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About Dr. Yosh Jefferson
As a child, Dr. Jefferson had a fascination with faces. When he was 7 or 8 years old, he wanted to be a plastic surgeon to treat abnormal and unattractive facial features and make patients feel whole. But God had another purpose for him. He directed him to be a dentist. For over 35 years, he was a general dentist who took courses in Functional Orthodontics. Dentists who practice Functional Orthodontics are different than orthodontic practitioners who specialize in just straightening teeth. Dentists who practice Functional orthodontics use orthodontic appliances to change the shape and size of mouths (often making them wider) and to change the position of the upper and lower jaw to give patients a more beautiful facial profile. There are many general and pediatric dentists who offer Functional Orthodontic treatment. More and more orthodontic specialists are also offering Functional Orthodontics treatment. Dr. Jefferson strongly advises patients seeking orthodontic treatments to find practitioners who offer “Functional Orthodontics”.
Understanding Facial Beauty
In order to treat beautiful faces, the treating doctor needed to define facial beauty. Dr. Jefferson, therefore, embarked on a lifelong journey to understand facial beauty. There were so many obstacles that he had to overcome. First, there was the popular view that facial beauty was subjective...that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. That facial beauty could not be objectively defined. Second, there was the dogmatic view in the orthodontic community that there were different standards of beauty based on race, age, sex, etc. Third, there was an entrenched view that facial appearance, whether attractive or unattractive, is totally genetically controlled, and therefore, the treating doctors cannot change it. Dr. Jefferson went against all these concepts and developed a Universal Standard for facial beauty regardless of race, age, sex, etc. Facial beauty is intimately related to Divine Proportion.
The “Ah-Ha” Moment
In the beginning, Dr. Jefferson just concentrated on treating patients to beautiful facial profiles based on his Universal Standard of Facial Beauty. Treating a multitude of medical issues was not his primary concern. However, in treating patients to his Universal Standard of Facial Beauty, vast numbers of his patients came back for post-treatment visits and related how they used to have severe migraine headaches, sleep disorders, hearing issues, neck-back-shoulder pains, etc. And after his treatment, their symptoms were significantly alleviated. This was an “Ah-Ha” moment for Dr. Jefferson. He realized then that Facial Beauty is intimately related to Health. He went on to harmonize the face to alleviate other medical issues, such as ADD/Hyperactivity, seizures, Bell’s palsy in a preteen, poor academic performance in children, underdevelopment in children, etc.
Current Engagements
He is currently an associate faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, ranked as the No. 2 dental school in the nation as of 2025. More and more dental students are seeking Dr. Jefferson as their mentor, wanting to learn his treatment philosophy. In the future, Dr. Jefferson hopes to establish an educational program where doctors can be credentialed in CranioFacial Medicine.©
The genesis of the online consultation service. Dr. Jefferson retired from dentistry in 2016. However, friends and neighbors kept asking him for his professional advice. One of his daughter’s friends had children who had orthodontic issues. She asked him for his professional opinion. In looking at her daughter’s facial appearance, Dr. Jefferson was able to assess that she had breathing issues, her face and mouth were narrow, and her teeth were misaligned. He advised her to seek an orthodontist who practiced “Functional Orthodontics”. He suggested that she needed a Schwarz expansion appliance. The parents followed his recommendation, and this is her before and after expansion treatment with just the expansion treatment. No braces at this time. Note the dramatic facial aesthetic improvement.
Before Expansion Therapy
After Expansion Therapy
Establishing a Craniofacial Medicine website
Essentially, by beautifying and harmonizing the face, treating doctors can also alleviate a multitude of medical issues. This is what Dr. Jefferson calls “CranioFacial Medicine”.© He registered the domain name, Craniofacialmedicine.com. He established a Craniofacial Medicine website. The purpose of this website is to educate the public and the healthcare profession on the intimate relationship between facial beauty and health. How to diagnose and treat facial disharmony. Offer online consultation services to the public and to other healthcare professionals. And to offer educational opportunities to healthcare professionals who wish to learn Dr. Jefferson’s treatment philosophy. He has written many professional articles and a book, Jefferson Cephalometric Analysis, and has lectured nationally and internationally.
Pretreatment
Post-treatment
Dr. Jefferson loved being a dentist. Whenever he lectures, he always mentioned that if there is such a thing as reincarnation, he would love to come back as a dentist again. He also realized that his life has always been guided by God. He is forever thankful for all the blessings that He has bestowed on him. Dr. Jefferson felt that he needed to give back all that dentistry has given him. He joined DDS program, Donated Dental Service, where he was to treat one patient who is financially disadvantaged at no charge every year. He also established the Phoenix Endowed Scholarship Fund for the financially disadvantaged dental students at Rutgers University School of Dental Medicine. In 2025, Dr. Jefferson opened up a Charitable Giving Account in 2025 to establish Phoenix Endowed Scholarship Fund for the financially disadvantaged dental students at University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine.
