Dr. Jonathan Hurng is a pediatric dentist deeply rooted in the Bay Area community. He grew up in Cupertino and graduated with a B.S. in bioengineering from University of California, San Diego. He received his dental training from the University of California, San Francisco.
At UCSF, Dr. Jon utilized his bioengineering background to initiate novel studies on dental orthopedics and dental biomaterials. He has received multiple awards for his academic achievements and is published in several national journals for his work with research teams at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories.
After completing his dental degree, Dr. Jon received additional training through a hospital-based general practice residency at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, with a focus on treating medically complex patients. He also served as a pre-doctoral instructor during his tenure at Harvard. Dr. Jon went on to complete his pediatric training at the University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, and Ronald Reagan Medical Center. He was one of the few students in the program selected to obtain an additional master's degree in public health, which fostered his passion in serving as a healthcare leader in his community. His project focused on calibrating and improving community health literacy, oral health education, and nutrition counselling.
Dr. Jon's care philosophy is to provide positive team-based care for his patients, implement goal-oriented approaches toward prevention and management of oral health disease, and empower patients and their parents through oral health education. He believes that quality pediatric dental care should be accessible, consistent, and most important, enjoyable.
Quality pediatric dental care should be accessible, consistent, and most important, enjoyable.
Outside of pediatric care, Dr. Jon is a movie aficionado, Muay Thai enthusiast, and enjoys playing tennis and the violin. He and his wife often spend their spare time hiking and exploring national parks and trying local restaurants.
Training and Education
- David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Pediatric Dentistry Residency, 2017–2019
- UCLA Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health, Master of Public Health, 2017–2019
- Harvard School of Dental Medicine, General Practice Residency, 2015–2016
- UC San Francisco School of Dentistry, Doctorate of Dental Surgery, 2011–2015
- Jacobs School of Engineering, UC San Diego, B.S. in Bioengineering: Biotechnology, 2004–2008
Hospital Associations
- Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford
Certificates
- Oral Conscious Sedation for Minors Permit
- PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)
- BLS (Basic Life Support)
Professional Memberships
- American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
- California Dental Association
- American Dental Association
- California Society of Pediatric Dentistry
- Santa Clara County Dental Society
Selected Publications
- Lin JD, Jang AT, Kurylo MP, Hurng JM, et al. Periodontal ligament entheses and their adaptive role in the context of dentoalveolar joint function. Dent Mater. 2017 Jun;33(6):650–666.
- Hurng JM, Kurylo MP, Marshall GW, et al. Discontinuities in the human bone–PDL–cementum complex. Biomaterials. 2011 Oct;32(29):7106–7117.
- Ho SP, Kurylo MP, Grandfield K, Hurng JM, et al. The plastic nature of the human bone-periodontal ligament-tooth fibrous joint. Bone. 2013 Dec;57(2):455–467.
- Leong NL, Hurng JM, Djomehri SI, Gansky SA, Ryder MI, Ho SP. Age-related adaptation of bone-PDL-tooth complex: Rattus Norvegicus as a model system. PLoS One. 2012;7(4):e35980.
- Zhang X, Hurng JM, Rateri DL, et al. Membrane cholesterol modulates the fluid shear stress response of polymorphonuclear leukocytes. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2011 Aug;301(2):C451–460.
