Dr. Kaveh Baharvand DMD AS 14, was named a finalist for the 2017 Eugene L. Gottlieb Journal of Clinical Orthodontics (JCO) Student of the Year Award. This award is presented annually by Sheboygan, Wisconsin-based American Orthodontics, and announced by the JCO. Dr. Baharvand graduated from the Advanced Standing Doctor of Dental Medicine program at the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) in 2014, and is currently an Orthodontic resident at Jacksonville University in Florida.
Upon graduation from GSDM, Dr. Baharvand practiced general dentistry in Fall River and Dorchester, Massachusetts. During his time at GSDM, he assisted former Clinical Instructor in the Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Dr. Negaar Sagafi at her practice in Quincy, Massachusetts, learning the intricacies of Orthodontics, and this experience solidified his desire to continue his career in Orthodontics. “It was a tremendous opportunity for me to experience real-life orthodontics in a busy private practice and to decide whether orthodontics would be the career I would like to pursue,” he said.
During his application process, Dr. Baharvand made special note of his research experience while at GSDM. During his residency, he researched the impact of orthodontic treatment on the quality of life of teens and their families. He also investigated the correlation between the handicapping index used by Massachusetts Medicaid with the teens’ and their parents’ perception of the severity of their malocclusions. Dr. Baharvand’s research interests have continued at Jacksonville University, where he is currently researching how to produce a better prediction formula for the lip changes caused by orthodontic treatment.
While at Jacksonville University, Dr. Baharvand is busy balancing his clinical hours, studying, and raising his four-month-old son Kian with his wife Julia. Prior to coming to GSDM, Dr. Baharvand earned his DDS from the University of Debrecen School of Dental Medicine in Hungary in 2011.
The Eugene L. Gottlieb award is presented to an Orthodontic resident who displays the highest clinical aptitude and the most well-rounded approach to Orthodontics.