Endodontology 2023
36th Annual Board Review Course

Dr. Botero received her dental degree (1987) from CES University in Medellin, Colombia, Specialty training in Endodontics (1995) at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia and the advanced Specialty Certificate in Endodontics from University of Michigan in 2005. She was Clinical Assistant Professor at CES University and had her private practice in Colombia (1989-2000). Dr. Botero joined the University of Michigan in 2001 and presently she is full time Clinical Professor and teaches Endodontics to graduate and undergraduate students. She is the director of the dental postgraduate fellowship program in endodontics. She also practices Endodontics at a private Dental clinic in Michigan.

Dr. Botero became a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics in 2012 and she joined the Regenerative Endodontic committee from the American Association of Endodontics since 2013 and as a chair from 2014 to 2020. She is Past-president of the Pulp Biology and Regeneration group of the American Association and International Association of Dental Research. Dr. Botero has authored and co-authored numerous scientific peer reviewed articles and book chapters. She serves as reviewer for several endodontic and dental journals. Her research of interest and publications are on caries-induced angiogenesis and Regenerative Endodontics.

Dr McDonald graduated of the University of Otago, Dunedin New Zealand and received his endodontic education and a Masters degree in Oral Biology, from the University of Maryland at Baltimore. He serves as a Clinical Professor of Dentistry and the Division Head and Graduate program director of Endodontics at the University of Michigan. His research interests are electronic apex locators, and endodontic surgery, especially regeneration techniques. He has interests in the ethical and legal aspects of endodontics and the use of human subjects in clinical research. He is a past president of the Phi Chapter of Omicron Kappa Upsilon, the Maryland State Association of Endodontists, and the Michigan Association of Endodontists, and is a recipient of the American Association of Endodontists Award of Merit. He is a Diplomate and Director of the American Board of Endodontists.

Accurate diagnoses of the condition of the pulp and periradicular tissues are critical for making appropriate clinical decisions. In this presentation, we will review key points to support the process of evidence-based clinical decisions, including 1) determining the relationship between the degree of pulpal inflammation and clinical signs and symptoms; 2) the accuracy of our diagnostic tests; 3) the scientific basis for our diagnostic classification system; and 4) whether symptomatic irreversible pulpitis can be diagnosed and whether it can be treated with vital pulp therapy. Together, these issues form the biological basis for making clinical decisions.

Attained her Clinical Doctorate in Endodontics and PhD from the University of Melbourne, Australia. She is a Member of the Royal College of Ireland and a fellow of the Royal Australian College of Dental Surgeons in both general dentistry and the special field of Endodontics, and a registered endodontist in Jordan and Australia. She is former vice dean, director of the dental teaching clinics, director of postgraduate clinics, and head of department of conservative dentistry at Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid Jordan. Former member and chair of the scientific committee of the Jordanian Board of Endodontics. Currently she is a professor in endodontics and coordinator of the postgraduate endodontic program at Jordan university of science and technology. Research interests include; calcium silicate-based materials, regenerative endodontics and vital pulp therapy. Lectured nationally and internationally on the topic with several published clinical research papers. She serves in the editorial board and reviewers’ panel of more than 15 international indexed journals.

Dr. Fouad obtained his DDS, Certificate of Endodontics and MS at the University of Iowa. He served on the faculty and in various administrative roles at University of Connecticut, the University of Maryland, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is currently Professor and Chair, Department of Endodontics, and Director, Advanced Endodontics Program, at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Fouad has published over 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts, 24 textbook chapters, and 140 abstracts. He edited and co-authored the textbooks: Endodontic Microbiology (now in its second edition), as well as the fifth and sixth editions of Endodontics: Principles and Practice. He is a Diplomate and Past President of the American Board of Endodontics, and an Associate Editor of the Journal of Endodontics. He received the Distinguished Scientist Award from the Pulp Biology and Regeneration Group of the International Association of Dental Research.

Dr. Bettina Basrani is Tenured Associate Professor and Director, MSc Program in Endodontics at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dr Basrani received her DDS degree from the University of Buenos Aires in 1989 and a Specialty Diploma in Endodontics and PhD from Maimonides University in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A long-time educator and researcher, she began her teaching career at the University of Buenos Aires. In 2000, she moved to Canada to serve as Chair of the Endodontic Program at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. In 2004, she moved to Toronto, where she has continued her academic and clinical work. Internationally recognized as a leading authority in endodontics and as an excellent lecturer, effectively combining clinical and scientific information, Dr Basrani has received many awards throughout her career, such as the Louis Grossman Award by the French Society of Endodontics and has international courses and lectures, over 40 peer-reviewed scientific publications, three textbooks and several textbook chapters, and abstracts to her credit. Recently, in 2021 she was recognized as one of the most influential graduates from the University of Buenos Aires. She serves as reviewer for several endodontic journals. Dr Basrani is a member of many endodontics societies around the world.

