Po-Jung Chen, D.D.S., MDS

A graduate of Kaohsiung Medical University in Taiwan, Dr. Chen earned his master of dental science at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University and completed clinical orthodontic training at Taipei Veterans General Hospital.

After six years of practice in Taiwan, he pursued a fellowship at the University of Connecticut, followed by a research fellowship and orthodontic residency. He became a diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics in 2021 and joined the University of Nebraska Medical Center faculty in 2022 after a year at the University of Connecticut, where he directed the orthodontics residency program. Dr. Chen also serves as the president of the American Association of Orthodontists Society of Educators.

Now at MUSC, Dr. Chen leads the Division of Applied Craniofacial Sciences and the orthodontics residency program.

An active researcher, Dr. Chen has received awards such as the 2022 American Association of Orthodontists Thomas M. Graber Award, the 2023 Milo Hellman Research Award, and the 2023 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research John Haddad Young Investigator Award. His research focuses on temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis, geroscience, and orthodontic tooth movement, with funding from the National Institutes of Health and the American Association of Orthodontists.