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2021-2022 Continuing Education Committee
Each year, the Continuing Education Committee meets in Chicago to plan the program for the Insight Track meeting. The CEC reviews feedback and suggestions from past meeting attendees to begin developing the various courses, all centered around one main topic or theme.
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Callee Cosby Clark, D.D.S., CEC Chair Dr. Callee Cosby Clark is a private practice endodontist in Grand Junction, Colo. She attended Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss., earning a bachelor's degree in chemistry, and minors in anthropology and sociology. Dr. Clark received her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. She was accepted to the University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center, where she earned a Top 10 award for her Oral Research Presentation at the Annual Session. Upon completion of her certificate of training, Dr. Clark opened a private practice in her hometown of Columbus, Miss. She then earned her Diplomate status. |
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Amber Ather, D.D.S. Dr. Amber Ather earned his Bachelor of Dental Surgery (B.D.S) and M.D.S (Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics) from Manipal University, India, in 2007 and 2011 respectively. Thereafter, he served as a full time Assistant Professor (Endodontics) at his alma mater in India. Dr. Ather then moved to Colorado, wherein he received his D.D.S in 2015, following which he worked as a general dentist at non-profit community health centers in Texas. He received his Certificate in Endodontics from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in 2020 and M.S. degree in 2021 with research focused on pulp biology for which he received a grant from AAE Foundation for Endodontics. Dr. Ather currently is an Assistant Professor in the department of Endodontics at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry. His areas of research include pulp biology, pain and surgical endodontics. He is on the Scientific Advisory Board for Journal of Endodontics and is an Associate Editor for BMC Oral Health journal. Dr. Ather is committed to a long-term career as a clinician-scientist. In his free time, he likes to travel with family and enjoys hiking and photography. |
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Adham A. Azim, B.D.S., Distance Learning Representative Dr. Adham A. Azim, Diplomate, is an associate professor of Endodontics and the division head & director of the Endodontic Post-Graduate Program at the University at Buffalo (UB) in New York. He maintains a private practice limited to endodontics. He is also the founder and chief editor of Endolit. Dr. Azim earned his BDS from Cairo University, where he also did his endodontic training. He practiced as an endodontist in Cairo for a few years in several private practices and his own clinic, then joined the endodontic post-doctoral program at Columbia University. Dr. Azim later joined the Endodontic Department at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center where he worked as an assistant professor. Dr. Azim has lectured all over the world and has been awarded several times for his research work. He has numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals, is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Journal of Endodontics, and is a reviewer for multiple other endodontic journals. |
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Frederic Barnett, D.M.D. Dr. Frederic Barnett received his D.M.D. 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 1988. He has served as the director of Postdoctoral Endodontics at the University of Pennsylvania, and is currently the chairman of the Department of Dental Medicine and chairman and program director of the IB Bender Postdoctoral Endodontic Program 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, revascularization, dental trauma, root resorption and contemporary endodontic treatment. Dr. Barnett is director and Fellow of the International Association of Dental Traumatology, and a Fellow of the International College of Dentists and the American College of Dentists. He received the Edward M. Osetek Educator Award in 2017 from the AAE and the 2018 Community Service Award from the Philadelphia Business Journal for providing endodontic services for the homeless in Philadelphia. He is a former associate editor of the Journal of Endodontics. |
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Carolina Cucco, D.D.S. Dr. Carolina Cucco is currently an assistant professor at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics, Department of Endodontics, which she joined in July 2018. She received her D.D.S. degree from the University of Passo Fundo (Brazil) in 2009 and Ph.D. from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil), in 2015. During her Ph.D. studies, she had the opportunity to develop her research at the Angiogenesis Lab under the supervision of Dr. Jacques Nör at the University of Michigan. After concluding her Ph.D., she decided to return to the U.S. and joined the Advanced Specialty Education Program in Endodontics at the University of Michigan, where she obtained a certificate and M.S. degree in 2018. Dr. Cucco’s research interests are in pulp biology and pulp regeneration, gene expression and biomaterials. She is also interested in conservative endodontic therapies for permanent teeth with irreversible pulpitis. |
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Marcus D. Johnson, D.D.S., Board Liaison Dr. Marcus D. Johnson, a Denver native and astute, evidence-based clinician, headed east to pursue his childhood dream of becoming a dentist. A Rutgers University alum and graduate of New York University Dental School, he advanced his knowledge and training, receiving his Certificate of Endodontics from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland while earning his Master of Science degree in dentistry. Dr. Johnsonwon an award for his research on new treatment techniques in 2011 and was selected as a 2017 Leadership Development participant by the American Association of Endodontists. A Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics, Dr. Johnson serves as the directing endodontist attending for the General Practice Residency at Interfaith Medical Center in Brooklyn and owns and operates a private office, City Endodontics PLLC, in midtown Manhattan. He values organized dentistry and is active at the local, state and national levels. Currently, he is a member of the AAE’s Board of Directors and is vice president for the New York State Association of Endodontists. |
