Harvard University-trained orthodontist Dr. Jose C. Castillo, DDS, MA, MMSc owns Park View Orthodontics in the Bankers Hill section of the 92103 Hillcrest corridor at 2918 Fifth Ave, across from Extraordinary Desserts and one block from Balboa Park. Pre-orthodontic endodontic clearance for non-vital teeth is coordinated with specialists such as C&P Endodontics before bracket placement begins. Castillo holds a Master in Medical Sciences in Oral Biology from Harvard, a Master in Science and Dental Education from Columbia Teachers College, and a DDS from Columbia, layered on dual Duke degrees in Biological Anthropology and Spanish Literature earned on a full-ride scholarship. The office is bilingual English-Spanish and designated LGBTQ+ inclusive with transgender safe-space status, and Castillo serves as Volunteer Clinical Instructor at the UC San Diego Department of Family Medicine and Public Health. Combined surgical-orthodontic cases requiring prosthetic finishing are referred to New Smile Prosthodontics Dental office for the restorative phase. The practice handles lingual braces, Invisalign, TADs (temporary anchorage devices), and craniofacial cleft-palate cases that combine surgical jaw correction with multi-phase orthodontic treatment.