Dr. Amir Azarpazhooh (pronounced “Azar pa joo”) earned his DDS (Iran, 2001) and completed graduate training in Dental Public Health (2007), Endodontics (2010), and a PhD (2011) at the University of Toronto. He is a tenured Full Professor of Dentistry at the University of Toronto, specializing in Dental Public Health and Endodontics, and a Professor of Clinical Epidemiology at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. He is also an investigator with the Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment Collaborative and leads the Divisions of Endodontics and Research at Mount Sinai Hospital. He has secured $1.5 million in research funding, supervised forty-five MSc and PhD trainees, edited an evidence-based dentistry textbook, authored seven book chapters, and published three hundred papers. His work has been cited over seven thousand times and is reflected in an H-index of forty-four and an I10-index of ninety-nine. He has delivered more than ninety presentations at national and international meetings and has received honours from Cochrane Canada, the Canadian Academy of Endodontics, the American Association of Endodontists, the WW Wood Award for Excellence in Dental Education, and multiple Journal of Endodontics Publication Awards (2020–2024). He also serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Endodontics. He is a Board-Certified Diplomate and Director of the American Board of Endodontics (2025–2028), and a fellow, examiner and a member of Board of Directors of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada. He practices part-time in a multi-specialty setting in Toronto and provides endodontic care to medically compromised patients at Mount Sinai Hospital.

Dr. Hossein Moosavi is a board-certified endodontist with over a decade of experience in general dentistry, having practiced in multiple states including New Jersey and Colorado and New York. He earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) from the Colorado School of Dental Medicine. To deepen his expertise in implant dentistry and enhance treatment planning, he completed a year-long preceptorship and research program at the UCLA Dental School Implant Center. Driven by a strong interest in preserving the natural dentition, Dr. Moosavi pursued specialty training in endodontics at Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, where he earned a Master's in Dental Science and a Certificate in Endodontics. While at Rutgers, he also completed a comprehensive implant training program through the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, focusing on the management of compromised and cracked teeth. Dr. Moosavi's research has been recognized nationally. He received the AAE/Dentsply Residents Award for his study on the time interval between endodontic treatment and final restoration, which he presented at the American Association of Endodontists (AAE) annual meeting in New Orleans. In addition to private practice, Dr. Moosavi serves as a part-time faculty member at Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, where he mentors and educates future dentists and endodontists in addtion He has served on the AAE membership services committee. As a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics, he is committed to delivering the highest standard of care. He is also passionate about promoting the field of endodontics and making the profession more visible and recognized within the broader dental and healthcare communities.

Dr. Daniel Chavarría-Bolaños, MSc, PhD, earned his Dentistry degree from the University of Costa Rica and completed his Master’s in Endodontics at San Luis Potosí University in Mexico. He later obtained a PhD in Engineering and Materials Science from San Luis Potosí University through a dual-degree program with the University of Liège in Belgium, where he also received a PhD in Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

He is currently a Full Professor and Researcher at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Costa Rica, where he serves as Director of the Graduate Program in Dentistry and is the Founder and Head of the Master’s Program in Endodontics. Dr. Chavarría-Bolaños also teaches at the Orofacial Pain Clinic and is an Assistant Researcher at the National Laboratory of Nanotechnology, where he leads specific projects in biomaterials and pharmacological innovation.

A former President of the IADR Costa Rica Division and the current Vice President of the Costa Rica Academy of Endodontics, he has been actively involved in advancing the profession nationally and internationally. His research focuses on biomaterials, drug delivery systems, dental anesthesia, and pain management, and he has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals as well as contributed to several book chapters.

Dr. Bettina Basrani is Tenured Associate Professor and Director, MSc Program in Endodontics at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada since 2015. Dr Basrani received her DDS degree from the University of Buenos Aires 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.

