MATSUMOTO ORTHODONTICS & PERIODONTICS - Key Persons

Dr. Ken Matsumoto was born in Nagoya, Japan. His parents were both educators and raised him with a strong sense of dedication to good education and kindness to all. He was taught discipline in focusing on a task, whether it was calligraphy, baseball, or swim team. Dr. Matsumoto began his education in engineering but wanted a profession that worked more directly with others, so he turned to dentistry. After completion of a dental degree (DDS) in Japan and working as a general dentist, he had a desire to further his education. He was accepted in the only dual degree Orthodontic and Periodontics program in the USA at the University of Pennsylvania. After completion of that program in 2017, he continued at UPenn as full-time faculty, teaching the orthodontic and periodontic residents in the clinic and the classroom, publishing articles in journals and chapters in textbooks along the way.