Varble Orthodontics • Dr. Varble & Kristy Vahle

Dr. Varble and Kristy were kind enough to start their morning early, to tell us all about orthodontics, before heading to their Bethalto office.

Dr. Varble has been in the business for 28 years!
He originally wanted to go into conservation. He also had interest in being a veterinarian. He did one day of job shadowing with livestock and decided it was not for him. He gave students advice to always job shadow before they commit to a career for this very reason - you will see the reality of the job and have a better idea if it’s for you.
He talked about the daunting financial investment of schooling. He said his mom always said, “you have to pay to play”. He said it was intimidating at first the amount of debt, but that it has paid off.
He is now teaching at SIUE in their new ortho specialty program. His daughter and son are both in pursuit of becoming orthodontists.
If he had to choose all over again he would still choose the same path. He said he truly enjoys working with young people.

Their office has three locations: Jerseyville, Bethalto, and Litchfield. He has a great team that travels with him to each location. They see anywhere from 60-105 patients per day!

Kristy Vahle talked about her career path started out in pursuit of her education degree. She made a pivot and decided on dental assisting. She agreed with Dr. Varble in that working with young people is her favorite part of her job.
She just recently celebrated her fourth anniversary with Varble's office. Anyone that works with Kristy would tell you they enjoy her laid back nature and team player attitude.
She also showed us how their digital scanning machine works. No more tray impressions!

They have a scholarship available for past patients that is due April 1st. Be sure to check out their page for more information on that.

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