Bill is a full-time Endodontist and an honorary Clinical Professor at the University of Sydney. He has a DClinDent in Endodontics from the University of Adelaide and a PhD from the University of Sydney. He is a Board member and Treasurer of the International Association of Dental Traumatology.  Bill has published 80 papers in international dental, material science and engineering journals. Bill is a contributing author for 6 book chapters on renarrative endodontics, endodontic outcomes, vital pulp therapy, and dental trauma, including the iconic North American and European texts, “Pathways of the Pulp” and the “Textbook and Color Atlas of Traumatic Injuries to the Teeth”.

Paul Abbott is Emeritus Professor of Dentistry at The University of Western Australia. He is a Specialist Endodontist with over 46 years of clinical practice experience. Prior to taking a full-time University position in 2002, he spent 17 years in private specialist endodontic practice and he also held part-time academic positions at The University of Western Australia and the University of Melbourne. He was Dean and Head of the School of Dentistry at The University of Western Australia and Director of the Oral Health Centre of Western Australia from 2003-2009. He has presented over 1800 lectures and courses in 55 countries. He has over 440 publications with 278 articles in refereed journals, 25 textbook chapters and 51 Newsletter articles. From 2015-2022, he was the Editor-in-Chief of the international journal Dental Traumatology. Prof. Abbott's main research and clinical interests revolve around dental traumatology, tooth resorption, and the diagnosis and management of pulp, root canal and peri-radicular conditions, with particular emphasis on pain control and disinfection of the root canal system. He has won numerous awards for his teaching and service to the dental profession, including the Jens O. Andreasen Award for Lifetime Achievement in Dental Traumatology from the International Association of Dental Traumatology (2024) and the Louis I. Grossman Award (2025) from the American Association of Endodontists for cumulative publications of significant research studies that have made an extraordinary contribution to endodontology. Prof. Abbott was also appointed by the Governor-General of Australia as an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2015. In 2024, he was appointed as Chair of an IADT/DTG Committee to develop a new comprehensive classification of Tooth Resorption.

Dr. Bettina Basrani is Tenured Associate Professor and Director, MSc Program in Endodontics at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada since 2015. Dr Basrani received her DDS degree from the University of Buenos Aires 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 in 2001 (DDS) and 2003 (Certificate in Endodontics). He is currently a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Endodontics at the University of Illinois-Chicago, College of Dentistry. He is a past-president of the Illinois Association of Endodontists. Dr. Gilbert is board certified, a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics. 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). He serves as the director of intellectual wellness for the Dental Mental Network. He is the founder of Access Endo, a global online education platform devoted to Endodontics and direct mentorship of colleagues. Dr. Gilbert lectures on clinical endodontics and wellness. Dr. Gilbert is a partner in U.S. Endo Partners and has a full-time private practice limited to Endodontics in Niles, Illinois.

Dr. Ronald Ordinola Zapata is currently Associate Professor at the Endodontic Division, University of Minnesota School of Dentistry and a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics. Dr. Zapata received his master's and doctorate degrees from the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil. He completed his Endodontic residency program at the IB Bender Endodontic Division, Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, as well as a Certificate in Clinical Research at the University of Minnesota's School of Public Health. In his academic career, Dr. Zapata has published more than 100 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals and lectured internationally in more than 18 countries. Dr. Zapata also serves as Associate Editor of the Journal of Endodontics (USA), and is a former Associate Editor of the International Endodontic Journal (2015-2024).

Dr. Rebekah Lucier Pryles received her DMD and her certificate in Endodontics from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. She is a private practitioner at Upper Valley Endodontics in White River Junction, VT. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics and a fellow in both the American and International Colleges of Dentistry. She continues to be involved in teaching and research and holds a faculty appointment at her alma mater as well as at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. She co-founded Pulp Nonfiction Endodontics with Dr. Brooke Blicher, an educational collaborative grounded in evidence-based continuing education. She was awarded the ADA’s 10 Under 10 Award in for 2020. Dr. Lucier Pryles is involved in organized dentistry, and is the immediate past President of the Vermont State Dental Society. Together wtih Dr. Brooke Blicher, Dr. Lucier Pryles has published extensively including the textbook, Endodontics: A Review, currently available in its second edition.

