Dr. Vickie Sue Greenberg, DDS, MSD

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Get to know Orthodontist Dr. Vickie Sue Greenberg, who serves patients in Altadena, California.

A board-certified orthodontist with over three decades of experience, Dr. Greenberg is the Founder of Vickie Greenberg Orthodontics in Altadena, California.

Enjoying taking on more difficult cases that usually require surgery, she has become known for correcting the patient’s bite in a non-invasive and non-surgical way. When other specialists suggest surgery, Dr. Greenberg is skilled at finding a creative way to use a non-extraction, non-surgical method of treatment to improve the patient’s smile without too much pain. She enjoys creating beautiful smiles and confidence in her patients and improving their quality of life.

Specializing in Invisalign®, Invisalign Teen®, maxillofacial orthopedics, and non-surgical and non-extraction orthodontic treatment, her goal is to improve the patient’s airway space for better overall breathing during the night which results in a more alert and less irritable day, therefore having a better quality of life.

Throughout her academic career, Dr. Greenberg completed her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree at Northwestern in Chicago, Illinois; her Master of Science in Dentistry degree at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and her surgical orthodontic program at Harlem Hospital/Columbia University during 1990 and 1991. She was awarded for outstanding performance by the Dental Materials Department in 1988.

Having been published in the CDA Dental Journal, Dr. Greenberg is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics, an Elite Provider of Invisalign®, and a certified provider of the DNA Appliance System for Sleep Apnea & Snoring. 

Additionally, she is a member of several orthodontic groups, organizations, and study clubs, including the American Association of Orthodontists, the Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists, the California Dental Association, the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, Occlusion Connection, and a Fotona LightWalker User Group. 

Orthodontics is a specialty of dentistry that deals with the diagnosis, prevention, and correction of malpositioned teeth and jaws. Orthodontists are responsible for identifying problems with the positioning of a patient’s teeth and with their oral development. They utilize the most advanced procedures and equipment available to ensure that every patient achieves a healthy and beautiful smile. 

Minnesota born but Los Angeles raised, Dr. Greenberg now lives in the San Gabriel Valley and has been serving the Pasadena, California area since 1991. She comes from a long maternal line of medicine women, including 3 out of 4 of her grandparents who had graduated from the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy in the 1920s. Two of her grandparents actually graduated together in 1925.

She has a daughter, Alisa, who is pursuing a career in teaching, and a son, Aaron, who is studying pre-med. In her spare time, Dr. Greenberg enjoys photography, traveling, reading, and looking for new ideas to improve her patients’ quality of care.

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