About Us
At Phelps & Cohen Orthodontics, we want to make you smile, and we’ll do whatever it takes to make sure you feel good about the treatments you receive at our practice. Our doctors and dedicated staff are experienced and knowledgeable, and look forward to delivering the quality of care you expect and deserve.
Meet Our Doctors
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.
Dr. Jason Cohen was raised in Princeton, New Jersey and graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from Tufts University. After working as a software engineer, he traveled to California to attend dental school at the University of California Los Angeles. He received his orthodontic specialty training at the University of California San Francisco.
Dr. Cohen is a published author on topics relating to digital radiography and early detection of disease through computer modeling of trabecular bone. His most recent publication appeared in the August 2005 edition of the American Journal of Orthodontics.
Professional affiliations:
American Dental Association
American Association of Orthodontists
California Dental Association
Santa Clara County Dental Society
Outside the office:
Dr. Cohen is an avid sports fan and a former collegiate tennis player. He spends his free time exercising, playing golf and tennis, and relaxing with his family.
Dr. Eric Phelps is a proud graduate of Leigh High School in San Jose. In 1991, he entered Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo as an architecture major and soon realized that drawing did not come naturally. Fortunately, math and science did so Dr. Phelps switched from the School of Architecture to the School of Engineering. During his college years, Dr. Phelps was in orthodontic treatment to fix two impacted canines. To keep his options open for either an engineering career or a career in orthodontics, he chose Environmental Engineering as his new major since the curriculum included all of the prerequisites for dental school (Biology, Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, etc.). By graduating summa cum laude from the Cal Poly School of Engineering in 1997, Dr. Phelps was blessed to be able to enter the UCLA School of Dentistry in the fall of 1997 as a UC Regent Scholar.
Professional affiliations:
Silicon Valley Surgical/Orthodontic Study Club
American Association of Orthodontists
Santa Clara County Dental Society
American Dental Association
California Dental Association
Outside the office:
Both Dr. Phelps and his wife Suzanne grew up in the San Jose area. They have boy/girl twins in Junior High. Suzanne and Dr. Phelps are dedicated to supporting FIRST (Foundation for Ichthyosis and Related Skin Types).
Meet Our Staff
Office Manager / Treatment Coordinator
Dentistry runs in Susan’s family. Her father is a retired dentist and her daughter Vanessa is applying to dental school with aspirations of joining the practice as an orthodontist. Susan was the first employee of Phelps and Cohen Orthodontics. Her husband Van was Dr. Phelps’s high school baseball and football coach. When she is not working, Susan enjoys gardening, baking, and going to her daughter Ellie’s college softball games.
Terri has been an assistant at Phelps and Cohen Orthodontics since 2007. She is our office book critic. Outside of work she enjoys shopping, long walks, reading, catching up with her TV shows, and spending time with her family.
Vi is our resident bargain shopper and enjoys eating out with friends and family on the weekends. Vi’s husband Antoine and her two daughters, Maddie and June, also keep her on her toes.
Robin’s family includes Jessica, who works in our office part time; Dylan, who is attending college in New York; and a dog named Petey. Her time outside the office is spent with friends and family, as well as rooting for the New York Giants and Yankees.
Sarah has been a treatment coordinator for almost twenty years and loves being involved in the orthodontic field. She spends her free time cheering on her daughter’s volleyball team, watching her husband coach basketball, shopping, and working out.
Helen has been an Assistant for 12 years, 4 in General Dentistry and 8 in Orthodontics. She finds Orthodontics extremely fascinating and rewarding. In her free time she enjoys spending time with family and friends, hiking, reading, being outdoors and staying active. She is also very happy to be able to be a part of such a fun team.
Denise moved to the Bay Area four years ago from Minnesota. She has over fifteen years of experience in customer service and management and is excited to be joining our front office team. When she is not working she is spending time with her husband, Daniel, and her two boys, Dax and Degan. She also enjoys spending time with family and friends, cheering on her son’s teams, trips to the beach, yoga, shopping and traveling.