Expansion Treatment Enhances Facial Beauty and Health
After the expansion treatment, Dr. Jefferson asked if the child had upper airway obstruction. Asked if she was a mouth breather. And asked if she is now able to breathe through her nose, sleep better, and concentrate in school better. The parents answered, “Yes!! Exactly!! She can breathe so much better. She also had tonsils and adenoids removed because she was snoring and had throat infections. All Around, a game changer!!
Dr. Jefferson offers an online consultation service. Please read his Online Consultation Informed Consent and Liability Release. He can help patients or their children, but he has no control over the treating doctor, who may or may not follow Dr. Jefferson’s advice. Therefore, those who seek Dr. Jefferson’s consultation service must acknowledge that Dr. Jefferson is not liable for any treatment results from other doctors’ treatments. Also, for Dr. Jefferson to offer his consultation service, those who seek his service must provide facial photos, dental photos, and a cephalometric radiograph, which can be obtained at an orthodontic practice or a dental school.
Caring mother’s question to Dr. Jefferson:
A mother once asked me during one of my presentations, “When you talk about facial beauty, don’t you think that you may hurt the feelings of those children and adults who are not beautiful?”
I thought that was a wonderful question, and this was my answer, “If I could not treat patients to beautiful faces, I would never discuss it. But I can treat children and adults and enhance and beautify their faces without surgery. Additionally, by beautifying their faces, I can alleviate major medical problems. As a mother, wouldn’t you want to know that there are treatments via functional appliance therapy to treat your child if he or she needs it?” Parents in the audience nodded their heads, yes.
Curriculum Vitae
Yosh Jefferson, DMD
Education
- 1968-72 B.S. Rutgers University
- 1975-78 D.M.D. UMDNJ (Now Rutgers School of Dental
Medicine)
Military Service
- 1978-81 U.S. Navy Dental Corp
Faculty Appointments
- 2021- Associate Faculty, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine
Licensure
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Awards, Honors and Membership in Honorary Societies
- Fellow, Academy of General Dentistry
- Master, Academy of General Dentistry
- Fellow, American College of Dentists
- Fellow, International College of Dentists
- Fellow, American Academy of Craniofacial Pain
Memberships in Professional and Scientific Societies
National Societies:
- American Dental Association
- Academy of General Dentistry (past Member, Council on Legislation)
- International Association for Orthodontics (President 2004, past Editor)
- American Academy of Craniofacial Pain
- American College of Dentists
- International College of Dentists
Local Societies:
- Southern Dental Society (past Member, Council on Legislation)
- NJ Academy of General Dentist (past President)
- MidAtlantic IAO (past President)
- Past Consultant to NJ State Board of Dentistry
Editorial Positions
- 1990-95 Editor, International Journal of Orthodontics
- 1995 –2024 Editorial Advisory Board, International J of Orthodontics
- 2001– Editorial Advisory Board, General Dentistry
Lectures by Invitation
- 2009 Orthodontics and Facial Beauty, OrthoOrganizers, Australia
- 2014 Functional Orthodontic Therapy, Mekele University, Ethiopia
- 2015 Enhancing Beauty and Health, Rutgers U of Dental Sciences, NJ
- 2017 Enhancing Facial Beauty and Health, Dental Studies Institute of NJ
- 2018 Do Right for your Patients and Good Things Happen! New England IAO,
- 2019 Do Right for your Patients and Good Things Happen! American Orthodontic Society Annual Meeting, Washington, DC
- 2020 One Hour Webinar: Divine Proportion and Its Relations to Facial Beauty and Health, Philippine IAO Section, Philippine
- 2020 Three Hour Webinar: Jefferson Diagnosis and Treatment
Techniques-Fast, Easy, and Efficient without Sacrificing Quality, New
England IAO, Ct - 2023 Face and Health Focused Care in Dentistry-Part 1, Upenn Sigma Delta Sigma, PA
- 2023 Face and Health Focused Care in Dentistry-Part 2, UPenn Student AGD Symposium, PA
- 2025 The Jefferson Analysis and Golden Proportions (Hands-on), American Orthodontic Society
Lectured internationally in Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, India, Poland, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Ethiopia, and Dubai.
Publications, non-peer reviewed
- Jefferson, Y: Skeletal classification system for describing maxillary and mandibular A-P relationship using a modified Sassouni analysis. JGO, March 1990.
- Sim, JM, Jefferson, Y, Dillingham, S: Diagnosing an orthodontic patient using three different analysis. JGO, 1990.
- Jefferson, Y: TMD assessment using the Sassouni analysis. JGO, March 1991.
- Jefferson, Y: Facial esthetics—Presentation of an ideal face. JGO, March 1993.
- Jefferson, Y: Skeletal classification system. AAOOnews (Australian journal), March 1993.
