Dr. Dustin Burleson, DDS

Doctor Burleson is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics at the University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Dentistry. He holds additional teaching affiliations with The Children's Mercy Hospital and Saint Luke's Hospital Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Teams.  He is a contributing author to several on-line publications and the Director for the Leo H. Rheam Foundation for Cleft and Craniofacial Orthodontics. He also maintains a private practice in Kansas City, Missouri.Dr. Burleson completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Biology, with distinction. He went on to receive his D.D.S. with distinction from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry, graduating with the highest academic standing in his class. Dr. Burleson then completed his certificate of advanced graduate study in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics at the UMKC School of Dentistry.Dr. Burleson continues to study the latest advances in his specialty through memberships in the following professional organizations:American Board of OrthodonticsAmerican Association of OrthodontistsAmerican Cleft Palate-Craniofacial AssociationAmerican Dental Association