About
Dr. Drew Ferris
Dr. Drew Ferris is a world-renowned orthodontist with a passion for not only helping his patients achieve beautiful smiles with optimal clinical outcomes but also a passion for teaching others in the industry how to most efficiently and effectively achieve such results for improved practice prosperity. He is a published author and has spoken on some of the biggest dental stages in the world.
Dr. Ferris has distinguished himself in the innovative use of both clear aligners and fixed appliances in treatment of complex cases of the growing patient and in interdisciplinary pre-restorative orthodontics. He is a published author and has lectured nationally and internationally on a variety of orthodontic topics, including digital design, diagnosis, treatment and practice management.
Drew attended the University of Missouri - Kansas City for his DDS degree and completed his Orthodontic Residency at Loma Linda University. He has two practices in Santa Barbara, California and is the only Top 1% Diamond Plus Invisalign Provider in the region. Since becoming the sole owner of his practices in 2016, and consolidating from a 2 doctor practice into a 1 doctor practice, his practices has grown by 32%.
In addition to the practices and frequent lecturing, Dr. Ferris has been chosen as clinical instructor and faculty member for Align Technology every year since 2014 – a position held only by 28 orthodontists in North America.
In 2019, he was awarded the honor of Align Master Faculty Member – a position held by only 7 orthodontists in the world. He is an adjunct faculty member at Loma Linda School of Dentristy, and he is also director of Santa Barbara Dental Study Group, where he serves as an advisor on orthodontic diagnosis and treatment technique. The group is active in treatment planning for interdisciplinary restorative patients.
“ Dr. Ferris brings new ideas and practices to
levels we never even thought of. The old ways of doing Orthodontics
is changing and Dr. Ferris is leading the charge.”