Specialties
Whether you're thinking about orthodontic treatment for yourself or your children, Ballard Orthodontics can offer you the benefit of extensive experience to advise you on a variety of approaches to correcting the alignment of you or your children's teeth. Whether that is clear braces, the Invisalign system or traditional metal braces, there will always be a solution provided.
History
Established in 2006.
Ballard Orthodontics, which has been providing family-friendly orthodontic services in North Idaho and surrounding areas since 2006, is led by Dr. Rick Ballard, a former teacher and practitioner of orthodontics at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. He also knows a thing or two about handling children as he and his wife, Rosalee, have six kids themselves. Our orthodontic services in Bonners Ferry and Sandpoint boast state-of-the-art facilities that provide the perfect environment for orthodontic treatments, and our strong family-friendly ethos ensures patients under our care feel as relaxed and comfortable as possible. Our Bonners Ferry office also welcomes patients from across the Canadian border, who we greatly appreciate and consider friends.
Meet the Business Owner: Rick B.
Born in North Carolina, Dr. Rick Ballard grew up mostly in Utah, attending college at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. This was followed by four years of dental school at Case School of Dental Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio, where he graduated at the top of his class. Dr. Ballard then completed a one year dental residency at the University of Utah, in Salt Lake City, followed by an additional three-year orthodontic residency at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Having excelled during his orthodontic residency, he was invited to join the faculty at Vanderbilt, where he taught and practiced orthodontics until the spring of 2006, when he and his family moved to North Idaho. Dr. Ballard is married to Rosalee, and the couple have six children -- four daughters and two sons. As a dad and an orthodontist, he is heartened that so many are taking advantage of the family-friendly orthodontic services Ballard Orthodontics provides.
