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Portrait of a Professional
Dr. Will Andrews
San Diego, CA
Dr. Christine Hong
Contributing Editor, PCSO Bulletin
Abstract
Dr. Will A. Andrews has practiced orthodontics in
the San Diego suburb of Point Loma for almost
25 years with his father, Dr. Lawrence F. Andrews,
a world-renowned orthodontist. He is also
co-director of the L. F. Andrews Foundation for
Orthodontic Education, which is active in
research, teaching, and publishing. In this
Portrait, he talks about how he came to be an
orthodontist, what he enjoys about the specialty,
and he provides some good advice for young
orthodontists.
Christine Hong (CH): Tell me something about
your childhood.
Dr. Will Andrews
San Diego, CA
Will Andrews (WA): I was born in San Diego on
June 18th, 1963, the youngest of four children.
San Diego is a wonderful place to grow up,
live, and raise a family, and I have always felt
blessed to be here. My older siblings went on
to become a lawyer, a physician, and a financial
manager while I am the only one who pursued
dentistry and orthodontics, following the career
path of my father, Lawrence F. Andrews.
My early life through high school was consumed
with lots of outdoor activities, especially sports. I
was a three-sport athlete in high school, playing
With siblings in 1967. Left to right:
Beth, Lynn, Larry, Will
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quarterback on a California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) runner-up champion football team,
guard on a CIF champion basketball team, and
all-city shortstop on the baseball team.
CH: How did you choose dentistry and orthodontics?
WA: I am often asked, in light of my very wellknown and highly esteemed father, how I ended
up as an orthodontist. I must admit it was not
planned. My father was never even remotely suggestive about my following in his footsteps. Both
of my parents were supportive of each of us following our own paths in life. My strategy when
entering college was to keep as many doors open
as possible by taking a wide range of courses,
and seeing what stuck. As I witnessed college
friends and siblings graduating from college and
embarking on their new careers, I had trouble
envisioning my own future. What would I be
good at? What would I enjoy? The biggest influence that my father had on me was completely
unspoken. I knew only fragments of what he had
accomplished in orthodontics and about his
stature in the specialty; however, it was plain to
see that he truly enjoyed what he was doing. He
seemed to be balancing clinical orthodontics
with teaching and research; significantly, he was
High school sports in 1980-81
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