Dr. Steven J. Hietanen
Meet Dr. Hietanen
Steven J. Hietanen, DDS, is a practicing orthodontist and Vice President of Orthodontists Associates of Western New York, PC with offices located in Hamburg, Olean and Orchard Park , New York. He is also the President of Volumentric Craniofacial Imaging Center, Hamburg, New York.
After receiving the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery from the University at Buffalo School of Dentistry in 1988, Dr. Hietanen attended Columbia University, where he graduated with a Certificate in Orthodontics, in 1993. He is licensed to practice Orthodontics in New York and Pennsylvania.
He is a member of the American Association of Orthodontists, the American Dental Society, the New York State Dental Association, the Eighth District Dental Society, the Erie County Dental Association, the International Association of Orofacial Myology, the Fonzi Dental Study Club, the Western New York Dental Implant Study Club, is Northeastern Society of Orthodontics Board Eligible, and is American Board of Orthodontics Board Eligible. Dr. Hietanen is a past President of the Eighth District Orthodontic Academy of New York and a former Executive Board Member of the Erie County Dental Society, New York.
Dr. Hietanen, along with his partner, Dr. Colarusso, has presented a number of seminars on orthodontic treatment, including: Early Orthodontic Treatment – What? When? Why? – 2008; Early Treatment Orthodontics – Why? – 2007; NewTom Scan Technology in Orthodontic and Dental Treatments - 2004, 2005; Functional Considerations to Orthodontics – 2004; Representatives of Zerobase - Toronto, 2001; Chicago, 2000; San Diego, 1999; and A Zerobase Orthodontic Office – 2000.
Orthodontists Associates of WNY was the first private practice to install and utilize CBCT technology. Dr. Hietanen is well-versed in its use in diagnosis for orthodontic treatment. He was one of the original importers of the NewTom 3g scanner, a cone beam computed tomography technology, utilized in all areas of dentistry, providing reduced radiation exposure and improved diagnostic data for diagnosis.
He also utilizes rhinomanometry and s-EMG as standard protocols in diagnosis. Dr. Hietanen incorporates and implements its diagnostic results into patient treatment.
A member of Ss. Peter and Paul RC Church in Hamburg, New York, Dr. Hietanen has been heavily involved in the Ss. Peter and Paul Home School Association and Bishop Timon-St. Jude Alumni Association as past President, Vice Chairman and Member of the Board of Trustees. He was the co-founder of the Ss. Peter and Paul Hockey Teams, and a member of the Board of Governors of the Cazenovia Park Hockey Association.