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Dr. Mildred C. Embree Named Department of Orthodontics Chair at the University of Pennsylvania SDM
Following a national search, the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine (Penn Dental Medicine) welcomed Mildred C. Embree, D.M.D., Ph.D., M.S., to lead the Department of Orthodontics. Her appointment as chair and professor with tenure became effective July 1.
An internationally recognized clinician-scientist, Dr. Embree’s work bridges foundational biomedical research, translational science and advances in industry and therapeutics within the fields of skeletal biology and orthodontics. She comes to Penn Dental Medicine from Columbia University Irving Medical Center, where she has served on the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine (Columbia CDM) faculty since 2010, most recently as the Dr. Edwin S. Robinson Associate Professor of Dental Medicine, leading an interdisciplinary, federally supported research program in skeletal biology and regenerative medicine and serving as associate director of the Columbia University Center for Dental and Craniofacial Research.
Dr. Embree earned her D.M.D. and Ph.D. from the Medical University of South Carolina James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine, where her doctoral research included graduate training at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. She completed postdoctoral research training in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center College of Dental Medicine, where she also earned her specialty certificate in orthodontics and a Master of Science.
“We are pleased to welcome Dr. Embree to Penn Dental Medicine,” says Morton Amsterdam Dean Mark S. Wolff, D.D.S., Ph.D. “She brings a commitment to mentorship and dedication to clinical excellence that I’m sure will build upon the department’s strong clinical foundation to further advance innovation in patient care, education and scholarship.”
Dr. Embree succeeds Chun-Hsi Chung, D.M.D., M.S., who ended his 14-year term as chair of the Penn Dental Medicine Department of Orthodontics on June 30. A distinguished leader and valued member of the Penn Dental Medicine community since 1989, Dr. Chung remains part of the department’s full-time faculty.
Courtesy of University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine
Published on July 8, 2026