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why We’re different

We are dedicated to helping you achieve a healthy, beautiful, and confident smile through personalized orthodontic care that fits your lifestyle.

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Our amazing orthodontist and his team offer a full range of treatments to meet your needs and will work one-on-one with you to help you achieve your dream smile.

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Serving Up Fresh Smiles Daily

Serving up smiles is all that we do! From your initial consult to your final check-up, our goal is to create an experience that always leaves you smiling.

Meet Dr. Richards "DR"

With a commitment to excellence, Dr. Richards (“DR”) consistently delivers simply spectacular smiles and an equally spectacular patient experience!
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Everyone Deserves An Awesome Smile

Everyone loves a confidence boost, and we believe that an awesome smile will do just that — no matter your age! Whether you’re a kid just getting started, an adult who’s ready to focus on yourself, or any stage of life in between, we offer treatment solutions that will fit your lifestyle.

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Kids

In most cases, early treatment is so important for setting the stage for proper growth and smile development.

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Teens

During the teen years, confidence is key, and a great smile plays a vital role during this mid-stage of life.

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Adults

From minor touchups to complete smile redesigns, your adults years are a great time to focus on your smile.

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The Best Treatment

For the Best Smile

Finding the right treatment options for you is essential to ensuring that you love not only the end result but are able to enjoy the treatment journey as well. 

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Clear aligners have become super popular, especially among our teen and adult patients. They’re so discreet, many people may not even know you’re wearing them!

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Braces

Today’s braces are much more stylish and comfortable than the bulky brackets from years ago. As one of the most trusted options for treatment, we offer the most advanced brackets.

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Other Treatments

With a 100% comprehensive approach to your treatment, we focus on both the functional and aesthetic aspects of your smile. We want you to always look and feel your best!

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Your initial consultation with us is always free and is an excellent time for you to get to know us and have all of your questions answered. Ready for that fresh smile? Our team is here to help!

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Everyone Gets 5-Star Treatment

We’ve had so many awesome patients over the years! Check out some of the reviews from their 5-star experiences.

