About Us
Your smile is invaluable and we treat it that way. At Villa Park Smiles, we are committed to providing specialized orthodontic treatment options tailored to meet your individual needs. Villa Park Smiles was established in 1994 and has continued to evolve with the changing technology and innovations in orthodontics.
Meet Our Doctor
Dr. Douglas Baum is an Orange County orthodontist who has been creating beautiful smiles for over 10 years. Dr. Baum received his undergraduate degree from Wabash University. He then attended Indiana University School of Dentistry. Upon completion of dental school, Dr. Baum was commissioned in the US Navy Dental Corps, where he served as a department head of operative dentistry at Fleet Marine Force-Camp Pendleton. While there, he was awarded a Navy Achievement medal for outstanding military service. After practicing dentistry for five years, Dr. Baum decided he wanted to specialize in orthodontics. He returned to his dental training roots and attended Indiana School of Dentistry to obtain his orthodontic specialty training and a Master of Science degree in dentistry.
On a personal note, Dr. Baum is married to his beautiful wife, Melissa, a dental hygienist in the local community. His daughter Payton lights up his life. When he’s not creating beautiful smiles, Dr. Baum is playing in multiple softball leagues, sailing the seas, cheering for the Ducks, and enjoying pizza (all types) and coffee. We know you’re going to love Dr. Baum.
Meet Our Staff
Dr. Deborah Lee is an Orange County native and attended UCLA, where she graduated Cum Laude while majoring in Business Economics. After working as a financial analyst at a Big Four firm, she decided that her passion was actually in working with people and making them smile.
Dr. Lee decided to change careers and wound up back at UCLA, where she attended dental school and graduated on the Dean's list with honors from the Department of Orthodontics. During her time there, she was also awarded a scholarship to conduct research at UCLA's Clinical and Translational Science Institute.
She was accepted into one of the top orthodontics residencies, UCSF, where she trained for 3 years in Orthodontics while also obtaining a master’s in Oral and Craniofacial Sciences.
Dr. Lee has numerous research publications in several renowned scientific journals such as the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. She is also a board-certified orthodontist, an honor achieved by less than half of practicing orthodontists. This requires extensive additional training to successfully pass both a written and clinical exam, demonstrating her skills and competence as a practitioner.
When Dr. Lee isn’t caring for patients, she loves spending time with her husband, Daniel, and their daughters, Lanora and Leia. During her free time, she enjoys rocking out on the guitar, rock climbing, and appreciating architecture.