Dr. Lucia Cevidanes DDS, MS, PhD

Dr. Lucia Cevidanes is the William R Proffit Professor and Chair at the University of North Carolina Department of Orthodontics. She has served as the Thomas Graber Professor in the Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Michigan and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics, since 2011. Dr. Cevidanes has fostered the next generation of dentists and orthodontic professionals and collaborated with researchers from over 20 countries. A practicing clinician with over 250 published manuscripts, Dr. Cevidanes has received numerous awards, including the American Association of Orthodontists Thomas M. Graber Award, the B.F. Dewel Award, the Milo Hellman Award, and the Wuehrmann Award from the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology. She is currently on the AAO leadership AI taskforce and has been an annual speaker at the AAO since 2013, having lectured extensively both nationally and internationally. Her dedication to education, coupled with her innovative research on 3D imaging and AI applications in orthodontics, positions her as a key leader in advancing both clinical practice and research in dentistry.