Dr. Schabel was raised in Santa Cruz and graduated from Scotts Valley Middle School and Harbor High. He attended Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology with a concentration in anatomy and physiology. He went on to receive his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, where he was elected class president and honored with the Board of Counselors Endowed Scholarship and the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Award.

Dr. Schabel then completed a three-year residency at the world-renowned Department of Orthodontics at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where he received his Master of Science degree. His research interests included smile and facial aesthetics, and four manuscripts based on his master’s thesis, “Orthodontic Esthetics: A Systematic Evaluation of the Smile,” have been published in international peer-reviewed orthodontic journals, including the prestigious “The Angle Orthodontist” and the “The American Journal Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics.”

To stay up-to-date on the constantly evolving orthodontic technology and methodologies, Dr. Schabel regularly hosts and attends training and continuing education seminars. He is also the co-founder of the Paradigm Orthodontic Study Club. In addition, he is a member of several professional organizations, including:

• The American Association of Orthodontists
• The American Dental Association
• The Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists
• California Association of Orthodontists
• California Dental Association
• Monterey Dental Association

Dr. Schabel’s wife, Dr. Vivian Chan, is also his partner in the North Coast Orthodontics practice. They live with their two sons and their rambunctious boxer named Cruz.

In addition to being an avid fan of Michigan football and UCLA basketball, Dr. Schabel enjoys golfing, surfing, snowboarding, cycling, and running. He has completed several triathlons, including the California half-Ironman, and has been a top three age group finisher at the Wildflower and Malibu Triathlons and a top 50 finisher in the Los Angeles Marathon.

A native of Calgary, Alberta, Dr. Chan received her Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from the University of Calgary, then completed a Master of Science degree in neuroscience at McMaster University. At New York University, she graduated at the top of her class with a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree and was inducted into the Omicron Kappa Upsilon national dental honor society.

Dr. Chan subsequently moved to Ann Arbor, where she received her Master of Science degree from the world-renowned Department of Orthodontics at the University of Michigan. Her thesis, “The Role of Female Reproductive Hormones in the Etiopathogenesis of Temporomandibular Joint Disease in Women,” was presented at the American Association of Orthodontists International Conference in 2007. She has also been the recipient of numerous prestigious scholarships and awards during her extensive academic career.

Dr. Chan is committed to furthering her expertise in Orthodontics. She participates in continuing education seminars, and, along with Dr. Schabel, hosts courses on a variety of topics related to treatment timing in orthodontics, Invisalign, and interdisciplinary treatment. She is also an active member of many professional organizations, including

• The American Association of Orthodontists
• The American Dental Association
• The Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists
• California Association of Orthodontists
• California Dental Association
• Monterey Dental Association
• Omicron Kappa Upsilon

Married to Dr. Brian Schabel and a partner with him at North Coast Orthodontics, Dr. Chan shares their home with two sons and a boxer named Cruz, who has extended his puppyhood far beyond his first year.

Dr. Chan speaks English, French, and Chinese (Mandarin and basic Cantonese), and has started learning Spanish as well. An accomplished pianist, she began playing at age six and went on to receive her performer’s degree from the Royal Conservatory of Toronto. She enjoys being active, so Dr. Chan can often be found running, rowing, cycling, and doing free weights. In 2024, she was a top-five age group finisher in the “She.Is.Beautiful” 10k race. She is also a foodie who has been known to plan some days around meals.