Dr. Joseph Mullen
Education & Experience
Dr. Joseph Mullen grew up in Granite Bay, California, where he enjoyed playing piano, singing, ballroom dancing, and scouting. He attended college at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah and served a two-year mission for his church in the Czech Republic. After returning to school, he met and married the love of his life, Ana-Lisa Clark. A week after welcoming their first child into the family, Dr. Mullen graduated summa cum laude with his degree in Business Management and marketing.
Advanced Degrees
After graduating from BYU, Dr. Mullen and his family moved to Los Angeles, CA to complete his dental education at the UCLA School of Dentistry. He graduated magna cum laude with his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree and was selected by his faculty to be inducted into the Omicron Kappa Upsilon (OKU) Dental Honors Society.
After completing dental school, Dr. Mullen remained at UCLA to complete his 3-year residency training in orthodontics, where he served as chief resident. While at UCLA he also completed a master’s degree in oral biology, where he organized a grant-funded clinical trial of different products to reduce the severity of early cavities in patients treated with braces.
Lifelong Learning
After his graduation from orthodontics residency, Dr. Mullen was recruited to stay on as a faculty member in the UCLA Orthodontics department. He loves teaching residents in the clinic and fulfills administrative duties within the section of orthodontics. As part of his training at UCLA, Dr. Mullen treated patients with craniofacial anomalies, including cleft lip and palate, at the Ronald Reagan Medical Center and loves treating these special children and youth.
As an artist and painter, Dr. Mullen has always loved capturing the faces, expressions, and personalities of his subjects with a pencil and brush. He loves being an orthodontist because it allows him to craft and transform a person’s smile in real life to help their individual light shine through. Dr. Mullen loves treating and interacting with his patients every day, and his sincere wish is that each child and adult comes away from their appointments feeling valued and confident about themselves.
Dr. Mullen is a member of the American Association of Orthodontics, the Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontics, and the American Dental Association. He enjoys participating in the local dental community and keeping up to date on the latest advances in the field of orthodontics through his professional and university affiliations.
Outside the Office
Dr. Mullen and his wife, Ana-Lisa, have been married for 10 years and are the proud parents of four wonderful children – Henry, Daniel, Linnea, and Annika. He loves to spend time with them by drawing their favorite cartoon characters, building Legos, playing with blocks, and cuddling on the couch to watch Disney movies. Dr. Mullen’s favorite nickname he’s received from his patients is “Mister Rogers,” who he strives to emulate in his personal and professional life.