Dr. Baptiste Talks With The Apopka Voice About The Best Time To Get Braces

July 12, 2024

Your child's best school year starts with their best smile

Watch the interview with our very own Dr. Andre Baptiste at the The Apopka Voice.


A lot of parents often wonder when is the best time to take their child to the orthodontist to get braces. For a lot of families, the weeks leading into a new school year is the ideal moment to start your their child's journey to a straighter smile for a lot of reasons.


Learn what Dr. Baptsite has to say on this topic and get all of the details over at The Apopka Voice.

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