Meet Dr. Chartier
Though all orthodontists are dentists, only about six percent
of dentists are orthodontists. Dr. Chartier earned this
distinction by completing a 36-month residency program in
Orthodontics and Dento-Facial Orthopedics at the Albert
Einstein Medical Center. There he was awarded his Orthodontic
Specialty Certificate. He then took it one step further
by becoming board certified. Dr. Chartier is a Diplomate
of the American Board of Orthodontics, an honor achieved
through a written exam followed by an independent expert
review of actual treated patients. In addition to Diplomate
status, Dr. Chartier is an adjunct clinical faculty member
at the University of Minnesota’s Orthodontic Clinic.
Dr. Chartier grew up in central Missouri and central
Oklahoma before attending the University of New Mexico,
where he received a Bachelor of Science in Biology with
an emphasis in microbiology and ecology. In addition,
Dr. Chartier achieved numerous honors as a member of the
UNM Men’s Swim Team. After graduating from UNM in
2000, Dr. Chartier attended dental school at the University
of Missouri – Kansas City, where he was awarded
his Doctoral of Dental Surgery. Upon completion, he proceeded
to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, for a 12-month residency at
the Lancaster Cleft Palate Clinic. At the conclusion of
his residency, he was awarded an Advanced Education in
General Dentistry certificate. He then continued on to
Philadelphia, PA, to begin a 36-month residency program
in Orthodontics and Dento-Facial Orthopedics at the Albert
Einstein Medical Center. After receiving his orthodontic
specialty certificate, Dr. Chartier started his own office
in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, as well as a satellite office
in Santa Fe, prior to moving to Minnesota and opening
Chartier Orthodontics downtown Chanhassen.
Dr. Chartier and his family live in the Minnetonka area.
Him and his lovely wife, Dominika, are very busy with
their three boys, Wyatt, Owen and Boone. In his spare
time, you can find him either enjoying one of the numerous
activities that his boys are involved with, out on his
bike or in the swimming pool.
