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Dr. Willes takes advantage of a winter swell at Tamarack |
One of Dr. Willes Hobbies is playing with his band - The Flying Mangos |
To meet Dr. Michael G. Willes (pronounced "Willis") means meeting someone who truly loves what he does–both the daily challenge of achieving excellence in orthodontics, and the opportunity to interact with exceptional people–his patients and staff–each day. In all aspects of his life, Dr. Willes is a perfectionist who strives to excel in everything he undertakes.
A Southern California native, Dr. Willes established his practice in Carlsbad in 1996, and can't imagine being anywhere else or doing anything else for a career. His journey here included growing up in Fullerton where he played high school football and baseball, and was named football league MVP his senior year. He went on to play baseball at Brigham Young University, where he was a two-time All-American and led the nation in home runs in 1987 and 1988. In addition to baseball, Dr. Willes took two years off during his undergraduate studies to serve an L.D.S.
mission to Paris, France.
After graduating with a pre-dental zoology major and French minor, Dr. Willes continued his education at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Dental School where he was on the Dean's List, had research published in the Journal of the American Dental Association, and graduated with honors. Dr. Willes received his orthodontic specialty training at UCLA.
While there, he put braces on himself to know what it felt like since he had never needed them as a kid: he wanted to be sure he knew what his patients would be experiencing.
Dr. Willes has earned the prestigious designation as lifetime Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics. He is also an active member of the American Association of Orthodontists, the Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists, the American and California Dental Associations, and is past president of the San Diego Academy of Orthodontists. As a dental student, he was elected to the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honor Society all four years.
In his spare time, he enjoys being with his wife and four children, surfing, wakeboarding, riding motorcycles in the desert, camping, running (including three marathons so far), playing rhythm guitar in a rock band, designing and building furniture, and reading.
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