John West, DDS, MSD

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Dr. West is the founder and director of the Center for Endodontics and continues to be recognized as one of world?s premier educators in clinical and interdisciplinary endodontics. He received his DDS from the University of Washington in 1971 where he is an affiliate as?sociate professor. He then earned his MSD in endodontics at Boston University Henry M. Gold?man School of Dental Medicine in 1975, where he is a clinical instructor and has been awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award. Dr. West?s memberships include: 2009 president and Fellow of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry and 2010 president of the Academy of Microscope Enhanced Dentistry, the Northwest Network for Dental Excellence, and the International College of Dentists. He is a 2010 consultant for the ADA?s prestigious board of trustees and is a consultant to the ADA Council on Dental Practice. Dr. West further serves on the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine?s Boston University Alumni Board. He is a Thought Leader for Carestream Digital Dental Systems and serves on the editorial advisory boards for The Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Den?tistry, Practical Procedures and Aesthetic Den?tistry, and The Journal of Microscope En?hanced Dentistry. He co-authored ?Obturation of the Radicular Space? with Dr. John Ingle in Ingle?s 1994 and 2002 editions of Endodontics and was senior author of ?Cleaning and Shaping the Root Canal Sys?tem? in Cohen and Burns? 1994 and 1998 Pathways of the Pulp. He has authored ?Endodontic Predictability? in Dr. Michael Cohen?s 2008 Quintessence text Inter?disciplinary Treatment Planning: Principles, Design, Implementation, and Michael Cohen?s 2010 Quintessence text Interdisciplinary Treatment Planning Volume II: Comprehensive Case Studies and is lead author of ?Esthetic Management of Endodontically Treated Teeth? in Ronald Goldstein?s third edition of Esthetics in Dentistry. Dr. West has presented unrivaled endodontic continuing education in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia while maintaining a private practice in Tacoma, Wash. He can be reached at (800) 900-7668 (ROOT), johnwest@centerforendodontics.com, or centerforendodontics.com.