Dr. Higley, whose practice is located in the Crossroads Building at 7210 Red Road, has treated several generations of Miami-Dade residents. He was inspired to become an orthodontist by his father, Dr. L B Higley, a former president of the American Board of Orthodontics. He literally grew up in the University of Iowa Dental School, as his father was a faculty member of the University of Iowa College of Dentistry for 27 years. 17 of them as head of the Department of Orthodontics.

The senior Dr. Higley also set up and headed the Orthodontic Department of the University of North Carolina College of Dentistry in Chapel Hill. He was an internationally known author, lecturer and inventor of techniques and armamentarium in the field of orthodontics. His invention, the Cephalometric Head Positioner and Cassette Holder, is used by orthodontists all over the world to assist in obtaining the x-rays required when diagnosing patients and to assess the results of treatment.

Dr. Bruce Higley is a former Big Ten tennis champion and he still plays the game today. He attended undergraduate school at Grinnell College, dental and graduate schools at the University of Iowa where he received his DDS, an MS in Orthodontics and a Certificate of Orthodontics.

He taught courses in the use of electronic diagnostic instruments and was an instructor of advanced occlusal diagnosis and treatment planning. He has much success treating patients with headaches, dizziness, ear aches, stiff neck and shoulders and face pains, and regularly receives referrals from dentists, chiropractors, physicians, physical therapists, attorneys and other orthodontists.

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Dr. Higley also was an orthodontic instructor on the staff of the University of Iowa College of Dentistry and served as a dentist with the US Army 10th and 77th Special Forces (Green Berets), where he received a commendation for superior service.

He is a Follow of the World Federation of Orthodontists and the International College of CramioMandibular Orthopedics and a Diplomat of the American Academy of Pain Management.

In recognition of his outstanding contributions to the field of dentistry, Dr. Higley has been elected to Omicron Kappa Upsilon, the national honorary dental fraternity. He is also listed in Marquis Who’s Who in America. Who’s Who in The World and Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare. He is a past president of the Rotary Club of South Miami, past vice chairman of the District Scout Council and a former board member of the South Miami Chamber of Commerce and the South Miami Jr. Chamber of Commerce.