Meet Dr. Maher

Creating Lifetimes of Healthy Smiles

As a board certified orthodontist and a diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics, Dr. Becky Maher loves that she is able to provide people with healthy, beautiful smiles they will enjoy for a lifetime. She really enjoys setting people up for success in their future endeavors by giving each the confidence that comes with a smile they love to share!

She is grateful to every person who has entrusted their future smile to the Valley Orthodontics team.  She would be honored to help you achieve a life-changing, beautifully healthy and lasting smile, too!

Education and Experience

She was drawn to oral healthcare, and the orthodontics specialty, because it allowed her to practice both science and art, while working with people.  She also grew up with an orthodontist father, Dr. Jerry Blachowiak, and saw what the specialty meant to him and his patients!

She attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, for a Bachelor of Science in pharmacology and toxicology. After college, She attended the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry for her DDS. 

During dental school, she was honored to receive awards for clinical abilities and academics: the American Cancer Society Award, the Oral Biology Award, and the Minnesota Medical Foundation’s Wallace D. Armstrong Award.

Following dental school, she completed her Master of Science and certificate of specialty in orthodontics at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry.

She has practiced orthodontics for more than 20 years!

Continuing Education and Professional Affiliations

Treating the person, not their malocclusion, is core to Dr. Becky Maher. She thinks about what will give the ideal results — improved bite, stable function, and an aesthetically pleasing smile — while ensuring treatment is efficient and comfortable. This is easy, since she considers her patients to be family and therefore strives always do to what is in their best interest.

Orthodontics, like all healthcare fields, is constantly advancing. Continuing education allows her to provide patients the best treatment options with predictable results, that are firmly grounded in science.

In addition to participating in study groups, Dr. Becky Maher regularly attends conferences, lectures, and seminars, and volunteers with the Minnesota Association of Orthodontists. She is also certified by the American Board of Orthodontics and is a  member of the:

• American Association of Orthodontists
• Minnesota Association of Orthodontists
• Minnesota Dental Association
• Wisconsin Dental Association
• American Board of Orthodontics

Outside the Practice

Dr. Becky Maher is originally from Chippewa Falls, and has called Hudson home since 2005. Their family includes three daughters: Avery, Addison, and Embry and 2 dogs adopted as puppies from Coco's Heart- A great dane named Midge and a small mutt named Willow. 

She especially loves being outside, spending time with family and friends, getting out into nature and exploring this great world of ours!

Time on the lake is a highlight, and she loves to ski, both snow and water. She also loves to travel to the national parks to hike, explore, adventure, and learn. Closer to home, she loves to take walks, go fishing, go to gym classes, and read books. 

In the Community

Dr. Maher believes helping one another is one of the most important things each of us can do and strives to give back.  It all starts with local support and giving back to the communities we know and love!  Please let her know if there is a cause you would like her to consider.