Navdeep Bhusri, B.D.S., M.Sc.D., M.S., is joining the Department of Orthodontics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham as an assistant professor. He brings extensive international experience as a clinician, academician, and researcher, with training that spans orthodontics, craniofacial science, oral implantology, and additive manufacturing. His work reflects a distinctive integration of digital manufacturing with complex craniofacial care.

Bhusri was awarded the InnoHub Protofund from Colorado School of Mines in spring and fall 2025 to develop a prototype for an affordable facial scanner. His competitive distinctions include the World Federation of Orthodontists Roberto Justus Rising Star Young Speakers Travel Scholarship at the AAO Annual Meeting in Philadelphia in 2025 and the IADR Centennial Travel Award for New Investigators in New Orleans in 2024, recognizing his emerging impact in orthodontic and craniofacial research. His scholarship includes peer‑reviewed publications on cleft lip and palate outcomes, sleep‑related airway obstruction, and craniovertebral biomechanics, along with invited lectures and conference presentations across Asia, the Middle East, and the United States.

Beyond academia, Bhusri has served as general secretary of the Cambodia Association of Orthodontics and led major professional initiatives as scientific committee chairperson and organizing secretary for CAO2024, the first international congress of the association. He currently serves on the executive committee of the Asia Pacific Orthodontic Society. As a craniofacial orthodontist, he has been a long‑standing volunteer with Operation Smile and with nonprofit initiatives such as Rotary International and Chinese Christian Dental Services in Cambodia, India, the Philippines, and Nepal, underscoring his commitment to expanding access to high‑quality dental, craniofacial, and orthodontic care.

“Dr. Bhusri adds strength to our mission in both patient care and education,” says Chung H. Kau, B.D.S., M.Sc.D., M.B.A., Ph.D., professor and chair, Department of Orthodontics. “His ability to connect digital manufacturing with craniofacial orthodontics will benefit the children and families we serve, and his mentorship will help residents and students apply evidence with confidence in the clinic.”