Dr. Tran was born in Vietnam and immigrated to southern California when she was in grade school. Her family relocated to Colorado during her high school years and she received her Bachelor of Science Degree at University of Colorado at Denver. Dr. Tran decided to venture out and chose to attend University of Nevada Las Vegas for her dental degree. While at UNLV, Dr. Tran conducted research that was published in the Journal of Cancer Science & Therapy. She returned to Colorado for her Orthodontic specialty training at the University of Colorado and received her Master’s Degree with research on the investigation of polymeric orthodontic aligners.

Dr. Tran will be assessing the skeletal transverse dimension (arch width) using 3-D imaging. Arch width is important for many reasons. For example, if a patient has severe crowding and narrow arch width, we can often avoid extraction of teeth by broadening the arches. For patients with breathing issues such as sleep apnea, broadening the arches could contribute to a better airway. Dr. Tran will be working closely with Dr. Le to quantify the relationship between arch width increase and airway volume increase.

Dr. Tran loves to spend her time off with her long-time boyfriend trying new restaurants. She is fluent in Vietnamese and enjoys cooking, drawing, snowboarding, and traveling.