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Meet Dr. Michael Chaffee

Orthodontist Chaffee

Dr. Mike Chaffee grew up in Houston, Texas. He received his undergraduate education at Texas A&M University, and attended dental school at the University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston. He completed his residency and practiced general dentistry for four years in the U.S. Air Force. He then returned to the University of Texas to specialize in orthodontics.

Dr. Chaffee has practiced in Coeur d’Alene since 1993. He finalized his ABO Board Certification in 2003, becoming the first board certified orthodontist in the Coeur d’Alene area. He now serves as an Examiner for the American Board of Orthodontics.

Having a commitment to continuing education in order to provide his patients with the highest quality care possible, Dr. Chaffee is a member and Past-President of the Texas Orthodontic Study Club. To see what makes this study club so special, click here vimeo.com/96043947 . He is also a member and Past-President of the prestigious Northwest Component of the Edward H. Angle Society. These organizations are unique in that they require members to demonstrate their abilities in orthodontic treatment planning and finishing in front of their peers, and as a result they all push their members to be the best that they can be. In 2000 he received the C.T. Roland Award from the Texas Orthodontic Study Club, an award given to the new member with the most impressive and well-treated cases.

Dr. Chaffee strongly believes in evidence-based orthodontics and individualized treatment planning for each patient. He is one the leading experts in the United States in the area of orthodontic skeletal anchorage. He has published several recent articles, as well as a textbook chapter, and is an adjunct professor at Kyung-Hee University in Seoul, South Korea. He lectures both nationally and internationally, including presentations at the annual conventions of the American Association of Orthodontists and the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.

He loves spending time in the outdoors, enjoys gardening, backpacking, photography, pack goats, and fishing. He and his wife Susan have two grown children and one granddaughter.

Dr. Chaffee has been published in a number of professional books and journals, as seen below.

Professional Organizations

  • The American Board of Orthodontics
  • The Texas Orthodontic Study Club (Past-President)
  • The Edward H. Angle Society, NW Component (Past-President)
  • The Rocky Mountain Society of Orthodontists (Past-President)
  • The Idaho Panhandle Dental Society (Past-President)
  • The American Association of Orthodontists
  • The American Dental Association

Honors

  • Yellen-Shoverling Award, February 5, 2021 – Outstanding Alumni Award   presented by the University of Texas Dental School Alumni Association which honors continuing commitment toward, and contributions to, enhance excellence in excellence in orthodontics, through example and teaching, and for contributions to his/her respective community
  • Fred F. Schudy Special Recognition Awards-2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2021 presented by the Texas Orthodontic Study Club for Clinical Excellence
  • AP Westfall Award – 2013 presented by the Charles H. Tweed Orthodontic Group
  • Academy of General Dentistry Outstanding Senior Student Award-1987
  • American Academy of Periodontology Award-1987
  • Omicron Kappa Upsilon
  • Friends of IYR Award 2018– Special recognition for support of Idaho Youth Ranch.  Idaho Youth Ranch helps children and families facing trauma, suicide,   adversity, loss, and at-risk behaviors through proven, trauma-focused therapies.

Publications

  • Chaffee, Michael. P; The 2000 C.T. Rowland Award Orthodontic Case Report, Texas Dental Journal 118, 2001.
  • Chaffee, Michael P.; Vertikale Kontrolle zur Korrectur einer Klasse-II-Malokklusion, Wissenschaft & Praxis, December 2006 and January 2007.
  • Chaffee, Michael P.; Case Report, The PCSO Bulletin, Winter 2006.
  • Chaffee, Michael P.; Vertical control utilizing temporary anchorage devices in the correction of class II malocclusion. , Ortho Tribune, February 2007.
  • Chaffee MP, Kim SH, and Schudy GF; Skeletal Anchorage for Vertical Control in Extraction Treatment of Dolichofacial Patients, J Clin Orthod, Vol XLIII (12), 2009.
  • Chung KR, Kim SH, Chaffee MP, and Nelson GN; Molar distalization with a partially integrated mini-implant to correct unilateral class II malocclusion. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2010; 138:810-9.
  • Buschang PH, Jacob HB, and Chaffee MP; Vertical control in Class II hyperdivergent growing patients using miniscrew implants; a pilot study. J World Fed Orthod, Vol 1, March 2012, e13-18.
  • McDonald T, and Chaffee MP; Seasoned Practitioner’s Corner: Dr. Terry McDonald Interviews Dr. Michael Chaffee on TADs. PCSO Bulletin, Summer 2014
  • Text Book Chapter – Cullum DR and DePorter D, Minimally Invasive Dental Implant Surgery; Chapter 20, Chaffee MP and Cullum DR. Skeletal Anchorage and Orthodontics in Implant Site Development, Wiley Blackwell Publ 2016.
  • April and May 2016 – Guest Lecturer for Practical Reviews in Orthodontics, Clinical Applications of TADs in Orthodontics, Vol 30 No. 12

Faculty Positions:

  • Previous Adjunct Professor, Kyung-Hee University School of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea, (Appointment through August 2021)
  • Professor, Kyung-Hee University School of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea, (Appointment through August of 2025)

Professional Associations