Dr. Bella Shen GarnettBella Smile ↗

About

Dr. Bella Shen Garnett, DMD, MMSc

Dr. Bella Shen Garnett is a board-certified orthodontist and the founder of Bella Smile in San Francisco. Her clinical work and research focus on treating complex malocclusions — anterior open bites, Class II and III relationships, and cases referred for surgery — with clear aligners, controlled biomechanics, and acceleration protocols, and on what makes those results stable.

Clinical practice: Bella Smile ↗

Portrait of Dr Shen Garnett

Education

  1. Stanford University

    Undergraduate degree

  2. Harvard School of Dental Medicine

    DMD, cum laude; Award of Excellence

  3. Harvard University

    Orthodontic residency · MMSc

Board certification

  1. American Board of Orthodontics

    Diplomate (board-certified)

Memberships

  1. Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontists

    Member — one of few in San Francisco

  2. American Association of Orthodontists

    Member

Awards

  1. Invisalign Shootout

    2016 winner — most difficult case, best clinical outcome in North America

  2. Align Technology

    Invisalign Sapphire Provider, 2026

  3. Harvard Medical School Community Service Award

    2001, for founding Project Bridge, a dental clinic for runaway teens