
James L. Vaden DDS, MS
Dr. Vaden has been a private practitioner in Cookeville, Tennessee since 1972. During his professional career, he has been privileged to serve as a Director of The American Board of Orthodontics, as the Commissioner for orthodontics for the Commission on Dental Accreditation, and as a member of various AAO standing committees and councils. In addition to his private practice, Jim has been active as a hobby educator and has been a clinical professor at the University of Tennessee since 1980. He served as the Professor and Chairman of orthodontics at the University of Tennessee Department of Orthodontics from 1999 until 2010. He also served as an adjunct clinical professor from 1991 to 1999 in the Department of Orthodontics at the University of Michigan. Dr. Vaden has also been active with the Tweed Study Course and has been the Assistant Course Director since 1988.
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- DateFebruary 6, 2015Credits2 CEPOINT/COUNTERPOINT: THE CASE FOR NON-EXTRACTION IN THE MIXED DENTITION
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- Credits1.5 CEThe lecture will discuss the fundamental goals of orthodontic treatment which have been accepted by the specialty as it has evolved over the past 100 years…
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James L. Vaden, DDS, MS - Credits1 CEThis presentation will examine our past, compare our past to today, and offer one mans opinion about what the future can hold. Our world and our specialty are changing rapidly. To take advantage of our time in history is to insure that orthodontics is a thriving specialty in 2104…
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James L. Vaden, DDS, MS - Credits1 CEThe long term benefit that a patient receives from orthodontic treatment is directly related to the initial decisions that the orthodontist makes about that particular person’s treatment plan. The resolution of any malocclusion is dependent upon the treatment plan…
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James L. Vaden, DDS, MS - Credits1 CECorrection of the Class II malocclusion should not be a mystery. The fundamentals that have guaranteed our specialty status for several generations of orthodontists give the 21st-century orthodontist a "map" that leads to success…
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James L. Vaden, DDS, MS - Education may be an appropriate career for you if you have special talents. The search is on for the brightest new orthodontists to step into the budgeted and funded faculty positions that are on the rise to serve the research, teaching, service and patient care needs within the specialty…
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James L. Vaden, DDS, MSGreg J. Huang, DMD, MSDOnur Kadioglu, DDS, MSP. Lionel Sadowsky, BDS, DMDKatherine W. Vig, BDS, MS, D.Orth., FDS.RCS.FreeStandard Price - DateMay 6, 2018Credits0.75 CEOur specialty, like our society, is experiencing rapid and drastic change. The specialty of orthodontics is being challenged by many issues over which it has little or no control…
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James L. Vaden, DDS, MS - DateFebruary 6, 2015This lecture will discuss a bit of the history of the extraction/nonextraction controversy, which will focus on extraction of deciduous and then permanent teeth in the mixed dentition…
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James L. Vaden, DDS, MS - DateMay 6, 2018Our specialty, like our society, is experiencing rapid and drastic change. The specialty of orthodontics is being challenged by many issues over which it has little or no control…
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James L. Vaden, DDS, MS - DateMay 8, 2018This presentation will review the history and literature of serial extraction and demonstrate its advantages as well as some disadvantages. Using case reports, it will show how serial extraction can be used and, at times, modified for selected patients who have Class II malocclusions…
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James L. Vaden, DDS, MS - DateMay 6, 2018An enlightening joint lecture presented by Drs. James Vaden, Lysle Johnston and William Proffit who discuss their hobbies and interests beyond the realm of orthodontics…
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- DateMay 4, 2019Control of the vertical dimension is critical if successful malocclusion correction is to be accomplished. This all important component must start with leveling and be consistently monitored until appliance removal…
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James L. Vaden, DDS, MS