
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
- St. Joseph's College, Rensselaer, Indiana, Pre-dental, 1958-1960
- Indiana University, Doctor of Dental Surgery, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1964
- US Air Force, General Dentistry, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1964-1966
- Boston University, School of Dental Medicine, Certificate in Endodontics, Boston, MA 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 to 2011
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 2005
- Massachusetts State Dental Association, member, 1987-1989
- Northern Arizona Dental Association, member, 1989-1996
- Boston University Endodontic Alumni Association, 1989 to present
- American Association of Endodontists, 1989 to present
- UCSF, School of Dentistry, Visiting Clinical Instructor, 1990-1991
- Arizona Endodontic Association, 1990 to present
- Veterans Administration, Prescott, Arizona, Endodontic Consultant, 1990-1996
- Pacific Endodontic Research Foundation (PERF), 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, Scottsdale, Arizona 1999 to 2010
- Clinical Endodontic Seminars LLC, Co-founder of a company committed to helping doctors enhance their Clinical Micro Endodontic abilities, six two-day seminars presented per year, at the Center for MicroSurgical Endodontics, Scottsdale, Arizona, 1999 to 2007.
- Central Arizona Dental Association, 2000 to present
- Greater Scottsdale Dental Seminars, 2001 to 2004
- Academy of Microscope Enhanced Dentistry (AMED), Endodontic Editor, 2003 to 2005
- Scottsdale Center for Dentistry, Instructor, Endodontic MicroSurgery, 2007 to 2009
- Horizon Dental Institute, Program Administrator and Instructor, 2015 to present
SCHEDULED PRESENTATIONS
- Lecture, Subject to be determined, Canadian Academy of Endodontics, Niagara on the Lake, Ontario, Canada, August 27, 2020 (canceled due to Covid-19)
PROFESSIONAL & CONTINUING EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS
- Pima Dental Study Club, Tucson, Arizona, Past President
- Averaged over 120 hours/year in Continuing Education credits over the last 50 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, Johannes Gutenberg University Medical Center, Mainz, Germany, October 1993
- Lecture, MicroSurgical Endodontics, University of Munich, Germany, October 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, September 1995
- Lecture, MicroEndodontics, University of California, San Francisco, Advanced Endodontic Study Club, 1997
- Lecture, Endodontic Update, Kenai-Kodiak Dental Society, 1997
- Three one-day seminars, 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/Live Demo, MicroSurgical Endodontics, Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, September 1998
- Lecture, MicroEndodontics, Italian Endodontic Study Club, Florence, Italy, September 1998
- Lecture, MicroEndodontics, German Endodontic Society, Bonn, Germany, September 1998
- Lecture/Live Demo, Apical MicroSurgery, NOVA Southeastern University, School of Dental Medicine, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, April 1999
- Lectures/Live Demo, Apical MicroSurgery, 2nd Year Graduate Endodontic Residents, Biannually, Boston University, Goldman School of Dental Medicine, 1996 to 2002
- 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
- Lecture, Conventional, Retreatment, & Surgical Micro Endodontics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, May 2000
- One-day seminars titled Endodontics for the 21st Century, presented to General Dentists, Scottsdale, Arizona, June 2000 - July 2001
- Lecture, Conventional and Surgical MicroEndodontics, Egyptian Association of Endodontics, 1st Annual meeting, Cairo, Egypt, September 2000
- Lecture, MicroSurgical Endodontics, Annual meeting Boston University Endodontic Alumni, Tucson, Arizona, October 2000
- Lecture, Why a Microscope for Endodontic Surgery, Annual Buel Seminar, Loma Linda CA, December, 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, Clinical Endodontic Seminars, Scottsdale, AZ
- Two-day Seminar, Introduction to MicroEndodontics, presented annually 2001 to 2007, Clinical Endodontic Seminars, Scottsdale, AZ
- Two-day Seminar, Advanced MicroEndodontics, presented biannually 2001 to 2007, Clinical Endodontic Seminars, Scottsdale, AZ.
