Dr. Kirt Simmons is a pediatric dentist with 20 years of experience helping children in Little Rock get the dental care they need. He specializes in working with children who have special needs, cleft palates, craniofacial differences, and growth disorders. Dr. Simmons has advanced training in orthodontics and has been the director of orthodontics at Arkansas Children's since 1998. He is a professor at UAMS College of Medicine and currently leads the Department of Pediatric and Special Needs Dentistry. Dr. Simmons is accepting new patients and is committed to providing compassionate, specialized care for all children.

Specialties

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Pediatric DentistryPrimary
Dental care for children and adolescents

Education & Training

Ph.D. in Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio
DDS, University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio
Residency in Orthodontics, University of North Carolina (UNC)
National Institutes of Health Fellowship in Craniofacial Anomalies, University of North Carolina (UNC)

Board Certifications

Fellow of the International College of Dentists

Credential: DDS

NPI registered: 08/20/2006

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Areas of Focus

Orthodontic care for cleft/craniofacial anomaliesOrthodontic care for growth disordersSpecial needs dentistry (Down syndrome, autism, other conditions)Facial growth and developmentFacial identificationOrthodontic and dental digital standards

Professional Memberships

Arkansas Association of Orthodontists (leadership positions)
Southwest Society of Orthodontists (leadership positions)
American Association of Orthodontists (leadership positions)
American Dental Association (leadership positions)
Facial Identification Subcommittee of the Organization of Scientific Advisory Committees, U.S. Department of Justice (since 2015)
American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (orthodontic reviewer for program accreditation)

Awards & Recognition

Named Arkansas Children's orthodontic director (1998, position held since)

Beyond the Office

Professor at UAMS College of Medicine

Chair of Department of Pediatric and Special Needs Dentistry at UAMS (appointed December 2021)

Interim chair of Department of Pediatric and Special Needs Dentistry (August 2020 onwards)

Faculty positions at Indiana University and University of North Carolina prior to UAMS

Serves on Facial Identification Subcommittee of U.S. Department of Justice (since 2015)

Orthodontic reviewer for American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association program accreditation

Published extensively and lectured internationally

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