- Jefferson, Y: Spontaneous correction of long face tendency—a case report. JGO, Sept 1994.
- Jefferson, Y: Skeletal Types—Key to unraveling the mystery of facial beauty and its Biologic significance. JGO, June 1996.
- Jefferson, Y: Skeletal classification of maxillary and mandibular malpositions. Functional Orthodontist, Nov/Dec 1996.
- Jefferson, Y: Orthodontics performed by the General Practitioners. NJAGD Journal, Winter 1999.
- Witzig, J, Jefferson Y: Treating to Beautiful Faces, Healthy TM Joints, Faster Treatments and Stable Arches. JGO, Spring 2001.
- Jefferson, Y: Enhancing Facial Beauty and Health through Functional Orthodontics. The Amalgam Carrier, Spring 2003.
- Jefferson, Y: Mouth Breathing: Adverse Physical and Medical Consequences. Wisdom, April 2004.
- Jefferson, Y: Relationship between divine proportion, facial beauty, and physiologic health. Wisdom, Summer 2007.
- Jefferson, Y: Fix-a-Nator—A fixed Bionator Technique. Australasian Dentist, March/April 2009.
Publications, peer reviewed
- Jefferson, Y: Non-surgical alternative in the treatment of skeletal class III problems. J of NJ Dental Association, Autumn 1995.
- Jefferson, Y: Functional appliances and functional regulators. General Dentistry, Sept-Oct 1998.
- Jefferson, Y: Skeletal Type III abnormalities—A simplified treatment. General Dentistry, July-August 2001.
- Jefferson, Y: Facial Beauty—Establishing a Universal Standard. International Journal of Orthodontics, Spring 2004.
- Jefferson, Y: Dr. John W. Wi zig, Father of Functional Orthodontics in North America. IJO, Summer 2004.
- Jefferson, Y: Skeletal Type III abnormalities—A simplified treatment. Part I. As StomatologII (Polish journal, 2004, Vol 3.
- Jefferson, Y: Skeletal Type III abnormalities—A simplified treatment. Part II. As StomatologII (Polish journal, 2004, Vol 4.
- Jefferson, Y: Fix-Nator—A fixed Bionator Technique. International Journal of Orthodontics, Fall 2006, 17(3): 23-31.
- Jefferson, Y: Mouth breathing—adverse effects on facial growth, health, academics and Behavior. Gen Dent 2010, Jan-Feb; 58(1): 18-25.
- Jefferson, Y: Anterior open bite—Simplified non-surgical technique to correct in adults. International Journal of Orthodontics 2015, Spring; 26(1): 19-24.
- Jefferson, Y: Key to Unraveling the mystery of facial beauty and its biologic significance…Update 2017. International Journal of Orthodontics 2017, Summer; 28(2): 19-35.
- Jefferson, Y: Jefferson Cephalometric Analysis: Face and Health Focused. International Journal of Orthodontics, 2017, Winter; 28(4): 13-26.
- Jefferson, Y: Mouth Breathing: Significant Negative Impact on Normal Facial Growth, Academics, Behavior, and Total Health and Wellness. International Journal of Orthodontics, 2018, Spring; 29(1): 13-20.
- Jefferson, Y: Tribute to Dr. Brendan C. Stack (1937-2020). International Journal of Orthodontics, Winter 2020.
- Jefferson, Y: Jefferson Ceph and Skeletal Classification System: Face and Health Focused. Journal of American Orthodontic Society Winter 2025; 26(1): 18-31.
- Jefferson, Y: Frankel III Functional Regulator: A simplified treatment of Skeletal Type III malposition. Journal of American Orthodontic Society Spring 2025; 26(2): 10-18.
Book
- Jefferson Cephalometric Analysis, by Y. Jefferson, Trafford Publishing, Victoria, BC, Canada, 2009.
- Chapter: “Interceptive Treatment for Class III Malocclusions” Text Book: IFUNA-Handbook for Modern Functional Treatment, Approaches and Techniques, Ripano Publication, 2013.
Invention
Bite-Guide, manufactured and sold by OrthoOrganizer.
Public Services and Charitable Works:
- New Jersey AIDS Adhoc Committee
- Donated Dental Services of Southern Dental
- Established Phoenix Endowed Scholarship for the Financially Disadvantaged Dental Students, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine.
- Established in 2025, a Facial Beauty and Health online consultation service for parents of children and adults with facial abnormalities and health issues, as well as to healthcare professionals; i.e., dentists, physicians, orthodontic practitioners, maxillo-facial surgeons, plastic surgeons, etc. who would like my consultation service to help treat their patients. Registered a domain name, Craniofacialmedicine.com, for this purpose. Hope to establish a Phoenix Endowed Scholarship for the financially disadvantaged dental students at University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine from portion of income derived from consultation service.