Chris Chang

Dr. Chris Chang

First orthodontist from Asia to receive the AAO Mershon Award | Founder, Beethoven Orthodontic Center

• 2025 AAO John Valentine Mershon Award, the first recipient from Asia
• 2019 AAO CDABO Case Report of the Year, the first Chinese recipient
• Diplomate, American Board of Orthodontics (ABO); member, Angle Society – Midwest
• PhD in Bone Physiology and Certificate in Orthodontics, Indiana University
• Has trained more than 2,000 doctors from 21 countries

Clinical and academic background

Dr. Chris Chang earned his PhD in Bone Physiology and Certificate in Orthodontics from Indiana University in 1996. He is a certified orthodontic specialist in Taiwan, a diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics (ABO) and an active member of the Angle Society – Midwest.

Teaching

Since 2006 he has worked across clinical practice, education and publishing. As founder of Beethoven Orthodontic Center and Newton’s A Inc., he has trained more than 2,000 doctors from 21 countries. He is known for turning complex theory into clear illustrations and engaging lectures, and speaks regularly at the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) annual session.

Honors

In 2019 he received the AAO CDABO Case Report of the Year Award, the first Chinese recipient of this honor. In 2025 he received the AAO John Valentine Mershon Award and delivered the Mershon lecture, the first orthodontist from Asia to do so.

Publications and learning resources

He developed complete video courses and the Beethoven Dental Encyclopedia app, has published in the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics (AJODO), serves as publisher of the Journal of Digital Orthodontics, and wrote the Orthodontics textbook series (Vols. 1–6).

Comprehensive Master Program

Dr. Chang has taught his orthodontic master program in Taiwan for more than 20 years, one class a year. The program page brings together what the course covers, photos and videos from past classes, and reviews from 21 alumni.

• Program overview, past classes and alumni reviews →
• 2027 class (Damon + Spark): dates, modules and registration →