Dr. John Murray

Personal Biography

Dr. John Murray, Anchorage Orthodontist, and Family

Dr. John Murray grew up in New England the second of four children of an orthodontist. His father’s ability to see his children off to school, come home for lunch and be back home for dinner left a positive impression of his oldest son.

Young John hung around his father’s office. He liked the social interaction and the role his father played in the community. He also realized three dimensional thinking and attention to detail came easily to him.

But young John wanted to see the world and by the time he worked traveling and solo adventuring out of his system and realized he wanted to pursue orthodontics his father had retired. But Dad encouraged John to study dentistry and orthodontics and said he could practice anywhere in the world. He told John the adventure could continue! And it has beyond John’s greatest dreams.

Professional Biography

Dr. Murray received his dental degree from Columbia University School of Dental Medicine in 1991, in New York City. He completed a one year General Practice Residency (GPR) at the Bronx-Lebanon Hospital in the south Bronx, New York, the following year.

Dr. Murray was a Lieutenant in the United States Public Health Service practicing general dentistry when he was accepted in the orthodontic program at Columbia University School of Dental Medicine where he received his Orthodontic Certificate in 1995.

Dr. Murray moved to Anchorage in 1996 and has been practicing orthodontics at one of his two locations ever since.

Dr. Murray is a big believer in continuing education (CE) and being on the leading edge of sound, proven technology. But he has not forgotten that a warm, friendly environment is what leads to a positive experience.

For more details, you can read his Curriculum Vitae.