MEET DR. PENN

Dr. Christina Penn was born in the Bay Area and grew up in Cupertino, CA. She majored in Biology at San Jose State University and completed a second degree in Dental Hygiene from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. She continued her dental education in the D.M.D. Program at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, where she graduated at the top of her class.  After finishing dental school, Dr. Penn continued directly into the endodontics residency program at Tufts, where she met Dr. Sasthri.  Throughout her academic career, Dr. Penn was very involved in multiple leadership positions. She was selected as a member of the Patient Care and Quality Assurance Committee, the Culture of Care Committee, and the Post Graduate Ethics and Professionalism Committee. She was also inducted into the Honos Civicus Society for her commitment to both domestic and global dental outreach. Her most recent dental mission trip included traveling to Baoji, China; where she treated endodontic conditions in an underserved pediatric population and lectured to local dentists. Dr. Penn enjoys providing dental health care and education both locally and abroad.  

While in dental school at Tufts, Dr. Penn met her husband Chris, who is an orthodontist.  They reside locally in Brentwood, with their two young children. When Dr. Penn is not treating her patients or spending time with family, she enjoys hiking, traveling, eating, and practicing yoga.