Prime Orthodontics is a woman-led orthodontics practice in Carrollton, Texas, welcoming children, teenagers, and adults. Board-certified orthodontist Sooyoun Chung, DDS, MS, and the team dedicate themselves to providing individualized care and producing satisfying results for every patient.
Dr. Chung was born in Maryland but grew up in Korea. Upon graduation from dental school at the University of Michigan, she pursued her Master's degree from Universtiy of California San Francisco.She has been living in the North Dallas area for over 10 years and is happy to call Carrollton home. She is an active member of the Southwestern Society of Orthodontists, the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO), and the American Board of Orthodontists (ABO).
Dr. Chung and her team remain dedicated to providing quality care and state-of-the-art treatments. They use cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) to diagnose issues with accuracy.She also provides customized treatment plans using traditional adult braces, self-ligating braces, clear braces, and the popular Invisalign clear aligner system.
She thoroughly enjoys getting to know each patient on a personal level and guides them through his/her smile journey to Prime Smile. Her favorite part is to observe patients overcome their shyness and bloom into their best selves through the orthodontic treatments. Smiles play a big role in our life!
She was born in Maryland and grew up in South Korea. She earned her Bachelor of Science in biochemistry in Yonsei University. She went on to study at University of Wisconsin in Madison, got her Master of Science in Biochemistry before changing her career to dentistry.
Dr. Chung studied dentistry, and got her DDS degree from University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, which is voted many times the best dental school in the world! She was inducted into the prestigious Omega Kappa Upsilon (OKU) honor society upon graduation and went on to continue her goal of becoming an orthodontist at University of California at San Francisco, and got her master of science in oral biology and certificate of orthodontics after three years.
She is among 25% of all orthodontists who opted to take extra time and effort and proved their diagnosis and treatment skills by becoming Board certified orthodontists. Still now she attends local and national orthodontics meetings and seminars to sharpen her knowledge, acquire new techniques and stay current in the dental and orthodontic field. She is an active member of the Southwestern Society of Orthodontists, the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO), and the American Board of Orthodontics (ABO).
Dr. Chung is an avid dog lover and participates in Dog Agility with her right arm dog, Roux, who you can see most clinic days at Prime Orthodontics. She enjoys cooking, sewing, working out, and hiking in her free time.
She is among 25% of all orthodontists who opted to take extra time and effort and proved their diagnosis and treatment skills by becoming Board certified orthodontists. Still now she attends local and national orthodontics meetings and seminars to sharpen her knowledge, acquire new techniques and stay current in the dental and orthodontic field. She is an active member of the Southwestern Society of Orthodontist, the American Association of Orthodontist (AAO), and the American Board of Orthodontics (ABO).
