Dr. Tingxi Wu

Dr. Tingxi Wu obtained her orthodontic specialty training and her PhD degree at the University of California, Los Angeles and her DDS degree from West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University. She is the president-elect of IADR Orthodontic Research Group in 2024.

Dr. Wu’s clinical expertise includes craniofacial growth-modification, children and adult orthodontics, orthodontics for orthognathic surgery, orthodontics to assist children and adults with breathing disorders, and management of complications in orthodontic treatment.

Dr. Wu is actively involved in translational and clinic studies, including development of preventive and therapeutic tools against orthodontic-related oral infectious diseases and craniofacial deformity. The novel technologies developed by Dr. Wu were licensed by several dental companies. In addition, Dr. Wu’s basic research focuses on using molecular approaches to study oral microbial pathogenesis with a specific focus on microbial biofilm, inter-species interaction and signal transduction. She has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and presented her research at national and international conferences. Dr. Wu has received awards and funding from National Institutes of Health, American Association of Orthodontists, American Association of Orthodontists Foundation.