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About the Doctor
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.
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
- American Board of Orthodontics
- American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine
- American Association of Orthodontists
- American Dental Association
- Southern Association of Orthodontists
- Florida Dental Association
- Florida Association of Orthodontists
- Pinellas County Dental Association
- Delta Sigma Delta Dental Fraternity
AWARDS
- Congressional Medal of Honor Society Award
- Dean’s List, MUSC Dental School
- Army Achievement Medal
- Army Commendation Medal
- Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society
- Veterans of Foreign Wars Leadership Award
- MUSC College of Dental Medicine Student Leadership Award-voted upon by peers at MUSC Dental School
- American Association of Orthodontists Student Excellence Award
- American Academy of Oral Pathologists Student Excellence Award
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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 EXPERIENCE
Publications:
“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 November
2008-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
- Anonymous donations to individuals and organizations
- Clearwater Chamber of Commerce Teacher Appreciation Breakfast
- Clearwater Academy
- Clearwater Free Clinic
- Clearwater High School
- Clearwater Marine Science Center
- Chocolate Nutcracker
- Country Day School
- Directions for Mental Health
- Getting 2 Tri Foundation
- Gulf Coast Untied Soccer
- Indian Rocks Christian School
- Kimberly Home
- Make-a-Difference Foundation
- Morton Plant Mease Foundation
- St. Cecelia School
- St. Paul’s School
- Sallie House, Salvation Army
- Scott Rigsby Foundation
- Town of Belleair, Community/Recreation Center
- Upper Pinellas Association For Retarded Citizens
- YMCA of the Suncoast
