Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

St. Josephs College, Rensselaer, Indiana, Pre-dental, 1958-1960
Indiana University, Doctor of Dental Surgery, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1960-1964
US Air Force, General Dentistry, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1964-1966
Boston University, School of Dental Medicine, Certificate in Endodontics, 1987-1989

PRACTICE PROFILE

Military Dentist, Air Force, 1964-1966
General Family Practice, Monticello, Indiana, 1966-1972
General Practice, Limited to Adults, Tucson, Arizona, 1972-1980
Limited Practice, Restorative & Prosthetic Dentistry, Tucson, Arizona, 1981-1987
Specialty Practice of Endodontics, Prescott, Arizona, 1989-1996
Specialty Practice of Endodontics, Anchorage, Alaska, 1996-1999
Specialty Practice, Limited to MicroEndodontics, Scottsdale, Arizona, 1999-2007
Instructor, Endodontic MicroSurgery, Scottsdale Center for Dentistry, Scottsdale AZ, 2007 to present

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

American Dental Association, 1964 to present
Indiana Dental Association, 1964 to 1996
Arizona State Dental Association, 1972 to present
Southern Arizona Dental association, 1972 to 1989
Federation Dentaire International, 1976 to present
Massachusetts State Dental Association, 1987-1989
Northern Arizona Dental Association, 1989-1996
Boston University Endodontic Alumni Association, 1989 to present
American Association of Endodontists, 1989 to present
University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry, Visiting Clinical Instructor, 1990-1991
Arizona Endodontic Association, 1990 to present
Endodontic Consultant Veterans Administration, Prescott, Arizona, 1990-1996
Pacific Endodontic Research Foundation, Visiting Clinical Instructor, Microscopic Endodontics, 1991-1995
Boston University, Visiting Clinical Instructor, Graduate MicroEndodontics, 1995-1996
Boston University, Graduate Endodontic Department, Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor, 1996-1999
Central Arizona Dental Association, 1998 to present
American Dental Society of Anesthesiology, 1996-2001
Alaska Dental Society, 1996-2000
Anchorage Dental Society, 1996-2000
Kenai-Kodiak Dental Society, 1996-2000
Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, Assistant Professor, Dept of Graduate Endodontics, 1999- 2001
Scottsdale/Paradise Valley Dental Study Club, 1999 to present
Clinical Endodontic Seminars LLC, Co-founder of a company committed to helping doctors enhance their clinical MicroEndodontic abilities, six two-day seminars presented per year, at the Center for MicroSurgical Endodontics, Scottsdale, Arizona, 1999 to present.
Central Arizona Dental Association, 2000 to present
Greater Scottsdale Dental Seminars, 2001 to present
Endodontic Editor, Academy of Microscope Enhanced Dentistry, 2003 to 2005
Instructor, Endodontic MicroSurgery, Scottsdale Center for Dentistry, 2007 to 2009
Endodontic Faculty, Scottsdale Center for Dentistry, 2007 to 2009

