ATSU-ASDOH’s Dr. Park selected as next AJO-DO editor-in-chief
Posted: March 10, 2025
Jae Hyun Park, DMD, MSD, MS, PhD, professor and chair of the postgraduate orthodontic program at A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH), has been named editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics (AJO-DO) and the AJO-DO Clinical Companion.
Selected by the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) Board of Trustees, Dr. Park will succeed Rolf Behrents DDS, MS, PhD, who has held the position since 2013. AJO-DO is the official journal of the AAO and is the leading resource for peer-reviewed orthodontic research.
Dr. Park served as deputy editor of both AAO journals from 2020-23 and has been the publications’ deputy editor-in-chief since 2023. He is also the editor-in-chief emeritus of the Journal of the Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists, and he has served on the editorial boards of numerous international peer-reviewed orthodontic and dental journals, including The Angle Orthodontist and Seminars in Orthodontics. Additionally, Dr. Park is the 2024-25 president of the American Board of Orthodontics (ABO), and served as past chair of the ABO Written Examination Committee and the ABO Policy Committee.
Throughout his career, Dr. Park has delivered more than 160 invited lectures internationally, published more than 410 scientific and clinical articles in peer-reviewed orthodontic and dental journals, and has edited three books and written more than 30 book chapters. He was a founding member of the AAO Committee on Conferences and Meetings and past president of the Arizona State Orthodontic Association.