Jerry Hu, DDS, grew up in Soldotna, Alaska, the heart of the Kenai Peninsula and home of the world record King Salmon. He graduated from Soldotna high School in 1991, earning abundant local, state and national scholarships and was also admitted to a very competitive dual-degree program, called the "Preferred Admissions Program" at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He knew he wanted to become a dentist ever since middle school, and being admitted to this vigorous program, he was able to attain both his bachelor's and doctorate degree at age 24. While at Michigan Dental School, Dr. Hu earned research recognition and awards, for his study, "Searching for practical methods to monitor Streptococcus mutans levels" under Dr. Walter J. Loesche, former President of the International Academy of Dental Research (IADR) and American Academy of Dental Research (AADR).

Dr. Hu is a true Alaskan at heart. He loves everything about Alaska, from hiking the mountains and fishing the rivers, to biking the great outdoors and participating in winter sporting events. As Dr. Hu feels his identity is "Alaskan", he returned home right after graduation to practice dentistry in 1998, taking over the locally well known, highly respected, and "decades-experienced" practice of Dr. Calvin Fair.

Currently, Dr. Hu practices exceptional cosmetic, implants, and aesthetic neuromuscular dentistry. Over the years, Dr. Hu has attained extensive training at the prestigious Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies (LVI), and thoroughly enjoys changing the lives of his clients through new smiles designed and fashioned by the MACVEENERS team. In addition to applying both artistic and scientific principles to his work, his profound passion is to incorporate neuromuscular foundations to help the overall well-being of his clients.

A member of the prominent American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, Dr. Hu aims to create smiles that are not only visually pleasing, but also natural and suiting to his clients' individualism. Dr. Hu and his team members share the same vision of providing the most valuable and current techniques, materials, and options through the knowledge and skills gained from esteemed dental institutions and seminars throughout North America. Clients will find current technology options from dental lasers, to air abrasion, K-7 Neuromuscular Computerized scans (electromyography, electrosonography, and jaw tracing), myomonitor TENS, Corrected Tomogram Radiographic machine with Panoramic images, Transcranial radiography, silent electric handpiece, reputable Ankylos implant system, digital DEXIS radiography with up to 70% less radiation, and computerized dentistry with Dentrix system.

Dr. Hu and his wonderful team members all share a profound and endless quest for the pursuit of greater knowledge and education to provide the "latest and greatest" to and to benefit most importantly, their clients in Alaska.