Foothill Orthodontic Specialists

Foothill Village, the shopping center at 1400 South Foothill Drive, is the landmark here; the practice occupies Suite 200 in the building beside it at 1440 South. Foothill Drive is the road that carries traffic from I-80 up along the base of the Wasatch toward the University of Utah, which puts the office within a few minutes of campus, Research Park, the medical center, and the St. Mary's, Yalecrest, and Federal Heights neighborhoods. Sugar House is a short run west on 2100 South. If you work at the university, this is likely the closest orthodontic office to your desk. Hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8:30 a.m. to noon on Friday, so Friday appointments exist but finish before lunch.

Three orthodontists practice here, Dr. Jeff Chandler, Dr. Brian Anderson, and Dr. Amanda Gerlach, which shortens the wait for a first appointment and means treatment carries on when one doctor is away. Options run from Damon and clear braces through Invisalign and Invisalign Teen, with early orthodontic evaluation for children and full adult treatment. Aligners deserve a plain explanation, because the plastic on its own cannot do everything. Small tooth-colored composite bumps called attachments are bonded to specific teeth so the tray has something to grip; without them an aligner simply slides over a rounded crown and tips the tooth rather than rotating it or drawing it down into the arch. That is why a canine rotation depends far more on attachment design than on the number of trays. Aligners also need twenty to twenty-two hours of daily wear, and severe skeletal bite problems still finish more predictably in fixed braces.

Invisalign Teen trays carry small blue compliance indicators that fade with wear, which turns an argument about whether the aligners went in into something a parent can check at a glance. Age seven is the usual point for a first look at a child, because the first permanent molars and incisors have arrived by then and a crossbite or a badly short arch shows itself clearly. Timing is the reason that age matters: a jaw that has years of development ahead of it can be guided, and a finished one can only be worked around. Digital scanning replaces impression trays for both records and aligner fabrication. Initial consultations are complimentary, financing is arranged in-house, and the front office coordinates insurance benefits directly. A second location in Holladay at 1548 East 4500 South covers families further south in the valley, and appointments can be moved between the two offices during treatment.