I-10 Endodontic Overfill and Neurologic Injury: Considerations and Strategies to Address Legal, Surgical and Neuropathic Outcomes

Alan H. Gluskin DDS is currently Professor, Department of Endodontics, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific in San Francisco, California. He served as Chairperson of the Endodontic Department for over thirty years. He is at present a Fellow of the International College of Dentists and the American College of Dentists. Dr. Gluskin has served on numerous AAE committees including the Educational Affairs Committee and the Research and Scientific Affairs Committee, as well being General Chair for both AAE10 and AAE18. Dr. Gluskin has just completed his tenure on the Executive Board of Directors of the American Association of Endodontists as Immediate Past President of the AAE. He additionally functions on the editorial boards of the Journal of Endodontics and the International Journal of
Endodontics. Dr. Gluskin is the 2017 recipient of the University of the Pacific’s Eberhardt Teacher-Scholar Award. He is co-editor of the textbooks Decision Making in Dental Treatment Planning and Practical Lessons in Endodontic Treatment.

Currently, Dr. John M. Gregg is Adjunct Professor of Oral & Facial Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry and Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine Department of Surgery, and is a Diplomat of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He received his dental degree at The University of Michigan as well as Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroanatomy at the UM medical school where he also completed his Residency training. His career has included broad spectrum orofacial surgery practices spanning 48 years, national and international lecturing, and multiple academic appointments. Dr. Gregg’s major clinical and research interests have related to trigeminal nerve injuries and associated neuropathic pain. He has been instrumental in the development of microsurgical management of nerve injuries and his work is documented in over 100 peer-reviewed publications, textbook chapters and book editing. He lives on a farm in the Southwest mountains of Virginia, enjoys backpacking, cycling and improvisational jazz trumpet.