Uniquely You Orthodontics

My smile goal to keep my diastema, the gap between my upper front teeth, ran counter to popular dental aesthetics. As I matured into middle age, my teeth shifted to a degree that affected the frequency of my smile. I began to smile less and hardly at all in pictures. Regaining my smile confidence meant straightening my teeth, but also maintaining my diastema, which held cultural significance for me as a woman of Caribbean heritage. The diastema is an attractive feature in African and Caribbean culture, bringing good fortune. Whereas orthodontics usually concerns closing diastema, Dr. Schmidt crafted a personalized treatment plan for me to keep my diastema, even providing me with images of different gap sizes to consider for my dental and aesthetic needs. Now that I can’t stop smiling, I’m

I had been considering orthodonture for the last several years, and talked it over with my dentist a handful of times. My bite was never corrected as a kid, and it seemed to be getting worse. Apparently that is a thing - teeth can shift again in later adulthood. But I thought, at age 54 is this something I really want to invest in? Well, I got tired of biting my lower lip and the inside of my cheek, and my jaws and “bite muscles” were sore from the strain. Plus, I didn’t like the look. So where to go for a consult? I came to Dr. James Schmidt and his team at Uniquely You Orthodontics in 2023, and it was the best experience! I had an extensive consult to examine all of the different issues with my teeth. Dr Schmidt took two different types of x-rays of my teeth, and then using a special tec

Myself and my four teenagers all completed service here. Staff kind and professional (and patient - we are not always model patients with dog’s chewing up retainers, brackets broken by candy, etc). Highly recommend this clinic - quality and attentive service isn’t always available but you will find it here!

I needed my bottom permanent retainer replaced since it broke after 7+ years. I got the wires put on by Dr. Poser before he retired, so when I came back years later I was basically a new patient. Dr Schmidt acted incredibly condescending throughout the entire process (which was months long) and as if I knew nothing about my own permanent retainer/what I wanted. Couldn’t help but feel like I would’ve been taken more seriously if I was a man… I went through all of this years ago but still think of it from how negative of an experience I had. I will always remember the final installation. Entire process was painful, forceful, and felt careless on his part about whether I was comfortable or not. I remember my head hurting so bad because of how far back my chair was tilted. He didn’t smooth out

My invisalign treatment here was great. Everyone is very friendly. They did a great job on my teeth which were pretty rough. I wanted invisalign to get my teeth straightened before my wedding. Although I came to them with only 5 months to work with, Dr. Schmidt did everything he could to get the best results before my wedding. I was very satisfied on how my teeth looked that day. It made a huge difference in my pictures and confidence.