Peter Buschang, PHD

Part-Time Research Resource Professor

Education
PhD, University of Texas, Austin

Professional Information
Dr. Buschang is Regents Professor and director of orthodontic research at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry. After receiving his PhD, he was a NIDR postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Orthodontics at the University of Connecticut Health Science Center and then a FRSQ scholar in the Orthodontic Section and Human Growth Research Center at the University of Montreal. His research interests focus on craniofacial growth, developmental adaptations to orthodontic and surgical treatments, and oral-motor function. He has published over 260 peer-reviewed articles, numerous book chapters, and several books.  Dr. Buschang has given over 130 invited lectures and workshops, and has served as associate editor for several journals. Dr. Buschang is the only non-orthodontist to hold honorary memberships in both the American Association of Orthodontics and the Edward H. Angle Society. He was recently honored with the Peter H. Buschang endowed Professorship.