Dr. Jafari is the orthodontist and owner. She completed a residency in orthodontics; the program and her board status are listed under Credentials.
An orthodontist's office, kept small
Jafari Orthodontics is a small office on Washington Avenue. We straighten teeth, and we send everything else to your family dentist.
Dr. Shirin Jafari opened the office for adults who want straight teeth without a long guessing game, and for parents who want to understand what their teen is signing up for. She explains what she sees, what each option asks of you and what it costs, and then leaves the decision with you. The assistants answer questions at every visit, and you hear the plan before anything begins.
How the office works
Care is provided by an orthodontist
A written estimate before treatment
Parents are welcome at every teen visit
Spanish at the front desk
Credentials
Dr. Jafari's training and license
The practice lists each clinician's license here. The owner replaces the sample number with the real one.
License
Dentist license (DDS)
IN License no. 000000 · Indiana State Board of Dentistry
This license allows Dr. Jafari to practice dentistry in Indiana. The owner enters the real number.
Orthodontic program and board
Orthodontic residency
The program where Dr. Jafari completed her residency. The owner names it, with the year, before the site goes live.
American Board of Orthodontics
Whether Dr. Jafari is board certified by the American Board of Orthodontics. The owner confirms, and removes this line if she is not.
What we do
Orthodontics only
This line stays once the owner has named the residency program above.
Everything else goes to your family dentist
Cleanings, fillings and extractions are not done here.
The people
One orthodontist and three assistants
You see the same faces at each visit.
Jenifer Osborne
Orthodontic assistant
Jenifer prepares each visit and works beside Dr. Jafari at the chair.
Roderick Dixon
Orthodontic assistant
Roderick takes records and scans, and shows you how to care for your braces or trays.
Marbella Pizarro
Treatment coordinator
Marbella books visits, checks your benefits and writes your estimate. She speaks Spanish and English.
What we do not do here
Orthodontics is the whole of what this office does. For anything else we send a note to your dentist.
Cleanings and fillings
Your family dentist does these. We ask you to keep seeing them during treatment.
Tooth removal
If a tooth needs to come out, we refer you to a dentist or oral surgeon and coordinate with them.
Sedation
Orthodontic visits here use none.
Ask for a visit, and hear the plan first
Send a request and Marbella will call or text you back with a time. Please leave out health details; for anything urgent, call us.