At Arizona Orthodontic Centers, we treat patients of all ages. If you want a straighter smile, its never too late or too early to get started. When you visit our office, Dr. Park and his team will create a 3-part plan for your orthodontic care:
Dr. Jae Hyun Park is a highly regarded, board-certified orthodontist with a strong commitment to clinical education, patient care and research. He moved to the Valley in 2006, where he has been treating patients ever since. He is also a Professor and Chair of the Postgraduate Orthodontic Program at the Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ASDOH). He received several awards for scientific and clinical excellence, including the Charley Schultz Award (first place winner in the scientific category at the Orthodontic Resident Scholars Program) and the Joseph E. Johnson Award (first place winner at the Table Clinic Competition) from the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO). Dr. Park is a diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics (ABO), where he serves as an examiner and director of their Board, representing the Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists (PCSO). He will be the ABO president in 2024.
The AAO also appointed Dr. Park to be the recipient of the AAO Academy of Academic Leadership Sponsorship Program (AALSP) Award for 2010. He was selected as one of only four recipients from among those nominated by the accredited orthodontic programs in the United States and Canada. In addition, Dr. Park was selected to serve as the lead judge for the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, which was held in Phoenix. He judged on behalf of the American Dental Association Foundation (ADAF) and presented Special Awards representing the ADAF Organization.
He also serves as an editorial board member of several international, peer-reviewed orthodontic and dental journals, including The Angle Orthodontist and Seminars in Orthodontics. He is also associate editor of American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics (AJO-DO), Orthodontics & Craniofacial Research, Journal of World Federation of Orthodontists, Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentisty and Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry. He was recently appointed deputy editor of the AJO-DO and the new clinical journal, AJO-DO Clinical Companion.
Since 2008, while working as a full-time faculty member, he has published more than 330 scientific and clinical articles in peer-reviewed orthodontic and dental journals, including six cover pages in the AJO-DO, three books and 22 book chapters. Recently, one of his Case of the Month articles in the AJO-DO was selected to receive the 2021 College of Diplomates of the American Board of Orthodontics (CDABO) Case Report of the Year Award during the AAO Annual Session.
Dr. Park lectures nationally and internationally and represented the AAO at the 2018 ADA Annual Session, where he presented a three-hour lecture. Dr. Park is editor-in-chief emeritus of the Journal of the PCSO (PCSO Bulletin) and past president of the Arizona State Orthodontic Association. Recently, he received the 2021 Award of Merit from the PCSO. He also serves on the INBDE Ortho-Pediatric Dentistry/ADAT Test Construction Committee and is a CODA site visitor.
He was appointed to be the 2021 and 2023 Scientific Program Chair at the CDABO annual meeting. Recently, Dr. Park was elected to replace the past president of the National E.H. Angle Society of Orthodontists, Dr. Ronald Champion. Lastly, he was appointed to be a founding member of the AAO Committee on Conferences & Meetings. In this capacity, he will be serving on the AAO Annual Session Doctors Scientific Program Committee.