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 21^stCentury, 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, 2^nd 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 21^st Century, presented to General Dentists, Scottsdale, Arizona, June 2000 - July 2001
Lecture, Conventional and Surgical MicroEndodontics, Egyptian Association of Endodontics, 1^st 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), 1^st 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, 6^th 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 8^th 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, since April 4th, 2023