Mullins Orthodontics on First Street in Coronado is a board-certified orthodontic practice led by an American Board of Orthodontics diplomate who holds a Doctor of Dental Surgery and a Master of Science in Orthodontics from West Virginia University. Metal braces, ceramic braces, Invisalign, retainers, and palatal expanders cover the full pediatric-through-adult treatment spectrum, and pre-orthodontic restorative needs route to island general practices such as Advanced Dentistry for cavity preparation before bracket bonding. Navy veteran who completed a general-practice residency at Naval Medical Center San Diego and served as Dental Officer aboard USS Duluth (LPD-6), the practitioner earned the Navy Commendation Medal and qualified as a Surface Warfare Medical Department Officer before transitioning to private orthodontic practice on Coronado Island in 2007. Complex orthognathic cases requiring surgical jaw repositioning coordinate with Sharp Coronado Hospital and regional oral-surgery teams when skeletal discrepancies exceed the correction range of braces alone. All bracket and archwire hardware is sourced exclusively from American Orthodontics, a domestic manufacturer producing nickel-titanium and stainless-steel components to FDA Class II medical-device standards.