Dr. Chen came to the United States as a young man of 17. He and his parents settled on the east coast where he received most of his education. He and his wife met and married when she was a student of music. The Chen's now have three children. Their daughters Christine and Angela are highly gifted in music. Both play violin in the Conejo Valley Youth Orchestra. Son, Matthew, just started learning the cello. Dr. Chen has been employed as a staff Prosthodontist at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in New Orleans and ranked by faculty appointment as Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania and Louisiana State University.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS · American Dental Association
· California Dental Association
· Santa Barbara - Ventura County Dental Society
· American College of Prosthodontist
· Implant Study Club
· Previous Academic Rank: Clinical Assistant Professor at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in New Orleans and Louisiana State University
EDUCATION · 1993-Graduated the University of Pennsylvania from their highly respected School of Dental Medicine in Philadelphia
· 1994-Completed Hospital Residency Program at Sacred Heart Hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania
· 1996-Completed 2-year Advanced Prosthodontics specialty training at the West Los VA Administration Medical Center
· 1997-Completed 12-month Maxillofacial Prosthetics Fellowship at the University Of Pennsylvania Hospital
· 1996-1998 Teaching appointment as Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, where he received the 1998 Honorable Teaching Award