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T R.
Other than Lacy learning her lesson on: "No customer/client is too little, everyone's cash is the same green." Coming from Wall Street, and Financial Field pretty much my whole life, that was the #1 rule I was taught on the first day of my very first job... On top of the professional quality of their service and product, We are more than grateful for Dr. Richards and his staffs' exceptional care to this very day. We are moving, and Dr. Richards and his office of staffs have been extremely kindly, tirelessly and nurturingly exploring all possible options for us, and even went out of their way to care for us...(FYI, for those who don't know: If you move, you don't have to change your doctor, they can monitor and provide necessary cares remotely 😍) To be honest, I have not been an easy patient, yet not once have they expressed any frustration even when they could have... (I.e. If I don't do my part to at least wear the aligners as instructed, how could I expect any positive result of the treatment?) One thing we (my husband and I) could not appreciate more is that Dr. Richards cares about saving you $ more than you do. Something we have not seen in more than a generation... God Bless you, Thank you all again.
Brooke R.
Went here when I was 16, came back at 30 to fix a retainer and it’s still great! Kindest people and great care.
Response from the owner:We are so happy we were able to see you in the office again, we love getting to see old patients! We are happy to help, let us know if you have any issues in the future!
Nick C.
They did a great job fixing my teeth. Not hard to make an appointment when you need to come in. They have coloring pages in the office if you have a velcro girlfriend (or a kid) like me that comes everywhere with you and needs to be occupied. 10/10
Response from the owner:We are so grateful you took the time to write us a review! Come color a coloring page anytime! ;) Go show off your new smile!
Jenna S.
Obsessed with this place. Everything about it is SO good for my son. Won’t go anywhere else for ortho care!
Response from the owner:Thank you for taking the time to write this kind note! We love getting to see you and your son in the office and are honored we get to be your office!
Marybeth M.
Been seeing Dr. Richard’s for about three years and wouldn’t go anywhere else. Amazing, consistent, and super honest staff. Always appreciate.
Response from the owner:We appreiciate you taking the time to wrtie this in, we are so happy we were able to help you!
Janet L.
Dr. Richards and his colleagues are the best! Dr. Richards is friendly, puts you at ease and knows all there is about orthodontics. He patiently listens to your needs and provides well thought out solutions. I’ve always been happy with the service that I’ve received and at a fair price.
Response from the owner:We are so happy we were able to help you with your retainers! Dr. Richards knows his stuff! Please give us a call if you need anything in the future!
Cassidy O.
These people are the best! I broke my permanent retainer and showed up 5 minutes before they closed. They didn’t hesitate to help me and stayed about an hour after close to fix it. Very nice and very reliable :)
Response from the owner:We are so happy we were able to help you with your retainer! Give us a call any time and we will be happy to help!!
Amy B.
Dr. Richards is the best orthodontist! He is very attentive and is very personable! His knowledge is outstanding! I have recommended many friends and family to him.
Response from the owner:Thank you so much for these kinds words! We love helping patients get a perfect smile! Thank you for choosing us!
Anthony2valid
I came here in with braces because I moved states and my braces were in bad condition.But they repaired my teeth looks like I been going to them the whole time. I am so happy with my smile and have gained a lot of my confidence back. Michael Richard and his staff are the best. They were so welcoming and never judge I don’t what i would’ve done without them.
Response from the owner:Thank you for your kind words Anthony! We are so happy we were able to help you finish your treatment, We werent there at the start, but we are glad we got to be there for the end! Congrats on getting those braces off!
Spencer D.
Now that this is my fifth and final experience with braces, I can honestly say I wish I had brought all of them to your team from the start. The service has been outstanding, and I’m genuinely grateful to have found your practice. I would enthusiastically recommend you to anyone.
Response from the owner:Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us review, we would have loved the honor of treating all of your kids, but we are lucky we got to treat at least one of you!
Jack F.
I look so beautiful now. I think after their service I could actually get married. The best!
Response from the owner:We are so happy you love your smile! Dr. Richards will want an invitation to the wedding ;) Go show off that smile!
Natalie S.
I had a button pop off and was going to be across the country from my normal orthodontists for 6 weeks. Michael Richards orthodontics was so helpful in offering to glue the button back on for me! They saved me from 6 weeks of not being able to wear my elastics! Aside from how helpful they were with this, their office is very nicely decorated and everything clean and new. All the staff were wonderful as well! Haley was so kind and also very quickly was able to put the button back on for me Id highly recommend this place if you’re in need of an orthodontist
Response from the owner:We are so happy we were able to help you with that button! We are always happy to help other aligner patients with their emergencys, thank you for trusting us. If you have any emergencys in the future please do not hesitate to reach out!
Noel M.
Another lovely visit at MRO so I wanted to write a review. What stands out to me is the doctor and staff’s exceptional care and patience with each child in their care. My son has anxiety and sensory processing issues which means he needs to really understand what’s going to happen in his mouth and sometimes take extended breaks while work is being done. The staff is so kind throughout this - taking the extra time to explain, chatting with him while he calms before resuming work. Never once have I felt that they were exasperated or trying to rush during over a year of care. I started watching and listening in at other appointments too - the calm, thoughtful engaging way that Dr Richards has around talking through options - not in a shaming way but in a realistic, here is what’s needed, what can you do way? The practice was also lovely in working with insurance and financing options. I can’t say enough wonderful things about the care received.
Response from the owner:Thank you so much for taking the time to write about your experience at your last appointment, your kind words mean so much to us! We look forward to seeing you for his next appointment!
Grant T.
I cannot say enough good things about everything regarding my treatment at Dr. Richards' office! My case was complex, requiring jaw surgery (that I'd known I needed since I was a teenager) and some veneer work. Given the professional nature of my career, having Invisalign (or a similar product) was a requirement - Dr. Richards did an amazing job at developing a plan, recommending and coordinating with my dentist and jaw surgeon, and ensuring my results were perfect. On top of all of this, I relocated for work near the end of my treatment; once again, he and his team did a great job of coordinating with me to fit me into the tight windows during which I was able to travel back to Salt Lake City to finish treatment. Amazing experience in every regard - and I always felt like I wasn't pressured or trying to be upsold. I paid a price that I felt was totally fair, especially given the complexity of my case! The last thing I wanted to share was that, as I was recovering from jaw surgery in the hospital (which was a process entirely owned by the jaw surgeon), Dr. Richards personally stopped by the first night (after my friends / visitors left for the day) and gave me a gift card to Jamba Juice and a card signed his staff! He totally didn't have to do that! Wanted to share that story as I think it reflects how awesome of a practitioner and person Dr. Richards is!!! Thank you so much Dr Richards and staff!!!
Response from the owner:Grant, it was an honor treating you! Thank you for trusting us with your care, we love getting to serve patients as grateful and kind as you. We wish you all the best in your adventures to come!
Kim M.
The service at the Salt Lake location is supportive and consistent. I had three separate friends. Tell me that we should go to this office because they have had the best experience there. I agree!
Response from the owner:Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, we are honored you chose us for yout treatment! We look forward to seeing your new smile!
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Ready to meet us? If you’re in the Salt Lake City area, we would love to see you smile, and we have two convenient locations to choose from!

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  • 2455 East Parleys Way Ste. #100
    Salt Lake City, UT 84109

Riverton

  • 2889 West 12600 South
    Riverton, UT 84065

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