- Lecture, Apical Microsurgery, Loma Linda Grad Endo Residents, Loma Linda CA, August 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/live surgical demo, Micro Endoscopic 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 (AMED), 1st Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ, November 2002
- Two-day Seminar, The Powerful Digital Presentation, 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, Surgical & Nonsurgical MicroEndodontics, UCSF Endo Study Club, San Francisco, CA, October 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, Graduate Endodontic Residents, Loma Linda University, May 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, Predictable MicroSurgery, Graduate Endodontic Residents, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda CA, May 2009
- Two-day Seminar, Predictable MicroSurgical Endodontics, Scottsdale Center for Dentistry, Scottsdale AZ, June 2009
- Lecture, MicroSurgery in a Nutshell, Graduate Endodontic Residents, University of Southern California, Los Angeles CA, November 2009
- Lecture, Predictable MicroSurgery, USC 8th International Symposium, Los Angeles CA, November 2009
- Lecture, System ‘S' for Predictable Obturation, Dallas/Fort Worth Endodontic Society, Dallas, Texas, February 2010
- Lecture, Predictable MicroSurgery and "System ‘S' for Obturation, Baylor University Graduate Endo Residents, February 2010
- Lecture, MicroSurgery" & System ‘S' Technique, Long Beach Veterans Administration, Grad Endo Residents, March 2010
- Lecture, Predictable MicroSurgery, Graduate Endodontic Residents, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda CA, May 2010
- Lecture, System ‘S' for Obturation, Tenth Annual Endo Meeting, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, August 2010
- Lecture, Predictable MicroSurgery, University of Southern California Grad Endo Residents, October 2010
- Lecture, System ‘S' for Predictable Obturation, Trans-Tasman Endo Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand, November 2010
- Lecture, Apical MicroSurgery, University of Southern California Graduate Endo Residents, Los Angeles CA, April 2011
- Lecture, Predictable MicroSurgery, Graduate Endodontic Residents, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda CA, May 2011
- Webinar, Predictable Apical MicroSurgery, Academy of Microscope Enhanced Dentistry (AMED), Las Vegas NV, November 2011
- Lecture, Predictable Apical MicroSurgery, Grad Endodontic Residents, University of Tennessee, Memphis TN, April 2013
- Lecture, Predictable Apical MicroSurgery, Michigan Association of Endodontists Annual Meeting, August 2013
- Lecture, Predictable MicroSurgery, Graduate Endodontic Residents, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda CA, May 2014
- Webinar, Persistent Apical Lesions - Retreat? Apical Surgery?, Schilder Institute for the Advancement of Endodontics, September 2014
- Lecture, MicroSurgery & External Cervical Resorption, Annual Meeting Boston University Endodontic Alumni, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, October 2014
- Lecture, Predictable Apical MicroSurgery, Budapest Dental Congress, Budapest, Hungary, May 2015
- Lecture/Workshop, System ‘S’ for Obturation, Budapest Dental Congress, Budapest, Hungary, May 2015
- Lecture, Predictable MicroSurgery, Graduate Endodontic Residents, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda CA, June 2015
- Lecture/Workshop, See Better, Do Better, Feel Better: An Introduction To The Dental Microscope, Horizon Dental Institute, Scottsdale, AZ, March 2016
- Lecture, System ‘S’ for Conventional Endodontics, New Orleans Dental Conference/Louisiana Dental Association’s Annual Session, New Orleans LA, April 2016
- Lecture, Predictable Apical MicroSurgery, New Orleans Dental Conference/Louisiana Dental Association’s Annual Session, New Orleans LA, April 2016
- Lecture, External Cervical Erosion, Diagnosis and Treatment, New Orleans Dental Conference/Louisiana Dental Association’s Annual Session, New Orleans LA, April 2016
