Dr. Jonathan Hurng is a pediatric dentist deeply rooted in the Bay Area community. He grew up in Cupertino and graduated with a B.S. in bioengineering from University of California, San Diego. He received his dental training from the University of California, San Francisco.
At UCSF, Dr. Jon utilized his bioengineering background to initiate novel studies on dental orthopedics and dental biomaterials. He has received multiple awards for his academic achievements and is published in several national journals for his work with research teams at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories.
After completing his dental degree, Dr. Jon received additional training through a hospital-based general practice residency at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, with a focus on treating medically complex patients. He also served as a pre-doctoral instructor during his tenure at Harvard. Dr. Jon went on to complete his pediatric training at the University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, and Ronald Reagan Medical Center. He was one of the few students in the program selected to obtain an additional master’s degree in public health, which fostered his passion in serving as a healthcare leader in his community. His project focused on calibrating and improving community health literacy, oral health education, and nutrition counselling.
Dr. Jon’s care philosophy is to provide positive team-based care for his patients, implement goal-oriented approaches toward prevention and management of oral health disease, and empower patients and their parents through oral health education. Dr. Jon believes that quality pediatric dental care should be accessible, consistent, and most important, enjoyable!
Outside of pediatric care, Dr. Jon is a movie aficionado, Muay Thai enthusiast, and enjoys playing tennis and the violin. He and his wife often spend their spare time hiking and exploring national parks and trying local restaurants.
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