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William Layman, D.M.D. – Orthodontist in Clearwater, FL Dr. Bill’s adventurous spirit makes him refreshing. His exceptional academic training and clinical experience leaves patients grateful. Raised in a small Virginia farm town, Dr. Bill worked during high school: as a farmhand; loading dog feed; mowing church lawns and pumping gas. He used his wages to help pay for his braces.After graduating from The Citadel, cum laude, Lt. Layman served as a paratrooper with the Army’s 82nd Airborne. While in dental school at the Medical University of South Carolina, Dr. Bill was elected and served four years as class president. As an orthodontic resident at Vanderbilt University, Dr. Bill was part of the Cleft Palate and Cranio-Facial Anomalies Team, and received extensive training in the dental treatments of Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Dr. Bill served as Chief Resident. Dr. Bill dedicates time to his family, Orthodontic and Sleep Apnea practice, triathlons, yoga and local charities. He also lectures at the Orthodontic residencies at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Medical University of South Carolina. In 2007, Dr. Bill competed in the Ironman 70.3 Cancun and qualified for and competed in the Ironman 70.3 World Championship. |
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EDUCATION 2001-2004 Vanderbilt University Orthodontic Center, Nashville, TN Degree: Certificate in Orthodontics 1997-2001 Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC Degree: Doctor of Medical Dentistry 1991-1995 The Citadel, Charleston, SC Degree: B.S., Biology cum laude CIVIC ACTIVITIES 2007 Competitor, Ironman 70.3 World Championship Race, Clearwater, FL 2007 - 2008 Committee Member, American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine-Education curriculum committee member 2006-2007 Leadership Pinellas, class member 2005 - Present Skip Cline Young Leadership Society, Morton Plant Hospital Foundation Clearwater, FL 2004 - 2007 Board Member, Directions for Mental Health Clearwater, FL 2004 - Present Member, Rotary Club of Downtown Clearwater Clearwater, FL - Chairman of Rotary Student of the month club for Northward and King’s Highway Elementary schools recognizing students monthly at meetings for outstanding achievements 2004 Chief Resident, Vanderbilt Orthodontic Center 2001 Vice President, Delta Sigma Delta dental fraternity 1997 - 2001 Class President, Medical University of South Carolina College of Dental Medicine 1995 - Present Class Chairman, Citadel Class of 1995 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
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2009-present Vanderbilt University School of Medicine: Associate Clinical Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Nashville, TN 2004-present Straighten Up Orthodontics: Full Time Orthodontics and Sleep Apnea Clearwater, FL 2001-2004 General Dentist in a private practice: Part-time during Orthodontic Residency Smyrna, TN 2000 University of Florida, Summer Externship Saint Petersburg, FL TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2007-present Vanderbilt University, Guest Orthodontic Instructor Nashville, TN 2007-present Medical University of South Carolina Dental School, Guest Orthodontic Instructor Charleston, SC 2000-2001 Kaplan Instructor, GMAT and LSAT Kaplan Education Center, Charleston, SC 1998-2001 Supplemental Instructor, Immunology, Biochemistry & Anatomy Center for Academic Excellence Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 1995 Batallion Academic Officer, The Citadel, Charleston, SC |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEPublications: "Clinical Comparison of Light Emitting Diode and Halogen Curing Light." Layman, WD Published in the Journal of Clinical Orthodontics, July 2004 Presentations: 2009-Lecturer, Vanderbilt Orthodontic Residency, Nashville, TN TOPIC: Practice Management: Considerations in Associating or Owning 2009-Lecturer, Bay Care Emergency Room Physicians, Clearwater, FL TOPIC: Dental Emergency Management for the ER 2009-Speaker, Career Day, Jesuit High School, Tampa, FL TOPIC: How a Small Town Guy Became an Orthodontist 2009-Lecturer, Dawson Academy, Orlando, FL TOPIC: Advanced Problem Solving Course; Use of TADS to Control Vertical Correction of Orthodontic Patients 2008-Lecturer, Vanderbilt Orthodontic Residency, Nashville, TN TOPICS: Sleep Apnea; and Practice Management. 2008-Lecturer, Medical University of South Carolina Dental School, Charleston, SC TOPICS: Patient diagnosis; Risk Management; and Practice Management. 2008-Lecturer, Vanderbilt Orthodontic Residency, Nashville, TN TOPICS: Patient diagnosis; Risk Management; and Practice Management. 2007-Lecturer, Morton Plant Hospital Grand Rounds, Clearwater, FL TOPIC: The Orthodontist’s Role on the Sleep Apnea Team 2007-Presenter, Rotary Club of Downtown Clearwater, Clearwater, FL TOPIC: The Orthodontist’s Role on the Sleep Apnea Team 2007-Lecturer, Medical University of South Carolina Dental School, Charleston, SC TOPICS: Patient diagnosis and treatment planning; introductory business class; Dental Sleep Medicine introduction; and current research review. 2007-Lecturer, Vanderbilt Orthodontic Residency, Nashville, TN TOPICS: Patient diagnosis and treatment planning; introductory business class; Dental Sleep Medicine introduction; and current research review. 2007-Sleep Disorders, A Good Night’s Sleep is the Best Medicine, Congregation Beth Shalom, Morton Plant Hospital Sleep Physicians Clearwater, FL 2007-The Importance Of Good Oral Hygiene, First United Methodist Church, Kinship Group Clearwater, FL 2006- Introduction: The Dental Management of Sleep Apnea, Morton Plant Sleep Center Physician Group Clearwater, FL 2006-Alternate Treatments To CPAP Therapy, A.W.A.K.E. Group Dunedin, FL 2006-2007 Speaker, Great American Teach-In, Clearwater Academy Clearwater, FL 2004-2005 Speaker, Great American Teach-In, Northward Elementary School Clearwater, FL 1998-The Effects Of Good Oral Hygiene For Children, Dunsten Elementary School North Charleston, SC 1999-Health Gums And Teeth For Infants, Charleston Public Young Mothers’ Clinic Charleston, SC CONTINUING EDUCATION 
2008-Dawson Academy, Comprehensive Examinations and Records; and Treatment Planning Functional Esthetic Excellence, St. Petersburg, FL November2008-American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine Conference, Baltimore, MD, June 2007-Dawson Course, Functional Esthetics Treatment Planning 2 Instructor: Dr. John Cranham, Chesapeake, VA, October 2007-Current Concepts in Sleep Conference, Tampa, FL, October 2007-West Coast Dental Association Conference, Naples, FL, July 2007-American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine Conference, Minneapolis, MN, June 2005-West Coast Dental Association Conference, Naples, FL, July 2004-American Association of Orthodontists, Orlando, FL, April 2004-Invisalign Certification, San Francisco, CA, March 2003-American Dental Association, San Francisco, CA, October 2001-Southern Association of Orthodontists, Savannah, GA, October 2002-American Association of Orthodontists, Philadelphia, PA, April 2002-present Florida Association of Orthodontists, Tampa, FL March COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS Made with monetary and/or in kind donations
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