A New Year’s message from the endodontics chair: Dr. Clara Spatafore
Happy New Year! As my family will attest, I love New Year’s resolutions. I make them for myself every year, but I often make them for family members. (Some have been more appreciative than others!) I could probably use the terms “accomplishments” or “goals,” but where is the fun that? As a driven endodontist, I […]
A message from John Svirsky, D.D.S., Class of 1973
As I think back on my 44 years in dental education and get ready to retire from Virginia Commonwealth University, and prepare to write the last chapters of my life, I can only think of how quickly it went by. It has been in the blink of an eye since I arrived at VCU in […]
New admissions dean – an endodontist!
Mary Pettiette, D.D.S., president of the American Association of Endodontists Foundation board of trustees, has been named dean of admissions at the VCU School of Dentistry. She comes to VCU from the University of North Carolina Adams School of Dentistry in Chapel Hill where she most recently served as associate dean of admissions and student life. At […]
Welcome: Shawn McMahon
Please welcome Shawn McMahon, D.D.S., M.S., to the Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences. An associate professor of orofacial pain, Dr. McMahon is a 2005 graduate of the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry. After graduation, he completed both AEGD and Advanced Clinical Dentistry training with the Air Force where he worked as a general dentist […]
Oral Diagnostic Sciences update
by Dr. Duane Schafer Out with the old, in with the new This familiar phrase became a part of the mainstream vernacular in 1976, with the introduction of the popular television show, Logan’s Run. In Logan’s Run, it is the year 2274 and anyone under age 30 lives a protected, sheltered life within the confines […]
Grad endo clinic update
by Ryan Brown The Grad Endodontic Practice is coming off another fantastic year! We increased our molar endo and the total amount of patients 3-5% from the last fiscal year. The staff and residents are fully committed and driven to keep the practice growing and we are excited to see where we can go in […]
Endo pre-doc clinic update
by Dr. Sameer Jain A busy fall semester The new class of D4 students began their journey in clinical endodontics last summer/fall as they transitioned from the simulation laboratory to patient treatment. In just one semester, the class finished over 80% of their threshold requirements as a testament to dedicated clinical faculty supervision. The fall […]
Endodontic residency update
by Dr. Garry Myers Springtime in Richmond is just around the corner and that can mean only one thing to the endodontic residents — preparing for the final push through this academic year! Before looking forward though, let’s take a quick glance back to the recent past. Who’s who and what are they doing? When […]
Endodontics graduate program update June 2019
Greetings from the VCU Endodontic Residency Program! The residents are thriving, the literature reviews are ongoing and life is busy if you have been an endodontic resident over this past year. Since I last had the opportunity to write we have seen six more months fly by with many highlights to update you about. Looking […]
Resident update June 2019
by Dr. Adam Sarnowski, 2nd year endodontics resident Here at the VCU School of Dentistry, resident life has been a flurry of activity and excitement. In addition to literature, seminars, and patient care, we have been fortunate to participate in a wide variety of educational experiences over the past few months. In February, VCU hosted […]