Dr. Nan E. Hatch DMD, PhD

Dr. Nan Hatch is an Associate Professor of Dentistry, the Lysle E Johnston, Jr. Collegiate Professor of Orthodontics and Chair of the Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Michigan. She received her clinical orthodontic training and a Ph.D.from the University of Washington in Seattle. She has previously served as the GLAO representative to the AAO’s Council on Scientific Affairs, as president of the Craniofacial Biology Group of IADR and on the Awards Review Committee of the IADR. Her research interests include research in bone biology and the molecular etiology of craniofacial anomalies, as well as the development of biologic mediators for control of orthodontic tooth movement and retention. She has mentored numerous orthodontic residents on their research and is also a clinical and didactic orthodontic educator. Dr. Hatch is certified by the American Board of Orthodontists. Her treatment planning decisions are guided by the dentition, facial esthetics and optimal long term health and stability.