Dr. Li is a Board-Certified Orthodontist in Ann Arbor, MI. She has extensive training and experience in science and orthodontic specialty. She uses the latest technology in her office and continues to integrate emerging advances in orthodontics to provide the best orthodontic experience possible!

You know you 'll get the best care because she 's one of the most qualified orthodontists around. Check out our 'Before & After Galleries' and what our patients say about their personalized orthodontic care in our office!

Dr. Li was born and raised in Beijing, China. She was the first child in her family to attend college, at the prestigious Peking University. Her love of learning propelled her to Vanderbilt University, where she completed a Ph.D. degree in Cell and Developmental Biology. Following her passion for science, Dr. Li conducted cutting edge genetics research at Harvard University as a Postdoctoral Fellow.

To bring the scientific training from bench to chairside, Dr. Li pursued her second Doctorate degree in Dental Medicine (D.M.D.) at the University of Connecticut. She graduated first in her class and was inducted to the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honor Society for her academic achievement and outstanding patient care.

To focus primarily on the art and science of orthodontics, she then completed her orthodontic specialty residency at the University of North Carolina, one of worlds best programs. Her passion for science, dental medicine and orthodontics not only helped her publish in high impact journals including Cell, Nature and PNAS, but it has also recruited numerous awards.

Notably, her pioneering work on the autophagy pathway during orthodontic tooth movement, was awarded the prestigious Thomas M. Graber Award of Special Merit by the American Association of Orthodontist (AAO).

In addition to being a rock star scientist, Dr. Li is committed to providing the highest excellence in personalized patient care and smile esthetics. This is why she undertook the rigorous examination process necessary to become board certified through the American Board of Orthodontics (ABO).

Dr. Li loves the challenges and rewards of working with each patient, treating everyone as family of her own! She and her team use the latest technology and continue to integrate emerging advances in orthodontics to provide the best orthodontic experience possible.

Aside from straightening teeth and creating smiles, Dr. Li is married to her college sweetheart, Wei, and they have two boys, Howei and Hopen. Her family also recently adopted a fur baby, a LOVELY Shiba Inu named Hiro. Since this is her first time having a dog, Dr. Li loves to chat with her patients and exchange tips on how to raise puppies! In her spare time, Dr. Li enjoys veggie gardening, cooking, traveling, hiking, and spending time with her family and friends.

We believe everyone, whether you or your child, should enjoy the orthodontic journey leading to their beautiful smiles. At Embrace Orthodontics, you will easily find what truly sets us apart from other orthodontics options for Ann Arbor families. Whether you are considering changing your smile for aesthetic purposes, or to correct your bite and jaw alignment, we are committed to providing specialized orthodontic treatment to give you a smile that looks and feels great!

Dr. Li is an orthodontist. Orthodontists are dentists first. Out of 100 dental school graduates, only about six go through a competitive process to become orthodontists. They spend an additional three years of training learning the skills needed to manage tooth movement and to guide facial development. Orthodontists focus their services to patients on providing orthodontic treatment to children, teenagers and adults. Orthodontists create healthy, beautiful smiles for patients of all ages.

At Embrace Orthodontics, we take pride in making the process of straightening your teeth as comfortable as possible. With recent orthodontic advancements, there are now more adult treatment options than ever before.

With the same technology that NASA uses, the shape memory NiTi wires exert a light continuous force against the teeth to move them in the right direction. This gets rid of the need for frequent wire tightening, hence less frequent adjustment visits and less time spent in braces. Because the force is light on the teeth, it also means more comfortable treatment. We often hear from our adult patients who had braces treatment before and now in retreatment that they were amazed by how little to no discomfort they experience this time around thanks to the new technology and products we are using.

Dr. Li uses the latest technology, such as impression-free scanning, soft tissue lasers, and temporary anchorage devices, when necessary, to achieve more efficient tooth movement and more accelerated treatment time, thus delivering the best treatment outcome.

To help her patients understand the potentially complicated treatment, Dr. Li even utilizes the aforementioned impression-free scan to capture patients teeth in digital format and perform a simulation to demonstrate the anticipated treatment result. This has helped so many patients in our office to make their best-informed decision on their treatments.

Orthodontics is such an evolving field of dental specialty with new technology. When choosing your orthodontists, be sure to check out the technology they offer, so you can be treated with the best, up-to-date modality.

Our iTero digital scanner eliminates the need for the trays and chemicals used for dental impressions in the past. We utilize high-efficiency appliances throughout the office, as well as a paperless system. Thanks to electronic records, charts and billing, we have done away with files stuffed with paper and paper bills. We recycle whenever possible.

Our Ann Arbor orthodontic office is conveniently located inside Plymouth Road Mall. We are very close to the North Campus, several elementary schools such as Thurston, Logan and King elementary schools, and middle schools such as Clague Middle School.

At Embrace Orthodontics, we value the relationship that we will build with you and your family throughout that process. We want you to be confident that you are receiving the best orthodontic care possible.