Dr. Sunil Kapila BDS, MS, PhD

Dr. Sunil Kapila is Professor and Dr. Thomas R. Bales Endowed Chair of Orthodontics at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Dentistry, where he also serves as the Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives and Operations. He obtained his dental degree at the University of Nairobi, Kenya, an MS in orthodontics at University of Oklahoma as a Fulbright-Hayes Scholar, and a PhD in Oral Biology from UCSF. Dr. Kapila is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics. He has received several research and clinical awards including the American Association for Dental Research’s Hatton Award, the American Association of Orthodontist’s (AAO) Milo Hellman Award, and the B.F. Dewel Honorary Research Award and the Charles Burstone Fellow in Biomechanics from the AAO Foundation. He has also been recognized for his contributions to orthodontics as the 2013 AAO Jacob A. Salzmann Lecturer, and the 2022 Edward H. Angle Award Lecture. Dr. Kapila’s NIH-funded research focuses on the hormonal basis for TMJ degeneration and periodontal bone biology. Besides authoring numerous manuscripts and chapters, he has published two textbooks “Current Therapy in Orthodontics” and “Cone Beam Computed Tomography in Orthodontics.”