My son recently got his braces put on by Dr. Rosenberg. He is wonderful and I suggest you to get an evaluation from him if you are looking into braces. I had braces as a teen and my son was in need of them as well. The staff is über friendly and cheery. The facility is nice and clean. The cost for the braces are a lot lower than what I was expecting for the NOVA area. Dr. Rosenberg uses different types of braces. My son has the In-Ovation R I think that is what they are called. They are metal and do not require rubber bands around each bracket. They will place bands around the bracket if your child would like for it to be colorful. My son has fewer appointments with his braces than the standard braces which means I save time and money from taking off from work. I am sure my son hates that he won’t miss as much school as he thought he would! My son didn’t even realize that they had placed his top and bottom full braces in under an hour. He thought they were fooling around with his teeth for measurements or something along those lines. When they made the chair sit up and told him to look at his mouth, he was shocked to see a mouthful of metal. LOL Great orthodontist, friendly staff, innovative braces, and reasonable cost! I visited 2 other orthodontists and they were in no way, shape, or fashion like Dr. Rosenberg or his staff. He has 2 practices so check him out. Funny and very intelligent. I like it when medical professionals come off that way and not seem to have a god like complex. Even if it is not very close to you, it doesn’t matter if you only go there every so many months. Do you know when you walk into a medical facility, spa, or salon and you get that feeling that this is the place you want to use? That is what I felt.