- Lecture, The Steps for Predictable Endodontic Microsurgery, Post Graduate Endodontic Residents, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, TN, July 2016
- Lecture, Endodontic Update, a course designed to help General Dentists improve Endodontic treatment, Midwest Gnathostatic Research and Study Group, Newton, IA, August 2016
- Lecture/Workshop, The Steps for Predictable Microsurgery, a two-day Microsurgery lecture and hands-on course, Horizon Dental Institute, Scottsdale, AZ, September 2016
- Lecture, The Steps for Predictable Microsurgery, Graduate Endodontic Residents, Boston University, Boston, MA, October 2016
- Lecture, Endodontics: Just Do It! A one-day course designed to help General Dentists improve their Endodontic treatment, Horizon Dental Institute, Scottsdale, AZ, October 2016
- Lecture/Workshop, The Steps for Predictable Microsurgery, a two-day Microsurgery lecture and hands-on course, Horizon Dental Institute, Scottsdale, AZ, February 10-11, 2017
- Lecture/Workshop, The Steps for Predictable Microsurgery, a two-day Microsurgery lecture and hands-on course, Horizon Dental Institute, Scottsdale, AZ, February 24-25, 2017
- Lecture, Alternative Treatments for External Cervical Resorption, American Association of Endodontics Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 2017
- Lecture, Predictable Apical MicroSurgery, Graduate Endodontic Residents, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda CA, July 2017
- Lecture, Treatment of External Cervical Resorption, Graduate Endodontic Residents, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda CA, July 2017
- Lecture, Predictable Apical MicroSurgery, Graduate Endodontic Residents, University of Tennessee, Memphis TN, October 2017
- Lecture, Treatments for External Cervical Resorption, Graduate Endodontic Residents, University of Tennessee, Memphis TN, October 2017
- Lecture/Workshop, See Better, Do Better, Feel Better: An Introduction To The Dental Microscope, Horizon Dental Institute, Scottsdale, AZ, May 2018
- Lecture/Workshop, Predictable Apical MicroSurgery, Horizon Dental Institute, Scottsdale, AZ, September, 2018
- Lecture, Treatments for External Cervical Resorption, Greater KC Endodontic Study Club, Kansas City, MO, October, 2018
- Lecture, Predictable Apical MicroSurgery, Graduate Endodontic Residents, University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO, October, 2018
- Lecture, Predictable Apical MicroSurgery, International College of Dentists Congress, Alexandria, Egypt, November, 2018
- Lecture, Treatments for External Cervical Resorption, International College of Dentists Congress, Alexandria, Egypt, November, 2018
- Lecture, Predictable Apical MicroSurgery, Annual Society of Endodontists Singapore (SES) Scientific Conference, Singapore, November, 2018
- Lecture, Predictable Apical MicroSurgery, Endodontic Residents, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong, November, 2018
- Lecture, Treatments for External Cervical Resorption, Hong Kong Endodontic Society, Hong Kong, November, 2018
- Lecture, Predictable Apical MicroSurgery, Endodontic Study Club, Mandalay, Myanmar, November, 2018
- Lecture, Predictable Apical MicroSurgery, Czech Republic Endodontic Society, Prague, Czech Republic, September, 2019
- Lecture, Predictable Apical MicroSurgery, Slovenia Dental Society, Ljubljana, Slovenia, September, 2019
- Lecture, The 10 Steps for Predictable Apical Micro-Surgery, American Association of Endodontics Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, April, 2022.
- Lecture, The 10 Steps for Predictable Apical Micro-Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine, Endodontic Residents, Charleston, South Carolina, March 28, 2023.
PUBLICATIONS
- Apical Microsurgery, six part series, Boston University, Endodontic Alumni Communiqué, Summer, Fall, & Winter issues, 1998.
