Jan Yamashiro, DDS, Orthodontist with Yamashiro Orthodontics
Get to know Orthodontist Dr. Jan Yamashiro, who serves patients in Boulder, Colorado.
Dr. Yamashiro is an orthodontist who is currently serving patients’ dental needs at her private practice – Yamashiro Orthodontics – in Boulder, Colorado. There, she and her team of dental professionals offer the latest in orthodontic technology and treatments. The Yamashiro Orthodontics office is about 80% digital, which is friendly to the environment and improves the continuity of care and communication between the team and different medical & dental providers.
Dr. Yamashiro is originally from Hilo, Hawaii. She earned her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of the Pacific in San Francisco, California, where she graduated with honors. Thereafter, she went on to complete her residency in orthodontics at the University of Colorado in Denver, as well as her Master of Science in Dentistry in orthodontics/orthodontology at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine. Upon completion of her residency, Dr. Yamashiro practiced in Hilo, HI for a few years. She then became homesick for the mountains and purchased the practice of Dr. Sabott and started Yamashiro Orthodontics in Boulder to continue her career. Since taking over for Dr. Sabott she has grown the clinic from 2 days a week to 4 days, and has enjoyed providing more full time services to the Boulder area.
Dr. Yamashiro is a member of the American Dental Association, the Metro Denver Dental Society, and the Boulder/Broomfield County Dental Society. She is also a member of the SPEAR study club and 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. Yamashiro is responsible for locating problems with the positioning of patients’ teeth and with their oral development. She continuously strives for better ways to treat her patients.
In her spare time, Dr. Yamashiro enjoys rock climbing with her husband, Matt, and staying fit by running, swimming, and doing yoga. She loves Hawaiian food.
Learn More about Dr. Jan Yamashiro:
Through her findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/1238483-Jan-Yamashiro-Orthodontist or through Yamashiro Orthodontics, https://www.orthodontistinboulder.com/team#office
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