Mona Bajestan, DDS, MS
Associate Professor
Orofacial Sciences
School of Dentistry

Dr. Mona Bajestan, DDS, MS, is a board-certified orthodontist and Associate Clinical Professor in the Division of Orthodontics at UCSF School of Dentistry, where she has served on the UCSF faculty since 2016. She completed her orthodontic specialty training at the University of Michigan.

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At UCSF, Dr. Bajestan serves as Interim Program Director and Clinic Director of the Division of Orthodontics. She is widely recognized for her clinical excellence and dedication to mentoring residents in complex orthodontic care. She also directs the Orthodontic Preceptorship and Fellowship programs, leads multiple core didactic and clinical courses, and oversees key aspects of resident clinical education and training.

Dr. Bajestan’s clinical expertise and commitment to education have been recognized through the UCSF Academic Senate Clinical Excellence Award and multiple resident-selected teaching awards. She is an elected member of the UCSF Academy of Medical Educators and a Fellow of the American College of Dentists, distinctions that reflect her contributions as both a clinician and educator.

Dr. Bajestan is actively involved in organized orthodontics at the regional and national levels. She currently serves on the Boards of Directors of both the California Association of Orthodontists (CAO) and the Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists (PCSO), contributing to leadership, advocacy, and the advancement of orthodontic education and patient care.

Awards

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  • First Place Research Award, PI of the research (Dr. Yi Lin Thesis), Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontics, 2025
  • Academic Senate Clinical Excellence award, UCSF, 2024
  • Faculty Learning & Development Chancellor’s Award, UCSF, 2024
  • Induction into UCSF Academy of Medical Educators, UCSF, 2024
  • Honorable mention in resident case display at CDABO, case treated under my supervision, College of Diplomate, American Board of Orthodontics (CDABO), 2023
  • Lateral Skull Faculty Award, UCSF, 2023
  • First place award in resident case display at CDABO, case treated under my supervision, College of Diplomate, American Board of Orthodontics (CDABO), 2022
  • Faculty of the Year, UCSF, 2022
  • Fellowship in the American College of Dentists, American College of Dentists, 2021
  • Faculty Learning & Development Chancellor’s Award, UCSF, 2021
  • Faculty Learning & Development Chancellor’s Award, UCSF, 2020
  • Faculty Of the Year, UCSF, 2020
  • Orthodontic Faculty Development Fellowship Awards, American Association of Orthodontics Foundation, 2019
  • Faculty Enrichment/Needs Fund, Chancellor’s Award, UCSF, 2019
  • Faculty Learning & Development Chancellor’s Award, UCSF, 2019
  • Faculty Enrichment/Needs Fund, Chancellor’s Award, UCSF, 2018
  • Faculty Enrichment/Needs Fund, Chancellor’s Award, 2017
  • Faculty Learning & Development Chancellor’s Award, UCSF, 2017
  • First place Award, Orthodontic Treated Case at AAO (American Association of Orthodontics), College of Diplomate, American Board of Orthodontics, 2015
  • Diplomate, American Board Of Orthodontics, American Board of Orthodontics, 2014
  • Omicron Kappa Upsilon Award (OKU), National Honor Dental Society, UCSF, 2011

Education & Training

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  • MSc Oral Science University od Michigan 6/2014
  • Certificate Orthodontics University od Michigan 6/2014
  • DDS Dentistry University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) 6/2011

Publications (4)

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