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Dr. Angie Loo
 Dr. Angie Loo graduated from the Faculty of Dentistry at the University
of British Columbia in Vancouver, B.C., Canada in 1985, after which
she completed her general practice residency at the Hospital for
Sick Children, Hugh MacMillan and Bloorview Children Hospitals
in Toronto, Ontario. At the University of Manitoba, Dr. Loo graduated
with a combined certification in the specialty of Orthodontics
and Masters in Science in Craniofacial Biology in 1989 and her research
was published in the “Fundamentals of Bone Growth: Methodology
and Applications”. Following graduation, Dr. Loo returned
home to establish her private practice in Vancouver and subsequently
received her orthodontic fellowship in the Royal College of Dentists
of Canada.
Dr. Loo has served as the President of the British Columbia Society
of Orthodontists, and holds positions as Assistant Clinical Professor
at UBC since 1989 and staff member on the BC’s Children’s
Hospital Cleft Palate Team since 1991.
She is an active member of numerous professional organizations and
is a member in good standing of:
- Dental Specialists Society
- American Cleft Palate Association
- Canadian Association of Orthodontists
- British Columbia Society of Orthodontists
- Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists
- American Association of Orthodontists
- World Federation of Orthodontists
- College of Dental Surgeons of B.C.
- Royal College of Dentists of Canada
- Vancouver & District Dental Society
- Canadian Dental Association
- Association of Dental Surgeons of B.C.
When not in practice, Angie enjoys her favourite hobbies including
soapstone carving and nature photography, and spending time with
her husband David. Their favourite past-times include sea kayaking
and hiking the great outdoors.
Dr. Loo’s principal charity is the Cleft Palate Endowment
Fund at B.C.’s Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Edwin Hsun-Kao Yen
 D.D.S., Dip.Ortho., Ph.D.- Professor of Orthodontics and Dean, University of British Columbia,
Vancouver, Canada
Educational
- Dental degree D.D.S., (1973) from McGill University, Montreal,
Canada
- Postgraduate orthodontic specialty training Dip.Ortho., (1977)
at University of Toronto
- Graduate education Ph.D. (1978) in connective tissue biochemistry
with the MRC Group in Periodontal Physiology, University of
Toronto
Professional
- Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario (1974): General
Dentist
- Manitoba Dental Association (1978): Specialist in Orthodontics
- Royal College of Dentists of Canada (1979): Member status
- College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia (1994): Specialist
in Orthodontics
Academic
- Associate Professor in Orthodontics (1978), University of Manitoba
- Professor in Orthodontics (1986), University of Manitoba
- Department Head, Preventive Dental Science (1988), University
of Manitoba
- Director, Graduate Orthodontic Program (1988), University
of Manitoba
- Dean and Professor of Orthodontics (1994), University of British
Columbia
Research
- Cellular activity and signal transduction in connective tissue
cells in response to mechanical stress.
Service
- Past President, Canadian Association of Orthodontists
- Past President, Canadian Association for Dental Research
- Past Chairman, Committee of Deans, Association of Canadian Faculties
of Dentistry
- President-elect, Association of Canadian Faculties of Dentistry
- Treasurer, International Association for Dental Research
- Reviewer for various peer review panels of granting agencies
and journals
Dr. Yen has been involved with the development and implementation
of a hybrid problem-based learning curriculum for the entire 4-year
predoctoral dental program in which the first two years are integrated
with the medical school and the last two years feature integrated
disciplines and integrated patient care. Dr. Yen’s research
interests continue to be in the area of connective tissue response
to orthodontic and physiological force systems. Dr. Yen lectures
internationally in the area of biology of Orthodontics.
Dr. Yen has a part-time orthodontic private practice. He and his
wife Patti, a primary school teacher, have one son and one daughter,
both in university. His family interests include skiing, golf, camping,
choral singing and violin.
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