The dental practice of Dr. G. Michael Kabot is truly a family affair. His wife, Christina, oversees an in-house lab, and at various times all three of his sons have worked there, too. “Our practice is a family orthodontic practice,” Dr. Kabot says. “Everyone feels welcome in our office."
And that's a true statement. With a fabulous orthodontic staff, Dr. Kabot's office provides the highest quality orthodontics, for a very fair price, in a friendly and fun enviornment. "All patients recieve individual attention and treatment. I treat every patient as I would treat my own children," Dr. Kabot says.
With 22 years in private practice, Dr. Kabot has watched many new treatment techniques in his field come and go. While he forgoes those that are simply marketing techniques, he embraces and wants to learn more about promising new advances -- such as temporary anchorage devices, or tads, which allow the orthodontist to move teeth in directions that, in regular treatment, couldn't be done. "These micro-screw mini-implants can be placed in different areas for a short time," Dr. Kabot explains. "The tad allows the orthodontist to (employ) physics and mechanics that can't be utilized with traditional or contemporary orthodontics." Evidence-based orthodontics will always be the standard of care.
A graduate of Albion College and the University of Detroit School of Dentistry, Dr. Kabot also completed a general practice residency at Sinai Hospital, where he worked with many different specialists prior to his orthodontic residency. He is also proud to be a diplomat of the American Board of Orthodontics.
While 20 percent of his practice consists of adult patients, the major group is children ages 7 to 10. Dr. Kabot says these are the critical years and, if growth and development problems are addressed early, it lessens the likelihood of needing extractions, jaw surgeries, headgear, and three-to four-year treatment plans. "With functional orthodontics, functional jaw orthopedics, intreceptive and early orthodontics, many of these young children will not even need braces," Dr. Kabot says.
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