Dr. Charles Van Dyken received Bachelor of Arts degree from Calvin College in 1953. He then attended to School of Dentistry at the University of Michigan, completing his D.D.S. education in 1957. Dr. Van Dyken practiced General Dentistry in Grand Rapids, Michigan, from 1957 to 1970, and then returned to Ann Arbor and completed his M.S. degree in orthodontics in 1972.

Dr. Van Dyken teaches in the Graduate Orthodontic Clinic on Tuesday afternoons, and has particular expertise in the use of lingual orthodontic appliances. He also has been a member of the West Michigan Craniomandibular Team since 1991, diagnosing and treating temporo-mandibular dysfunctional patients.