- Canal Morphology of Maxillary Molars: Clinical Observations of Canal Configurations, Private 10 yr. research involving over 7,200 teeth and 20,000 canals, Journal of Endodontics (JOE), June, 1999
- Apical Microsurgery, three part series, Italian Endodontic Journal, L'Informatore Endodontico, Vol. 2, 1999, Vol. I & II, 2000
- Apical Surgery, six part series, Journal of Endodontic Therapy, Parts I-II Vol. 2, No. 1, July, 2002, Parts III-IV Vol. 2, No. 2, October, 2002, and Parts V-VI July, 2003
- Endodontic Pioneer, John J. Stropko, D.D.S., Doctor of Dentistry Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 3, 2005
- Root-End Management: Resection, Cavity Preparation, and Material Placement, Endodontic Topics, Vol. 11, 2005, p. 131-151
- Q & A with Renowned Endodontist, John J. Stropko, D.D.S., Endodontic Review of Arizona, Vol. 1, 2007, p. 34-5
- The System ‘S' Technique: To Seal the Entire Canal System for ‘Success', Roots International Magazine of Endodontology, Vol. 4, Issue 3/2008
- Contributing Author, Roots Magazine, North America Edition, 2009 to present
- MicroSurgical Endodontics, Vol. III, Ch. 34, Dr. Arnaldo Castellucci's 3 Vol. textbook, "ENDODONTICS", published 2009 by Il Tridente, both English and Italian versions, Florence, Italy
- Apical Microsurgery, six part series, Roots International Magazine of Endodontology Vol. 5, Part I Issue 2/2009, Part II Issue 3/2009, Part III Issue 4/2009, Vol. 6, Part IV Issue 1/2010, Part V Issue 2/2010, Part VI Issue 3/2010
- Predictable Apical Microsurgery, six part series, Endo Tribune, The World's Endodontic Newspaper Vol. 4, Part I No. 7, July 2009, Part II No. 9, September 2009, Vol. 5, Part III No. 7, July 2010, Part IV No. 8, August 2010, Part V No. 9, September 2010, Part VI No. 10, October 2010
- Contributing author, The Dental Microscope - Why and How, Book by Schmidt R, Boudro M, S&B Publishing, 2011, Ch. 2, p. 24 - 26
- Apical Microsurgery, C.E. Article, Roots International Magazine of Endodontology, Vol. 7, Part I Issue 1/2011, Vol. 8, Part II Issue 2/2012
- Invasive Cervical Resorption (ICR): A Description, Diagnosis and Discussion of Optional Management, C.E. Article, Roots International Magazine of Endodontology Vol. 8, Issue 3/2012
- Invasive Cervical Resorption (ICR): A Description, Diagnosis and Discussion of Optional Management, C.E. Article, Roots International Magazine of Endodontology, Vol. 8 Issue 4/2012
- Invasive Cervical Resorption, Case Report, Roots International Magazine of Endodontology, Vol. 9, Issue 1/2013
- Predictable Endo 102: Why Warm and Soft Is So Good, C.E. Article, Roots International Magazine of Endodontology, Vols. 4 & 9, Issue 2/2013
- Editor in Chief, Roots Magazine, North America Edition, 2021 to present
- System ‘S': A Flowable Injection Technique for Three-Dimensional Obturation, Vol.II, Ch. 30, Dr. Arnaldo Castellucci's 2 Vol. textbook, "ENDODONTICS", published 2022 by Edra Publishing, both English and Italian versions, Florence, Italy
- MicroSurgical Endodontics, Vol.II, Ch. 39, Dr. Arnaldo Castellucci's 2 Vol. textbook, "ENDODONTICS", published 2022 by Edra Publishing, both English and Italian versions, Florence, Italy
COMMUNITY
- Boy Scouts of America, Webelos Den Leader, Tucson, 1977-1978
- 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
- Clinical Director, of the Saint Vincent de Paul, District 10, Prescott Community Dental Clinic, April 2023 to present
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