Jeryl D. English DDS, MS

Jeryl D. English, DDS, MS, was appointed chair and program director of the Department of Orthodontics of the University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston on September 1, 2001. He was a professor and the former program director of the Orthodontic Department at Baylor College of Dentistry prior to this appointment. Dr. English has a broad range of clinical interests in treating orthodontic patients, including surgical orthodontic interdisciplinary and functional treatment. Dr. English earned his dental degree from the University of Missouri – Kansas City in 1971 and received his orthodontic specialty certificate and a Master of Science degree in oral biology from the University of Missouri – Kansas City in 1976.

He was board certified in orthodontics in 1984 and recertified in 2003. Dr. English served in the United States Army Dental Corps from 1971 until his retirement in 1995. His numerous assignments included Commander, Dental Units in Operation Desert Storm; Commander of the Pacific Dental Service Support Area and US Army DENTAC-Hawaii; Commander and Chief of Orthodontic, US Army DENTAC-Berlin and Orthodontic consultant to the Chief of the US Army Dental Corps. Dr. English was appointed in the Orthodontics Department Baylor College of Dentistry in 1995 and maintained a part-time private practice in orthodontics in Dallas until 2001.