User:Stephen Buchanan

Dr. Stephen Buchanan, was valedictorian of his class at the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry, completed the Endodontic Graduate program at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1980. Dr. Buchanan began pursuing 3-D anatomy research early in his career, and in 1986 he became the first person in dentistry to use micro CT technology to show the intricacies of root structure. In 1989 he established Dental Education Laboratories, and subsequently built a state-of-the-art teaching laboratory devoted to hands-on endodontic instruction, where he continues to teach today. Through Dental Education Laboratories he has lectured and conducted participation courses around the world, published numerous articles, and produced an award-winning video series, The Art of Endodontics. In addition to his activities as an educator and practicing clinician, Dr. Buchanan holds a number of patents for dental instruments and techniques. In 1978, Dr. Stephen Buchanan received his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree and was honored as valedictorian of his class by the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry. Following his completion of the resident training program in endodontics at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Dr. Buchanan opened a full-time endodontic practice in Santa Barbara, California, and began his research in CT-based, three-dimensional anatomy research. Dr. Buchanan became the first to use micro-computed tomography to reconstruct and show the intricacies of root canals and the tooth roots around them; and, in 2012, he was the first to perform a live-patient demonstration of CT-guided apical surgery at the Annual Session of The American Association of Endodontics. In 1989, Dr. Buchanan founded Dental Education Laboratories (DEL), a ADA CERP certified state-of-the-art hands-on teaching facility devoted to endodontic training that has expanded to include training in advanced endodontics, implantology, and chair-side endodontic assistant training. Dental Education Laboratories is also an incubator of ideas and is engaged in research, publication, training, and video production.

The award-winning video training series, “The Art of Endodontics” is considered the pioneer of technology-enhanced instruction. Dr. Buchanan is the holder of numerous industry patents for dental instruments and techniques, most notably the first system-based approach to root canal treatment with variable-tapered instruments, Rotary GT Files, and the Continuous Wave of Obturation Technique using System-B electric heat pluggers–a technique now the standard of practice for endodontic specialists everywhere. Most recently, Dr. Buchanan’s Dental Engineering Laboratories, LLC introduced the newest innovation in teaching: The TrueTooth® and TrueJaw™ Surgical Replicas–3D printed replicas that are anatomically precise training apparatuses for endodontic and implant surgery instruction, currently used by major universities and boards of examination worldwide.Dr. Buchanan is a Diplomat of the American Board of Endodontics and a Fellow of the International and American Colleges of Dentists. He currently serves as Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Southern California School of Dentistry and as a Visiting Lecturer at the University of California at Los Angeles School of Dentistry.Dr. Buchanan is a frequent contributor to Dentistry Today magazine, and is a regular presenter at the AAE, ADA and AAED. His 2017 presentation schedule includes the Chicago Midwinter Meeting, AAE New Orleans, the Irish Dental Association and the Eastern European Congress, Budapest.