Dr. Brett E. Gilbert graduated from the University of Maryland Dental School (DDS 2001, ENDO 2003). He is a professor in the Department of Endodontics at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics. He is the founder of Access Endo, a global education platform and the Access Endo Impact Academy. Dr. Gilbert is a co-founder of the Dental Yogi Academy. He was named a top ten young dental educator in America by the Seattle Study Club in 2017. In 2019 he was named to Academic Keys Who’s Who in Dentistry Higher Education (WWDHE). In 2020, he won the People’s Choice Award as the Top Instructor of 2020 for Endodontics by Course Karma. He is a fellow in the International College of Dentists and a contributing consultant for Oral Health Journal. Dr. Gilbert lectures nationally and internationally on clinical endodontics and wellness. He is a partner in U.S. Endo Partners and serves on the Clinical Advisory Board. He has a private practice limited to Endodontics in Niles, IL.

Dr. Rod Tataryn is in full-time private practice endodontics in Spokane, Washington and is on the faculty of graduate endodontics at Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, California. He has published scientific and clinical articles on endodontics and odontogenic sinusitis and has served on the Clinical Practice Committee for the American Association of Endodontists. He is a contributing author to several endodontic textbooks including: The Sixth and Seventh Editions of Ingle's Endodontics, the Second Edition of PDQ Endodontics, and The Art and Science of Contemporary Surgical Endodontics.

Dr. Sollecito is Professor and Chair of Oral Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine and Professor of Oral Medicine in Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He is also an Attending in Oral Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Health System and the Childrens’ Hospital of Philadelphia. He is a Fellow in Hospital Dentistry and a Diplomate in Special Care Dentistry and Oral Medicine. He is a Section Editor of the Compendium Journal and served on the ADA Council of Scientific Affairs. He has authored numerous papers and chapters related to various topics in Oral Medicine.

Dr. Matthew Davis is a board-certified endodontist in private practice in the Chicago suburbs of Winnetka and Glenview, Illinois. He attended the University of Iowa College of Dentistry where he received his DDS in 1999 and his specialty certificate in endodontics in 2001. He has been a full-time practicing endodontist for over twenty years. He became a diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics in 2010. He has authored several publications and has been a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for the Journal of Endodontics from 2013 to the present.

Dr. Jeske is Professor, Department of General Practice and Dental Public Health and Associate Dean for Strategic Planning & Continuing Dental Education, University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston. He earned his Ph.D. degree (pharmacology) and his D.M.D. degree at the Medical College of Georgia. Dr. Jeske is Editor of Contemporary Dental Pharmacology: Evidence-Based Considerations (Springer Publishing, Berlin), Editor-in-Chief of Mosby’s Dental Drug Reference and Section Editor (Pharmacology) of the Journal of Craniomandibular and Sleep Practice. He has served on the American Dental Association’s Council on Scientific Affairs and served as an Evidence Reviewer for the American Dental Association’s Center for Evidence-Based Dentistry. He is a Fellow of the International College of Dentists, the American College of Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry International and the Pierre Fauchard Academy. Dr. Jeske holds memberships in the ADA, TDA and GHDS, as well as Omicron Kappa Upsilon and Delta Sigma Delta, and he is recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry and was recently named Honorary Alumnus of the UT School of Dentistry at Houston, where he practices general dentistry.

Dr. Ruparel is Board certified Endodontist who practices in San Antonio at UT Faculty Endodontics. She is the Director of the Advanced Program in Endodontics at UT San Antonio. She received her certificate in Endodontics in 2013 after receiving her doctoral (PhD) and DDS at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Her practice in Endodontics includes all aspects of modern endodontics. She also lectures at national and international meetings on pain biology and management and regenerative endodontics. She has also been awarded the American Association of Endodontics Educator Fellowship for committing her career to academics. Nikita Ruparel is committed to a long-term career as a clinician-scientist.

Dr. Bruno Azevedo – aka- The Cone Beam Guy, is an Oral Maxillofacial Radiologists with extensive experience in 3D imaging technologies in Dentistry. He attended the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, where he received both a certificate in Oral Maxillofacial Radiology and a Masters in Dental Diagnostic Sciences. Dr. Azevedo is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology and is one of North America's most active speakers regarding dental 3D imaging technologies. He was a founding faculty of Western University College of Dental Medicine and served as the Oral Radiology Department Director for six years at the University of Louisville. Dr. Azevedo currently works in private practice Oral Maxillofacial Radiology and provides consulting services regarding dental Imaging and 3D printing.