Main Line Orthodontics

	Dr. Tuncay has a distinguished career. Currently, he is the Chairman and the Director of the Graduate program of the Department of Orthodontics at Temple University. Prior to Temple, he served as the Chairman of the Department of Orthodontics at the University of Kentucky, and at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. His long career, however, started in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. Subsequently, he received his orthodontic training at the same institution. Dr. Tuncay is known for his work on the biology of tooth movement, meta analyses, facial esthetics, and 3D imaging and animation of the human face 3D Imaging he holds patents for his innovations in the field of 3D imaging. Among his innumerable official positions in scientific and professional organizations the following are worthy of mention: Chairman of the Council on Scientific Affairs of the American Association of Orthodontists; President of Greater Philadelphia Society of Orthodontists; President of Craniofacial Biology Group of International / American Association for Dental Research.
	His textbook "The Invisalign^® System" published by Quintessence (Berlin, Germany) is the first textbook in the world on Invisalign^®. Additionally, he is the founding Editor of four different international journals. The first is *Orthodontics & Craniofacial Research, published by Blackwell Munksgaard (Oxford, UK and Copenhagen, Denmark). Second is the journal owned by the Italian Society of Orthodontics (Societa Italiana Di Ortodonzia) entitled Progress in Orthodontics* published by Quintessence. The third publication is *Cases & Commentaries in Orthodontic Technology. Finally, the fourth is named Clinical Reports & Techniques* (in Invisalign). Editorship of 4 different periodicals is an unprecedented accolade in orthodontics. His career is also distinguished by nearly two-hundred publications he had contributed to clinical and scientific literature. He lectures extensively both in the United States and abroad. He has been involved with the development of the Invisalign® System since its beginnings. Dr. Tuncay is a fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. In addition to his membership in the American Association of Orthodontists, he is a member of the Angle Society of Orthodontists, and has been awarded an honorary membership in the Charles H. Tweed Foundation. Dr. Tuncay is a diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics. Most recently, the American Association of Orthodontists honored Dr. Tuncay by naming a fellowship after him. The *Orhan C. Tuncay Fellowship* is awarded every year to a young academic who will follow his vision for the future.