CONTINUING EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

Pima Dental Study Club, Tucson, Arizona, Past President
Averaged over 120 hours/year in Continuing Education credits over the last 40 years of private dental practice.
Completed 3 Continuum levels at the L.D. Pankey Institute
Lecture "Microsurgical Endodontics", Annual Meeting, Boston University Endodontic Alumni Association, Orlando, Florida, 1992
Lecture "Microsurgical Endodontics", Maintz University, Frankfurt, Germany, 1993
Lecture Microsurgical Endodontics, University of Munich, Germany, 1993
Lecture "MicroEndodontics", Arizona, Alaska, California, 1994
Lecture "MicroEndodontics", Clark County Dental Association, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1995
Lecture "MicroEndodontics", Boston University Endodontic Alumni Association Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1995
Lecture MicroEndodontics University of California, San Francisco, Advanced Endodontic Study Club, 1997
Lecture Kenai-Kodiak Dental Society, 1997
Three one-day seminars titled Endodontics for the 21st Century presented to general dentists, Anchorage, Alaska, 1998
Symposium, Positioning Yourself for Success in Endodontics, lectured and performed all Apical MicroSurgery Demonstrations, Boston University, School of Dental Medicine, 1998
Lecture and Live Demonstration, MicroSurgeryUniversity of Frieberg, Frieberg, Germany, 1998
Lecture Italian Endodontic Study Club, Florence, Italy, 1998
Lecture German Endodontic Society, Bonn, Germany, 1998
Lecture and Live Demonstration, MicroSurgery, NOVA Southeastern University, School of Dental Medicine, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, 1999
Lectures and Live MicroSurgical demonstrations to 2nd Year Graduate Endodontic Residents, Biannually, Boston University, Goldman School of Dental Medicine, 1996 to 1999
Two-day Seminar, Microscopes for the General Dental Practice, Anchorage, Alaska, 1999
Seminar, Endodontic MicroSurgery, an Update University of California, Los Angeles, California, Feb, 2000
One-day seminars titled Endodontics for the 21st Century presented to General Dentists, Scottsdale, Arizona, 2000-2001
Lecture, Surgical and Conventional MicroEndodontics, Egyptian Association of Endodontics, 1st Annual meeting, Cairo, Egypt, Sep, 2000
Lecture, MicroSurgical Endodontics, Annual meeting Boston University Endodontic Alumni, Tucson, Arizona, Oct, 2000
Lecture, Why a Microscope for Endodontic Surgery, Annual Buel Seminar, Loma Linda CA Dec, 2000
Co-founder, Clinical Endodontic Seminars LLC (CES), Scottsdale, AZ, February, 2001
Television Broadcast, Live Apical MicroSurgery Demonstration, Video Conference from Scottsdale, Arizona to the Caracas Hilton, Venezuela for 400 dentists, October 2002
Two-day Seminar, Apical MicroSurgery, presented annually 2001 to 2007, CES, Scottsdale, AZ.
Two-day Seminar, Introduction to MicroEndodontics, presented annually 2001 to 2007, CES, Scottsdale, AZ
Two-day Seminar, Advanced MicroEndodontics, presented twice annually 2001 to 2007, Clinical Endodontic Seminars, Scottsdale, AZ.
Lecture, Apical Microsurgery, Loma Linda, Aug, 2001
Lecture, MicroEndodontic Update, Ed Nutting Study Club, San Diego, California, February, 2002
Lecture, MicroSurgical Update, a full day presented to Graduate Endodontic Residents of UCLA, USC, and Long Beach VA, March, 2002
Lecture, MicroSurgical Update, Graduate Endodontic Residents, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda CA, April, 2002
Lecture, MicroSurgical Update, ROOTS Summit II, San Diego, California, June 2002
Lecture, Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA), ROOTS Summit II, San Diego, California, June 2002
Two-day Seminar, lecture and live surgical demo, MicroEndoscopic Surgery, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, Indiana, June, 2002
Lecture, Microsurgical Update, Opinion Leaders Conference, Tulsa Dental/Dentsply, Tulsa, Oklahoma, July, 2002
Lecture, MicroEndodontics, Academy of Microscopically Enhanced Dentistry, 1st Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ, November 2002
Two-day Seminar, The Powerful Digital Presentation, presented for the first time, Clinical Endodontic Seminars, Scottsdale, AZ., February, 2003
Lecture, Conventional and Surgical MicroEndodontics: An Update, 6th Annual Endodontic Day, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, May 2003
Lecture, MicroSurgery, Graduate Endo Residents, Loma Linda University, May 2003
Lecture, System S, ROOTS Summit III, Anaheim, California, June 2003
Lecture, MicroSurgical Possibilities, Academy of Microscopically Enhanced Dentistry, Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, Arizona, November 2003
Lecture, Surgical Endodontics Using Microscopic Instrumentation, American Association of Endodontists, Annual Fall Meeting, Scottsdale, Arizona, November 2003
Lecture, MicroSurgery, Graduate Endodontic Residents, University of Southern California, January, 2004
Lecture, Non-Surgical & Surgical MicroEndodontics: An Update, Washington State Association of Endodontics, Seattle, Washington, February 2004
Lecture, Non-Surgical & Surgical MicroEndodontics: An Update, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, May 2004
Lecture, Non-Surgical & Surgical MicroEndodontics: An Update, Mexican Association of Endodontists, Cancun, Mexico, May 2004
Lecture, Non-Surgical & Surgical MicroEndodontics, University of California San Francisco Endodontic Study Club, San Francisco, CA, October 2004
Lecture, Extra-Canal Invasive Resorption, Academy of Microscopically Enhanced Dentistry, Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, Arizona, November 2004
Lecture, MicroSurgery, Graduate Endodontic Residents, Loma Linda University, May 2005
Lecture, Extra-Canal Invasive Resorption, Edgar D. Coolidge Study Club, Chicago, IL, February 2006
Lecture, MicroSurgery, Graduate Endodontic Residents, Loma Linda University, May 2006
Two-day Seminar, Predictable MicroEndodontics, Clinical Endodontic Seminars, Scottsdale Center for Dentistry, Scottsdale AZ, March 2007.
Lecture, MicroSurgical Endodontics in a Nutshell, University of Southern California, Annual Endodontic Alumni Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, March 2007
Lecture, Predictable Endodontics, Dentsply International, Tulsa, OK, March 2007
Lecture, MicroSurgery, NOVA Southwestern School of Dentistry, Graduate Endodontic Residents, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, March 2007
Lecture, MicroSurgery in a Nutshell, Annual Meeting Boston University Endodontic Alumni, Boca Raton, FL, October 2007
Lecture, MicroSurgery in a Nutshell, Graduate Endodontic Residents, University of Florida, Gainesville FL, March 2008
Lecture, MicroSurgery in a Nutshell, Graduate Endodontic Residents, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda CA, May 2008
Two-day Seminar, Endodontic MicroSurgery, Scottsdale Center for Dentistry, Scottsdale AZ, June 2008
Lecture, System S, Annual Meeting Boston University Endodontic Alumni, Santa Fe NM, October 2008
Lecture, System S & Challenging Retreatment Cases, Graduate Endo Residents, University of Florida, Gainesville FL, December 2008
Lecture, Endodontic MicroSurgery, Endodontic Extravaganza, Scottsdale Center for Dentistry, Scottsdale AZ, January 2009
Lecture, MicroSurgery, Loma Linda Endodontic Residents, May 2009
Two-day Seminar, Endodontic MicroSurgery, Scottsdale Center for Dentistry, Scottsdale, AZ, June 2009
Lecture, System 'S' for Predictable Endodontics, USC 8th International Conference, November 2009
Lecture, Apical MicroSurgery, Loma Linda University, 9th Biennial Buell Symposium, January 2010
Lecture, MicroSurgery and System 'S' for Predictable Endodontics, Baylor University Endodontic Residents, February 2010
Lecture, MicroSurgery and System 'S' for Predictable Endodontics, VA Long Beach Endodontic Residents, March 2010
Lecture, MicroSurgery, Loma Linda Endodontic Residents, May 2010
Lecture, System 'S' for Predictable Endodontics, Annual Endo Meeting, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, S.A. August 2010
Lecture, MicroSurgery and System 'S' for Predictable Endodontics, USC Endodontic Residents, October 2010
Lecture, System 'S' for Predictable Endodontics, Trans-Tasman Endodontic Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand, November 2010

