Dr. Dr. Joe C. Strickland

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Get to know Orthodontist Dr. Joe C. Strickland, who serves patients in Huntsville, Alabama.

Dr. Strickland is an orthodontist who is currently serving patients’ dental needs at his private dental practice in Huntsville, Alabama. His dental practice offers up the best options for both general and specialized dental treatment.

Dr. Strickland earned his Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry in 1969. Dr. Strickland is a member of the American Association of Orthodontics (AAO). The AAO is the world’s oldest and largest dental specialty organization. It represents nearly 19,000 orthodontist members throughout the United States, Canada, and abroad.

Dr. Strickland is a certified Invisalign® provider. Invisalign is a type of orthodontic treatment that helps to straighten teeth without the use of the typical metal braces.

Orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics, formerly referred to as orthodontia, is a specialty of dentistry that deals with the diagnosis, prevention, and correction of malpositioned teeth and jaws. As an orthodontist, Dr. Strickland is responsible for locating problems with the positioning of patients’ teeth and with their oral development.

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