Dr. Michael Goad
Dr. Michael Goad was born and raised in Chatham, Ontario and attended the University of Alberta for his undergraduate studies. He spent a year abroad in Dublin, Ireland at Trinity College and then attended the University of Detroit, Michigan to receive his Doctor of Medical Dentistry Degree. Dr. Goad went on to practice general dentistry for 4 years in Victoria.
Dr. Goad moved to Washington, D.C. to pursue orthodontic training at Children’s National Medical Center and Washington Hospital Center. He was granted a Degree of Master of Science in Orthodontics in 2018 and returned to Victoria to join Dr. Kersten’s orthodontic practice. Dr. Goad maintains memberships in the following organizations:
- British Columbia Society of Orthodontists
- American Association of Orthodontists
- Canadian Association of Orthodontists
- Victoria and District Dental Societies
Dr Gerald Kersten
Dr. Gerald Kersten was born in Edmonton, Alberta but has called Victoria his home since childhood. He graduated from Belmont High School and went on to the University of Victoria for his Bachelor of Science Degree. Dr. Kersten was granted his Doctor of Medical Dentistry Degree from the University of British Columbia in 1985 and practiced general dentistry in Esquimalt for eight years.
Dr. Kersten and his family moved to Windsor, Ontario in 1993 in order for him to continue his education and pursue a specialty in orthodontics. In 1995 he was granted a Degree of Master of Science in Orthodontics from the University of Detroit, Michigan. During that same year, he returned to Victoria and established Kersten Orthodontics in 1994. He is a member of the following organizations:
- British Columbia Society of Orthodontists
- Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists
- American Association of Orthodontists
- Canadian Association of Orthodontists
- Victoria and District Dental Society
Orthodontists are dental specialists. While there is some instruction regarding orthodontics in dental school, it is limited. It is in the orthodontic residency program that orthodontists receive intensive instruction to learn proper, safe tooth movement (orthodontics) and the guidance of dental, jaw and facial development (dentofacial orthopedics). These extra years of schooling make the orthodontist the dental specialists in moving teeth and aligning jaws. This is the ONLY focus of their practice.
The Canadian Association of Orthodontists (CAO) and the American Associations of Orthodontists (AAO) is open exclusively to orthodontists – only orthodontists are admitted for membership. The only doctors who can call themselves orthodontists have graduated from dental school and then successfully completed the additional three years of education in an accredited orthodontic residency program.
McKenzie Avenue
202-1095 McKenzie Ave.
Victoria, BC V8P 2L5
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105- 324 Goldstream Avenue
Victoria, BC V9B 2W3
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Phone: (250) 590-8844
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