Dr. Clara M. Spatafore, D.D.S., M.S., Appointed Chair of the Department of Endodontics
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Clara Spatafore as chair of the Department Endodontics. She has been serving as the interim department chair since October 2014. Dr. Spatafore attended West Virginia University where she received her undergraduate degree in Medical Technology. Dr. Spatafore then earned her D.D.S., M.S. and Certificate in Endodontics from West Virginia University School of Dentistry.
A member of the American Association of Endodontics (AAE) since 1987, she has held a variety of leadership roles with the organization’s Board, including president, president-elect, vice president and secretary of its Executive Committee as well as a director. Dr. Spatafore, a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics, has been a member of several AAE committees, and she serves on the Journal of Endodontics’ Scientific Review Board. Dr. Spatafore lectures nationally and internationally in all facets of endodontics.
During her short time as interim chair she has accomplished much including the development of a strategic plan for the department and obtaining funding from the AAE Endowed Faculty Matching Grant program to assist in completing the fund raising for the Neil Dodds Professsorship. Congratulations Dr. Spatafore!
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