As the founder and director of the Center for Endodontics, Dr. West continues to be recognized as one of the premier educators in clinical and interdisciplinary endodontics.
John West received his DDS from the University of Washington in 1971 where he is an Affiliate Associate Professor. He then received his MSD in endodontics at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine in 1975 where he is a clinical instructor and has been awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award.
Dr. West has presented more than 400 days of continuing education in North America, South America, and Europe while maintaining a private practice in Tacoma, Washington.
He coauthored Obturation of the Radicular Space with Dr. John Ingle in Ingle’s 1994 and 2002 editions of Endodontics and was senior author of Cleaning and Shaping the Root Canal System in Cohen and Burns 1994 and 1998 Pathways of the Pulp. He has authored Endodontic Predictability in Dr. Michael Cohen’s 2008 Quintessence text Interdisciplinary Treatment Planning: Principles, Design, Implementation as well as Michael Cohen’s 2011 Quintessence text Interdisciplinary Treatment Planning Volume II: Comprehensive Case Studies.
Dr. West’s memberships include: 2009 president and fellow of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry and 2010 president of the Academy of Microscope Enhanced Dentistry, the Northwest Network for Dental Excellence, and The International College of Dentists.
He is a 2010 consultant for the ADA’s prestigious ADA Board of Trustees where he serves as a consultant to the ADA Council on Dental Practice. Dr. West further serves on the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine’s Boston University Alumni Board. He is a Thought Leader for Kodak Digital Dental Systems and serves on the editorial advisory boards for: The Journal of Advanced Esthetics and Interdisciplinary Dentistry, The Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry, Practical Procedures and Aesthetic Dentistry, and The Journal of Microscope Enhanced Dentistry.
John and Jordan were fantastic instructors. I have been doing endo for 16 years and the techniques and skills they taught were career changing.
My expectation from the course was to learn maxillary molar RCTs. I learnt way more than what I came for. Now I can do RCTs every day! Thank you!
I am very happy making this decision by joining the hands-on Endo course. Learned valuable pearls from our instructors. Dr. John and Jordan were very patiently teaching techniques which will help us to take our Endodontics to our next level. Can't wait to apply what I learned into our clinical practice.
The best hands-on CE course I have ever attended! This was truly a mini-residency in endodontics. Would recommend it to any dentist ready to take their endodontic skills "beyond" the next level!
I found the WHY to my HOW! That's how it should be. If the brain knows logical answers behind how to do certain things it will automatically put it to work. I love it! Ever grateful to your service!
The course was excellent! Plenty of hands-on lab time using up-to-date technology. I learned a lot of new things that I can take back to the office and implement immediately. Also, all the instructors and staff at IDEA were amazing, down to earth and very helpful.
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