Meet The Orthodontists
Dr. Michael J. Chung grew up in Bergen County, NJ and attended high school at the Horace Mann School in Riverdale, NY. He received his Bachelor's degree from New York University. After completing four years of training at Columbia University School of Dental Medicine, he received his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree. The following year, Dr. Chung practiced dentistry as a resident at Columbia University/New York Presbyterian Hospital while completing rotations at Metropolitan Hospital Center, Helen Hayes Hospital and the Thelma C. Davidson Adair Dental Center in New York. He continued his postgraduate studies at the Saint Louis University Department of Orthodontics where he became skilled at multiple orthodontic techniques. He was awarded a specialty certificate in orthodontics and a Master of Science degree for his research involving biomechanical friction and third-order torque in self-ligating brackets. His research was published in scientific journals.Dr. Chung has served as both an assistant clinical dental instructor at Columbia University School of Dental Medicine, and a preclinical orthodontics instructor at the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics. His other professional affiliations include the American Association of Orthodontists, Middle Atlantic Society of Orthodontists, New Jersey Association of Orthodontists, American Dental Association, New Jersey Dental Association, Monmouth-Ocean Dental Society and the Orthodontic Education and Research Foundation.
Dr. Chung lives with his wife and two children in Manalapan. In his free time, he loves playing both lacrosse and golf, fishing, snowboarding, and rooting for the Jets and Yankees. Dr. Chung is also a US Lacrosse certified coach in the Manalapan youth lacrosse league.
