Dr. William Nudera received his DDS from the University of Illinois, College of Dentistry in 1999. Upon graduation, he spent three years in United States Air Force serving as a general dentist where he completed a one year AEGD residency program. During his service, Dr. Nudera received a National Defense Service Metal for his involvement in “Operation Enduring Freedom” and was awarded the title of Air Force Material Command’s Company Grade Dental Office of the Year.
In 2002, following the completion of his Air Force commitment, Dr. Nudera returned to Chicago. He worked as a independently contracted general dentist for three additional years while pursuing an education in Endodontics at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Nudera completed his Endodontic training in 2005 earning his Endodontic specialty certificate as well as a Masters Degree in Oral Sciences.
Dr. Nudera is a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics. He has been published in the Journal of Endodontics for his work with Triclosan and it’s efficiency against Endodontic pathogens. Dr. Nudera currently maintains a full time private practice limited to Endodontics in Bloomingdale, Il, as well as two satellite practices within a general dental group on the South East Side of Chicago and Calumet City, Il. Dr. Nudera has been appointed as an Advocate for Dentsply Tulsa Dental Specialists and maintains a position as one of their Key Opinion Leaders in the field of Endodontics.
The podcast is a discussion with Dr. Nudera regarding his new textbook: NuEndo ReThinking Endodontics.
Knowledge about the science of endodontics can be separated from its clinical application. It is possible to technically perform root canal treatment without any knowledge of the science whatsoever. It is equally possible to understand the science completely, yet not understand how to execute the technique. Although one can find several titles related to endodontics, there remains a clear need for an approachable and understandable text about how the process is carried out and how the physical evidence correlates with the theoretical and technical framework. This book attempts to do that.
This book is a teaching tool as much as a learning tool. Many techniques described in these pages are neither original nor novel. Most of the ideas and concepts are derived from the volumes of clinical research and textbooks available to all. This book merely presents an interpretation of those ideas and concepts, arranged systematically and logically. This book simplifies a complex process. It is for those who want to understand endodontics more deeply from the perspective of a clinically practicing endodontist.
There are known limitations in the techniques. Our models have a strong congruence with the knowledge of integrated biological systems and their relationship to external variables; that is why the clinical practice of endodontics continues to produce mostly favorable results. However, our current models fall short of satisfying all we think we understand about the science. They do not explain why some treatments appear to succeed even though they clearly violate our accepted model. We know a tremendous amount about how endodontics works, but not nearly enough.