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Dr. James Gutmann
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Dr. James GutmannA native of Wisconsin, Dr. James L. Gutmann received his D.D.S. in 1970 from Marquette University School of Dentistry and his Certificate of Advanced Specialty Training in Endodontics from the University of Illinois College of Dentistry.After serving two years in the military at Ft. Lee Virginia, he spent one year in full-time private endodontic practice in Springfield, MA.He entered academia as an Assistant Professor of Endodontics at the Medical College of Virginia in 1975.In 1976 he was appointed as Chairman of the Department of Endodontics at the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, University of Maryland at Baltimore.In 1982, Dr. Gutmann was appointed as tenured Professor and Chairman of the Department of Endodontics at Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas, TX.Presently he is Professor and Director of the Graduate Endodontic Program within the Department of Restorative Sciences at Baylor.Dr. Gutmann is a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodntics, a member of the Scientific Advisory Panel of the Journal of Endodontics and the Arab Dental Journal, Editorial Board of the Journal of the History of Dentistry, and as Associate Editor of the International Endodontic Journal.He is a member of the Executive Committee of the American Association of Endodontist, serving as the organization's president-elect from 1999-2000.He will assume the Presidency of the AAE in April 2000.He holds honorary memberships in dental societies in Colombia, Lebanon, Greece, Costa Rica, and South Africa, in addition to memberships in Alpha Sigma Nu, National Jesuit Honorary Fraternity, Omicron Kappa Upsilon, Dental Honorary Fraternity and Delta Sigma Delta and International Dental Fraternity.He has presented over 500 lectures, papers, and continuing education courses in the United States and 33 foreign countries on six continents.Additionally, he has authored or co-authored over 150 articles in both dental journals and texts that address scientific, research, educational and clinical topics.He is the senior author of an Endodontic text Problem Solving in Endodontics, published in its third edition in 1997.He is also the senior co-author of text Surgical Endodontics published in 1991 and reprinted in 1994 and 1999, and co-author of the text The Clinician's Endodontic Handbook, published in 2000.In 1998 he was awarded an honorary Ph.D. from the University of Athens, Greece for his contributions to dentistry and endodontics.He has been identified as the Distinguished Dental Alumnus for the year 2000 from the Marquette University School of Dentistry.
Commercial DisclosureDr. James L. Gutmann does not have any affiliation or financial agreement with any corporate organization offering financial support or grant monies related to any dental products.
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