Board Profile: 4 Questions With Dr. Trevor Nichols

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As a 13-year-old patient, Dr. Trevor Nichols (“The Finishing Touches”) asked Dr. Stuart Frost how he too could become an orthodontist; today, Nichols practices alongside his mentor at a 12-chair orthodontic office in the Phoenix metro area. This past May, you might have caught him at the AAO Annual Session—either as a presenter for Spark clear aligners or as one of the Bite Straight Boyzz dancers performing with the band Relapse.
You graduated as valedictorian of your class at Arizona State University, majoring in health and wellness, which continues to play a big part in your life today. With such a busy schedule, how do you make time for this commitment?

Fitness has always played an important role in my life; I make it a priority because it helps me feel my best, both mentally and physically. To avoid conflicts with my schedule and my family, I wake up early and go to the gym at 4:45 a.m. I enjoy starting the day working hard and pushing myself, because it sets the mood for that day. I enjoy that fitness is constant and limitless—there’s always more to improve. Fitness is something I have control over when so much in life is out of our control, and I enjoy the process and the reward that comes with change.


As a speaker for Spark, you’ve gone on some great trips to places like Thailand and Africa. Any favorite memories?

The best part of these trips, hands down, is getting to know the other doctors, as well as the culture and native residents. The world is such an amazing place, and I feel blessed to have seen a small part of it. I’ve learned so much from the other doctors that has elevated me both as a person and a clinician. Outside of ortho, one of my favorite trip memories was Thailand. My wife and I had the opportunity to visit an elephant sanctuary to interact with, feed and bathe the elephants. This was a majestic moment that I’ll always remember. It gave me a new respect for nature and the beauty that surrounds us.


You’ve had patients travel more than 1,000 miles to be treated at your practice. What do you think makes their experience so special and different?

As a practice, we’ve had the privilege of showing our work across the country. We have worked very hard on our results and on our social media efforts to create a recognizable brand. In combination with this, we treat a lot of gummy-smile cases and have published these cases for both the public and the ortho world.

Most of our traveling patients are coming to address unique cases nonsurgically, such as gummy-smile correction. Therefore, the combination of the opportunity to spread our brand via social media, etc., and the efforts to create the best smiles possible have led some patients to seek out treatment and travel. (Although we do have patients who travel with unique cases, I’d like to clarify that our preference is to have them be treated locally!)


How did you get roped into the Bite Straight Boyzz?

I really enjoyed my time with the Bite Straight Boyzz! The members of Relapse have become close friends— they’re amazing men, orthodontists, leaders and talented musicians! They reached out to me and offered me the opportunity to participate, and although I don’t have all the dance moves, it was so much fun to practice and perform with the group. I consider it a privilege to have shared the stage with them, and look forward to a reunion event.


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