Dr. James
L. Gutmann
DDS, Cert Endo,
PhD(honoris causa), FACD, FICD, FADI
Private Practice Limited to Endodontics
Dallas, Texas
United States of America
A 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 in 1972. He is a Diplomate
of the American Board of Endodontics and taught full time for 27 years at three
universities, retiring as Professor of Endodontics, Texas A&M University
System Health Science Center, Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas.
Dr. Gutmann
serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of the History of Dentistry, and
as an Associate Editor of the International Endodontic Journal. He has authored
or co-authored over 250 articles in both dental journals and texts that address
scientific, research, educational, and clinical topics. He is the senior author
of an Endodontic text entitled "Problem Solving in Endodontics"
published in its fourth edition in 2006. He is also the senior co-author of
text entitled "Surgical Endodontics," published in 1991 and reprinted
in 1994 and 1999, and co-author of the text entitled "The Clinician's
Endodontic Handbook" published in its second edition in 2005. He served as
President of the American Association of Endodontists from 2000-2001.
He was awarded
honorary PhD from the University of Athens, Athens, Greece for his
contributions to dentistry and endodontics and an honorary Professorship at the
School of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. He research interests
have focused primarily in the history of endodontics, surgical endodontics and
root canal obturation.
Title: Integrated Treatment
Planning Challenges for Predictable Endodontic Outcomes
Synopsis: While
the technological explosion in endodontics has given us the tools to provide
quality treatment, knowing when to treat and how to manage the integrated
challenges of restorative, periodontal, orthodontic and surgical needs of the
patient should be paramount for the dental practitioner