John West   Team Lead

As the founder and director of the Center for Endodontics, John West, DDS, MSD, continues to be recognized as one of the premier educators in clinical and interdisciplinary endodontics. John West received his DDS from the University of Washington in 1971 where he is an Affiliate Associate Professor. He then received his MSD in endodontics at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine in 1975 where he is a clinical instructor and has been awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award. He is Associate Director of Endodontics at the new Scottsdale Center for Dentistry. Dr. West has presented more than 400 days of continuing education in North America, South America, and Europe while maintaining a private practice in Tacoma, Washington. He coauthored 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 System in Cohen and Burns 1994 and 1998 Pathways of the Pulp. He has recently authored Endodontic Predictability in Dr. Michael Cohen’s 2008 Quintessence text Comprehensive Treatment Planning: Principles of the Masters. Dr. West’s memberships include: 2009 president 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 2008 consultant for the ADA’s prestigious Council on Dental Practice and he is the scientific endodontic editor for the Boston University’s Communiqué where he is also a member of the school’s Alumni Board. Dr. West is a Thought Leader for Kodak Digital Dental Systems and serves on the editorial advisory boards of: The Journal of Advanced Esthetics and Interdisciplinary Dentistry, The Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry, Practical Procedures and Aesthetic Dentistry, and The Journal of Microscope Enhanced Dentistry.

Richard Mounce

Richard E. Mounce, DDS, is in private practice in endodontics in Vancouver, Wash. He lectures globally and is widely published. Dr. Mounce offers intensive customized endodontic single-day training programs in his office for groups of one to two doctors. He can be reached at RichardMounce@MounceEndo.com. Dr. Mounce serves on the advisory board and lectures on behalf of SybronEndo.

Frederic Barnett

Frederic Barnett, DMD, received his degree in 1978 and his Certificate in Endodontics in 1981, both from the University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine. He received his Board Certification in Endodontics in 1986, has served as the Director of Postdoctoral Endodontics at the University of Pennsylvania, and is currently the Vice-Chairman of Dental Medicine and Chairman and Program Director of the Postdoctoral Endodontics at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. Dr. Barnett has written numerous scientific and clinical papers and has lectured nationally and internationally on the Treatment of Endodontic Infections, Dental Trauma and Contemporary Endodontic Treatment. He currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Dental Traumatology Journal and is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Endodontics. Dr. Barnett has also been in private practice in Endodontics since 1981.

Susan Wolcott

Susan Wolcott, DDS, graduated with honors from the University of Colorado School of Dentistry in 2003, and completed her endodontic training at Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine. She practices at Endodontic Specialists of Colorado, P.C. and currently serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado School of Dentistry in Denver.