Dr. Brooke Blicher received her BA in Chemistry from Colgate University, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa, her DMD from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine where she graduated with honors in research, and her certificate in Endodontics from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine.

Dr. Blicher is a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics, and a Fellow in both the American College of Dentistry and the International College of Dentistry.  She continues to be involved with teaching, research and mentorship, holding faculty appointments at both Harvard and Tufts Schools of Dental Medicine. Dr. Blicher has been involved in organized dentistry as a member of several committees for the American Association of Endodontists, and her local and state dental societies. 

While providing state of the art specialty care in her private practice in White River Junction, Vermont, Dr. Blicher continues to pursue her academic interests.  She authored the chapter “Diagnosis and Treatment Planning” in the 6th edition of Endodontics: Principles and Practice, as well as the textbooks  Endodontics: A Review, now in its second edition, and the newly published Clinical Endodontics, available in March.  She has published extensively, including in the Journal of Dental Research, General Dentistry, Inside Dentistry, and Compendium. Dr. Blicher has lectured both locally and internationally on endodontic diagnosis, non-odontogenic pain, fractures, trauma, resorption, treatment of immature teeth, and CBCTs in endodontics as well as on ideal restorative care following endodontic treatment.

Dr. John Nusstein is a tenured Professor and the Chair of the Division of Endodontics at The Ohio State University College of Dentistry in Columbus, Ohio.

Dr. Drum received her DDS from the University of Minnesota and her endodontic certificate/master's degree from The Ohio State University. She teaches at the dental student and resident levels and is the Advanced Endodontic Program Director and past Predoctoral Endodontic/Emergency Clinic Director.  Dr. Drum is active in service at the college, state and national levels and is a full tenured professor.  She has published more than 80 articles, multiple book chapters, and coauthored a book. Dr. Drum became a Diplomate of the ABE in 2008 and is currently a Director and President of the ABE.  She was named holder of the Al Reader Endowed Professorship in 2013.  Dr. Drum received the AAE Edward M. Ostetek Award in 2014 as well as numerous local teaching and research awards over the years.  Dr. Drum hates writing and reading bios and is much more fun than this paragraph describes.

Dr. Sara Fowler received her DMD from the University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine, a graduate of the school’s inaugural class. A native of Columbus, Ohio, Dr. Fowler returned to complete post-graduate training at The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, first with a General Practice Residency, followed by Endodontic Fellowship, and Advanced Endodontic Residency. After working in private practice, Dr. Fowler returned to teach at Ohio State and is now an Associate Professor with tenure in the Division of Endodontics. She is the director of Predoctoral Endodontics and the Emergency Dental Care Clinic, maintains private practice in the Ohio State Dental Faculty Practice, and actively participates in teaching and research with the Advanced Endodontic Residency Program.

Dr. Al Reader is a Professor in the Division of Endodontics and is a previous program director of Advanced Endodontics at the The Ohio State University.

Dr. Anita Aminoshariae is a professor (with tenure) and director of Predoctoral Endodontics at Case Western Reserve University. Her dental career commenced when she was accepted to the Pre-Professional Scholars Program, Six-Year Dentistry at Case School of Dental Medicine. She then worked as a contract dentist for the United States Navy. She obtained her endodontic training, certificate and masters from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2003. She became a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics in 2005. Dr. Aminoshariae is a member of the American Dental Association, Ohio Dental Association Ohio Association of Endodontists andthe Council of Scientific Affairs (ADA). She is a spokesperson on the topic of opioids in dentistry (ADA) and asite visitor, Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA). She has served on the American Association of Endodontists’ Board of Directors and as president of the Greater Cleveland Dental Society. She is a member of the Scientific Advisory Boards for the Journal of Endodontics and Journal of the American Dental Association and is an associate editor for the Journal of Endodontics. Dr. Aminoshariae has published numerous articles in the field of endodontics and evidence-based dentistry.