Meet Dr. Amanda Wilson
DDS, MDS- CEO, Orthodontist, & Founder of StraightSmile Solutions®
A Leader in Orthodontic Consulting
I’m Amanda Wilson, an orthodontist, dental consultant, and dental advisor. After 10 years in private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area, I created StraightSmile Solutions®; an orthodontic consulting company that directly services primary care dentists and their unique needs.
I consult on any orthodontic service, process, vendor, or procedure but ultimately my core values are airway focused (AirwayDontics™), non-extraction, non-surgical, early orthodontic treatment (My Phase 1 Smile™).
I was inspired to start this business after I spoke to a few UCSF dental school classmates about their pain points in the primary care orthodontic space. They inquired about adding ortho to his menu of services and asked me which course they should take. I took a deep dive, and I was appalled by the lack of quality, airway-focused, holistic, comprehensive orthodontic education for General and Pediatric Dentists. I’ve always loved to teach, and I thought I could help save lives and airways by not only teaching primary-care, oral physicians how to do ortho the RIGHT way, but also making the process efficient and productive.
On a personal note, I live in Honolulu and I love spending time with kids when they are in town. I love the flexibility of orthodontic coaching because it allows me to travel with my kids who are both nationally ranked, competitive swimmers. Evan (20 years old) is an athlete at MIT and Olivia (17 years old), is a 2027 NCAA D1 Commit. Supporting my small business makes this dream possible for our ohana. Mahalo!
I am a proud member of the neurodivergent community. This rare, genetic trait gives me special skills in spatial and pattern recognition, which allows me to quickly analyze a patient’s malocclusion. A very small population of females have this gift and I am honored to share it with other doctors. It also makes me fun, entertaining and quirky-If you’d like to learn ortho from someone like me, I’d love to teach you! Book a free, non-clinical consultation today! If you want to learn more about my own convergence between neurodivergence, faith and dentistry: Core Values.
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The Goal:
At StraightSmile Solutions®, our goal ultimately is to educate doctors to create healthy and happy smiles. Please don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube® channel for hundreds of hours of free, doctor and patient-facing educational content. If you are ready to get started on your orthodontic training, become a StraightSmile Solutions Client.
Orthodontic Experience
- Founder and CEO StraightSmile Solutions, 2016 – Present
- Clinical Director StraightTeeth Solutions 2020- 2021
- Community Dental Partners, Orthodontic Consultant, 2017-2019
- HealthyStart by OrthoTain|Clinical Instructor, 2017–2018
- Six Month Smiles|Executive Team Orthodontic Consultant, 2017– 2018
- Hawaii Family Dental Centers| Executive Team Dental Advisor, 2016
- SmileDirectClub- Dental Director, 2014 – 2016
- K. Amanda Wilson, DDS, MDS, INC, 2008 – 2014
- Interdent Gentle Dental, 2012 – 2013
- PrimeCare Dental Management, 2012 – 2013
- Bright Now Dental!, 2006 – 2012
- Western Dental, 2004 – 2005
Education
- University of Connecticut Dept. of Orthodontics Certificate, -2004
- University of Connecticut Graduate School MDS, -2004
- University of California, San Francisco DDS, -2001
- Washington University, St. Louis BA German and Bio,- 1996
- Karl Eberhard Universität, Germany, 1994-1995
- The College Preparatory High School, Oakland, 1992
Awards and Honors
- The UCSF Francis A. Sooy Chancellor’s Cup Award, 2001
- The UCSF Gardener Leadership Award, 2001
- The UCSF ABO Award in Orthodontics, 2001
- The Girl Scout Gold Award, 1991
Research Experience
- Dept. of Endocrinology, Univ. of Connecticut, 2002-2004
- Dept. of Biology, Washington University (Laboratory Technician II), 1996-1997
- Dept. of Nephrology, Washington University (Research Assistant), 1995-1996
- Dept. of Developmental Biology, Max Planck Inst. Tuebingen, Germany (Research Assistant), 1994-1995
- Dept. of Cell Biology, Washington University (Research Assistant), 1994