s dental practice. She learned first-hand the vast impact the dental profession had on people’s lives.
Dr. Baker received her Doctorate of Dental Surgery degree from Louisiana State University where she was inducted into the C. Edmund Kells Honor Society and was awarded the outstanding student in implant dentistry award by the Academy of Osseointegration. Dr. Baker then completed a post doctoral specialty program at Jacksonville University in orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics. During her orthdontic residency, Dr. Baker served as class president and received several awards such as outstanding resident clinician award for consistently demonstrating both outstanding diagnostic acumen coupled with superior clinical skills, the outstanding research award for diligent research efforts resulting in the years most outstanding research project, and the Theodore L. Jerrold Memorial award for clinical proficiency, clarity of thought, concern for the patients welfare, and the desire to better the profession. In addition to being a member of the American Association of Orthodontists, the American Dental Association, the Colorado Dental Association, and the Metropolitan Denver Dental Society, Dr. Baker also has extended study in the areas of TMD diagnosis and treatment.
Dr. Baker enjoys spending time with her husband Scott whom she met in dental school. Aside from dentistry, she enjoys traveling, cooking, and reading.
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