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Kevin Kuo, D.D.S., Distance Learning Representative Dr. Kevin Kuo is a private practice endodontist in Tampa, Fla. His career path bears some synchronicities to his sports idol Tom Brady’s: Like the six-time Super Bowl champion, Dr. Kuo graduated from the University of Michigan for his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree and then transitioned to Boston for his endodontics residency at Harvard for his Master of Medical Sciences. In addition to endodontics, he is developing a creative agency specializing in dental video, social media and marketing. He previously worked with the American Association of Endodontists on video campaigns showcasing the profession. The videos have since garnered over 100,000 views on Facebook and YouTube. |
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Matthew Malek, D.D.S. Dr. Malek received his Doctorate in Dental Surgery from NYU Dentistry in 2009 and his certificate in the specialty of endodontics from NYU Dentistry in 2011. He was appointed as a full-time faculty immediately after graduation, a position which he still holds. He is a recipient of the Arthur Charles Hull and Samuel and Hannah Holzman Award for showing the greatest proficiency in Endodontics and the recipient of the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) J. Faculty Award in 2014. Dr. Malek is a Diplomate of the American Association of Endodontics. He is currently the Director of the Advanced Education Program in Endodontics at NYU and practices endodontics in private practice in Manhattan, New York. He is involved with several research projects which focus on pain, Regenerative Endodontics, and Invasive Cervical Resorption of the root which he has the most interest. He lectures frequently to local, national, and international communities on these topics and is currently involved with few clinical research projects on the subject of Invasive Cervical Resorption and Regenerative Endodontics. Dr. Malek is the author/co-author of several peer-review articles and chapters in prominent endodontic journals and textbooks. |
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Renato Silva, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D., ADA CERP Representative Dr. Renato Silva received his D.D.S. from the University Gama Filho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1994. He received his endodontic certificate from both Brazil (University Gama Filho) and US (University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston). Dr. Silva received his M.S. (2002) in endodontics and Ph.D. (2006) degree in Oral Sciences from University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. He also completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Human Molecular Genetics at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Silva worked as an assistant professor at University of Pittsburgh from 2007 to 2011, when he moved to Houston. Dr. Silva is currently a tenured professor and chair of the Department of Endodontics at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Dentistry. Dr. Silva has edited a textbook about endodontic retreatment and published several peer-reviewed articles in the field of endodontics and human genetics. He is a Board-certified endodontist and maintains a faculty practice limited to endodontics. |
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| Kedy Shen, D.D.S. Dr. Kedy Shen is a private practice endodontist in Portland, Oregon. He attended Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon, earning a bachelor’s degree in Microbiology. Dr. Shen received his Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from Roseman University of Health Sciences in South Jordan, Utah, and his certificate in Endodontics from Temple University. He is a board eligible endodontist who serves on the Continuing Education Committee. In his spare time, Dr. Shen is an avid tennis player and enjoys rooting for the Oregon State Beavers, traveling and spending time with his Golden Retriever Ed. |
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Fiza Singh, D.D.S., M.M.Sc., FRDC Dr. Fiza Singh received her Doctorate of Dental Surgery from New York University College of Dentistry. She holds both a Certificate in Endodontics, a three-year specialty fellowship from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, and Master’s of Medical Sciences from Harvard Medical School, including two years of research at The Forsyth Institute. Her specialized training includes oral implantology and orofacial musculoskeletal pain/TMD disorders from the New York University College of Dentistry. Dr. Singh is also Board-certified in endodontics in Canada, where she is a member of the Royal College of Dental Surgeons. Her charitable work includes clinical outreach to rural communities in the Dominican Republic and Jamaica. Dr. Singh has served as clinical instructor to pre-doctoral students at Harvard School of Dental Medicine and currently maintains a faculty appointment at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Singh is a trustee on the AAE Foundation Board. |
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Mary Um, D.M.D Dr. Mary Um graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in 2010. Dr. Um received her endodontic certification and master’s from University of Illinois Chicago in 2018. During dental school, she was awarded the Health Professional Scholarship from the U.S. Air Force. During her five years of active duty, she was stationed in Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, and Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, and deployed to Al Udeid Air Force Base, Qatar. After active duty, Dr. Um was honorably discharged and worked in private practice until she started her endodontic training at UIC. Dr. Um served as the resident member of the AAE Professional and Public Relations Committee from 2017 to 2018. She is currently a member of the Continuing Education Committee. Currently, she is a clinical associate professor in the Endodontic Department at College of Dentistry at UIC. |
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Anne Williamson, D.M.D Dr. Williamson joined the faculty at the University of Iowa in 2003. Prior to her specialty training, she was a private practicing general dentist in Nebraska for 13 years. From 2006 to 2001, Dr. Williamson served as the Director of Advanced Education in Endodontics at the University of Iowa. Since July of 2001, she has been the Director, of the Advanced Education in Endodontics program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Dentistry. |
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