Endodontics

Section of Endodontics

The Section of Endodontics is a unit within the Division of Regenerative and Reconstructive Sciences. Endodontics is a specialty of dentistry dealing with the etiology, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of the diseases of the pulp and periradicular tissues. The mission of our Section is to maintain excellence in teaching, research, and service to our patients and the community.

The Section of Endodontics welcomes volunteers in clinical activities as well as in the other educational and academic activities, including clinical teaching, lectures, seminars, course preparation and organization, research, and service. 

Chair

Teaching

Faculty members in Endodontics participate in the teaching programs for predoctoral students, postgraduate residents in the specialty program, foreign students in the Advanced Clinical Training Program and preceptorship program, and dentists and endodontists enrolled in the School of Dentistry's many continuing education programs.

Postgraduate Training in EndodonticsAdvanced Clinical Training (ACT) in Endodontics

Patient Care

Section of Endodontics provides endodontic treatment to the general public in the predoctoral clinic and postgraduate Weichman Endodontic Clinic. The clinical care covers the full spectrum of endodontics, including root canal therapies, root canal retreatments, endodontic microsurgeries, vital pulp therapies, apexifications, apexogenesis, internal bleaching, and endodontic emergencies. In the postgraduate specialty clinic, treatment is provided by postgraduate residents who have already completed formal DDS training and have been selected from an extremely competitive pool of applicants.  The majority of our residents graduated at the top of their class and have completed additional clinical training, such as GPR or AEGD, before entering UCLA’s postgraduate endodontic program.
Weichman Endodontic Clinic

Research

Research is one of the main Section activities. Faculty members and postdoctoral students are engaged in various research activities that include molecular biology, microbiology, regenerative research, material sciences, and clinical outcomes assessment. Faculty research activities are detailed in our individual faculty bios above.

All postgraduate residents in Endodontics are actively engaged in research projects and present their findings at national and international meetings, including the American Association of Endodontists (AAE) and the International/American Association for Dental Research (IADR/AADR).

Contact Us

Dominick Zesati, Administrative Assistant
Phone: (310) 25-5248
dzesati@dentistry.ucla.edu