Background
Dr. Rooz Khosravi is a Clinical Associate Professor of Orthodontics at the Department of Orthodontics. His involvement at the department includes teaching clinical and didactics courses for the graduate students and dental students, leading research projects with residents and dental students, directing the interdisciplinary seminar series with prosthodontics, periodontics, and pediatric dentistry departments. Dr. Rooz assists with adoption of digital technology at the department of orthodontics.
Dr. Rooz is passionate about integration of digital technology in the practice of orthodontics with primary focus on the implementation of 3D printing and an in-office aligner system. Additionally, he practices at , a modern orthodontic clinic with two locations in Bellevue and Sammamish, WA.
Education
Dr. Rooz Khosravi obtained his dental degree from Azad University in Tehran, Iran. He then moved to Montreal to pursue his graduate training in oral health sciences. He studied periodontal disease-associated biomarkers in children at risk of obesity as a part of his Master of Science degree at INRS-IAF. Afterwards, he relocated to Boston to obtain his PhD in Oral Biology from Boston University where he studied mechanisms of bone fragility under diabetic conditions. Dr. Khosravi next enrolled in the orthodontics program at the University of Washington while he conducted a study on management of overbite with the Invisalign appliance. Dr. Khosravi joined the department of orthodontics after his graduation to continue conducting research as well as to help implement new technology in the department.
Academic Interests
- Digital orthodontics
- Dental 3D printing
- Interdisciplinary dentistry
- Clear aligner therapy including in-office aligner systems
- Thermoforming and 3D printing aligner material
- Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea
- Craniofacial growth and development