Dr. Chung How Kau DDS, MScD, MBA, PhD

Dr. Chung H. Kau is Professor and Chair at the Department of Orthodontics, University of Alabama at Birmingham. He also holds academic appointments as Senior Scientist at the Global Center for Craniofacial, Oral and Dental Disorders and UAB Microbiome Center. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics(US), Specialist Orthodontist on the Singapore Dental Council and the General Dental Council (United Kingdom). He serves as the Director of the Craniofacial Orthodontia Clinic in partnership with the Children’s Rehabilitation Service and Medicaid of Alabama and is the craniofacial orthodontist on the Cleft Craniofacial Team at Children’s Hospital of Alabama. He enjoys practicing clinical orthodontics has a special interest in craniofacial anomalies and dento-facial deformities. He is also a researcher with a keen interest in clinical translational research focusing on technology driven orthodontic applications, dent-facial deformities, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, accelerated tooth movement and 4D jaw tracking. At present, he is Principal Investigator on several NIH and Industry grants and has a research involvement in excess of US$4+ million dollars. He actively contributes and publishes in the orthodontic literature and has over 450 peer-reviewed publications, conference papers and lectures. He has over 175 invited presentations and lectures in over 50 countries.