Dr. Drew continues an extensive and ongoing education as a powerful tool that helps him provide you and your family the high-caliber orthodontic care you deserve. Each year he takes a variety of professional courses and attends many hours of continuing education. This constant learning keeps him at the leading edge of advances in orthodontic technologies and methodologies. Much of his recent training have centered on Invisalign®, adult and interceptive orthodontics, and addressing TMJ-TMD through orthodontic care.

Dr. Drew is an avid supporter of University of Arizona athletics and serves as a dental and orthodontic consultant while traveling with the sports teams. He and his fantastic wife, Cathy, have been together for 30 years and have 3 high-energy boys.

His roles in professional organizations, along with his research and teaching experience, empower him to learn from the combined experience of his peers. At association meetings, we discuss solutions for complex cases, share new research, exchange effective techniques, and generally grow our base of orthodontic knowledge. This enables us to serve you better.

• American Association of Orthodontists
• Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists
• Arizona State Orthodontic Association
• Arizona Dental Association
• Southern Arizona Dental Association
• American Association of Dental Research
• Arizona Orthodontic Study Group, past president

Dr. Decker grew up on a small farm in the quaint town of Parrish, Florida (Tampa area). He was valedictorian of Palmetto High School and was a multi-sport varsity athlete. He is the oldest of 11 children (that’s not a typo!) and is very close to his family. He married his high-school sweetheart, Jessica, and they welcomed their first in August 2023, their son Milo.

Dr. Decker was a graduate of the Honors College at the University of South Florida, earning a dual degree- a B.S. in Biomedical Science and a B.A. in Psychology, with a minor in Astronomy. He was also a violinist in the USF Orchestra. He went on to complete his DMD degree at the LECOM School of Dental Medicine. He then completed his orthodontic residency at Roseman University in Las Vegas. During his 3 years in residency, he took additional classes to earn an MBA, all while working Saturdays and Sundays at a very fast paced pediatric dentistry practice. This work greatly improved his skills in working with children.

In addition to creating beautiful teeth, he makes facial balance a priority through placing the teeth in positions that are harmonious with the face and optimally support the lips. He believes the “micro-esthetics” are often overlooked in orthodontics, so he obsesses over every detail of his patients smile. He believes to achieve the best smile possible, the gums and teeth need proper contours and symmetry, so he routinely performs beautiful and painless reshaping of uneven gums and teeth when treatment ends. He has extensive training and experience in many of the latest cutting-edge innovations in orthodontics, such as laser gingivectomies, non-surgical gummy smile correction with TAD’s, 3D printing, Maxillary Skeletal Expansion (MSE), and LightForce custom braces. He has brought these and many other innovative techniques to Braces520.