Making Your Life Better with Orthodontics

The number one goal of orthodontic treatment is to give you or your child a good bite, meaning straight teeth that work well with the teeth in the opposite jaw. A good bite makes it easier for you to eat, chew and speak. It can enhance your dental health and your overall health, and may well improve your self-esteem. As a part of your comprehensive dental health care plan, orthodontic treatment can help you retain your teeth—and your smile—for a lifetime.

Let your smile express yourself! Nothing can show the world how happy you are quite like a beautiful smile. In fact, it’s one of the first things others notice about you, too. With orthodontics, you can be proud to flash your smile, because you’ll know that your smile truly represents your positive attitude.

Make your mouth healthy! Straight teeth aren’t just pretty, they’re healthy as well. Teeth that are properly aligned are easier to clean, reducing the amount of plaque buildup and risk for gingivitis. The cleaner you keep your teeth, the longer they’ll last!

Feel free to live your life! Orthodontics is easier today than ever before, with treatment options that fit your lifestyle and schedule. We can personalize your treatment to suit all of your needs!

Getting social with Dr. Cottingham

At Cottingham Orthodontics, we embrace technology, whether it’s through the innovative treatments we offer, our high-tech web site or our Facebook fan page. As you can probably tell, we love connecting with our patients online, whether it’s by sharing news on our blog or communicating ideas on our fan page. For social media to work, we understand that conversation is vital, and that’s why we invite you to join in and tell us what’s on your mind. Although social networks are hugely popular these days, we know they’re unpredictable and ever-changing.

While Dr. Cottingham and our staff takes time to research how to best use social media, we thought we’d ask you, our loyal patients: How would you like us to use our social networks? What would you like us to share on our blog? Please post your thoughts or give us a call!

Meet Our Orthodontist

Dr. Cottingham is a native of Alabama, but has called Indiana home since 1996. She received her B.S. degree from Troy University, in Troy, Alabama in 1991 and her D.M.D. degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1995. She practiced general dentistry for one year at the Veterans' Administration hospitals in Tuscaloosa and Birmingham, Alabama. She then received her Master's degree in Orthodontics from the Indiana University School of Dentistry in Indianapolis in 1998 and resided as faculty until joining in 1999 what was then known as Clemons Orthodontics. She and her husband currently reside on the west side of Indianapolis.

Dr. Cottingham is a member of the American Association of Orthodontists, the Great Lakes Association of Orthodontists, the Indiana Association of Orthodontists, both the American and Indiana Dental Associations, and the Indianapolis District Dental Society. She is active in several of these organizations in various capacities, with the desire to continue the advancement of dentistry and dental related specialties in our community and throughout the state of Indiana.

Dr. Cottingham also actively supports Special Olympics of Indiana, Make-a-Wish Foundation, Riley Hospital for Children, Sheltering Wings (Hendricks County domestic abuse shelter), the donation of dental services to underprivileged children, and multiple community, school, band, and sports programs.