PUBLICATIONS

Apical Microsurgery, three part series, Boston University, Endodontic Alumni Communiqu, Summer,Fall,Winter issues,1998.
Canal Morphology of Maxillary Molars: Clinical observations of canal configurations, a private 10yr. research involving over 7200 teeth and 20,000 canals, Journal of Endodontics, June, 1999
Apical MicroSurgery, three part series, Italian Endodontic Journal, LInformatore Endodontico, Vol. 2, 1999, Vol. I & II, 2000
Apical Surgery, Parts I through V1, Endodontic Therapy Journal, parts I-II in July 2002, parts III-IV in October 2002, and parts V-VI in April 2003
Doctor of Dentistry magazine, Endodontic Pioneer, John J. Stropko, D.D.S., Vol. 2, No.3, 2005
Root End Management: resection, cavity preparation, material placement, Endodontic Topics, Vol. 11, 2005, p. 131-151
"Micro-Surgical Endodontics", Vol III, Chapter 34, p. 1076-1145, 3 Volume Text Book Series, "ENDODONTICS", by Dr. Arnaldo Castellucci, published 2009, English and Italian, Florence, Italy
Endodontic Review of Arizona, Q & A with renowned Endodontist, John J. Stropko, D.D.S., p. 34-5, Vol. 1, 2007
Obturation, Using the System S Technique, roots International Magazine of Endodontology, Vol. 4, No. 3, 2008
Apical MicroSurgery - Part I, "Patient Preparation", roots International Magazine of Endodontology, vol 2, 2009, p. 14-17
Apical MicroSurgery - Part I, "Preparation of the patient", Endo Tribune, vol 4, No.7, Jul 2009, p. 1,6-7
Apical MicroSurgery - Part II, "Incision and atraumatic flap elevation", roots International Magazine of Endodontology, vol 3, 2009, p.6-8
Apical MicroSurgery - Part II, "the incision and atraumatic flap elevation", Endo Tribune, vol 4, No.9, Sep 2009, p. 1c-3c
Apical MicroSurgery - Part III, "Access and Crypt Management", roots International Magazine of Endodontology, vol 4, 2009, p.18-21
Apical MicroSurgery - Part IV, "The REB and REP", roots International Magazine of Endodontology, vol 1, 2010, p.20-22
Apical MicroSurgery - Part V, "REF materials and techniques", roots International Magazine of Endodontology, vol 2, 2010, p.18-22
Apical MicroSurgery - Part VI, "Sutures, healing and post-op care", roots International Magazine of Endodontology, vol 3, 2010

COMMUNITY

Boy Scouts of America, Webelos Den Leader, Tucson, 1977-8
American Red Cross, Certificate of Extraordinary Personal Action, 1977
North Tucson Optimist Club, President, 1979
Help Them International, Founder and Past President, organized and flew medical/dental teams into remote mountain villages, making more than 45 trips throughout Mexico, in cooperation with Save the Children International, 1981-1987