Diplomate, American Board of Endodontics

EDUCATION
University of Pennsylvania
1968 - 1969 Endodontic Postgraduate Program
1965 - 1966 Endodontic Postgraduate Program
Indiana University
1965 D.D.S.
1961 M.A.
New York University
1959 B.A.

MILITARY
United States Army
1966 - 1968 Captain, Dental Corps
Fort Knox, Kentucky

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Clinical Practice
1969 - Present Stephen Cohen, Private Endodontic Practice
1969 - 1996 Senior Partner, Private Endodontic Practice
Cohen and Wong, San Francisco, California

TEACHING
1988 - Present University of the Pacific School of Dentistry
Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry
Adjunct Clinical Professor of Endodontics
2005-Present University of California, School of Dentistry
Clinical Professor of Endodontics
Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences
1978 - 1988 Clinical Professor & Chair
Department of Endodontics , UOP
1974 - 1978 Associate Professor & Chair
Department of Endodontics, UOP
1970 - 1974 Assistant Professor & Chair
Department of Endodontics, UOP
1971 - 1974 Chief of Endodontics
Mt. Zion Hospital
San Francisco, California
1991 Unedited, live video, "Applications of the CO2 Laser for Endodontic Surgery" for the American Dental Association
1990 Instructional video - American Dental Association "Avoiding Litigation in Dentistry"
1987, 1988 CBS "60 Minutes" interview citing the professional/ethical problems facing young dentists
1985 Unedited, live video - Chicago Dental Society
"Root Canal Treatment and Endodontic Surgery"
1975 Instructional videos - California Dental Association
"Diagnostic Procedures and Endodontic Diagnosis"
"Filing and Filling Anterior Root Canals"
1974 Instructional video - American Association of Endodontists "Visual Graphics in Teaching"

CONSULTING
1974-1992 Travis Air Force Base
1971-1992 Oaknoll Naval Hospital
1977 - 1982 Letterman Army General Hospital
1983 - 1988 California Dental Service Superiority of Service Panel
1975 House Intergovernmental Relations and Human
Resources Subcommittee, 94th Congress
Support testimony on the uses and abuses of formaldehyde-containing pastes in endodontics.
Dental Products Advisory Committee for the Food and Drug Administration; recommended continuing formaldehyde- containing pastes on the "non-approved list" for endodontics.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
2003 - 2005 San Francisco Dental Society Board of Directors American Association of Endodontists
1985 - 1988 Chairman, International Relations Committee
1981 - 1984 Director
1977 - 1980 Membership Chairman
1984 - 1989 American Board of Endodontics Director
1993 - 1997 Foundation of the American Association of Endodontists Trustee
1984 - Present Espanola de Endodoncia Honorary Member
1983 - Present Societe Francaise d- Endodontie Honorary member
1998 - Present Colombian Endodontic Association Honorary Member
1976 - Present American College of Dentists Fellow
1973 - Present International College of Dentists Fellow
1969 - Present California Dental Association Member
1969 - Present San Francisco Dental Society Member
1961 - Present American Dental Association Member

PUBLICATIONS 1982 - 2002 Journal of Endodontics
Assistant Editor (Scientific Advisory Board)
2002 - Present Peer Literature Review Committee
Pathways of the Pulp
Elsevier (C.V. Mosby Company, St. Louis, Missouri)
Co-editor and contributing author
Edition 1 - 1976; Edition 2 - 1979; Edition 3 - 1983
Edition 4 - 1987; Edition 5 - 1991; Edition 6 - 1994;
Edition 7 - 1998; Edition 8 - 2001; E-dition 9-2006 (online added)
Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, Hindi, Chinese, Greek, Korean, Russian and Indonesian language editions, 1979 - 2004
A Clinical Guide to Dental Traumatology
Co-editor and contributing author
Elsevier (Mosby) 2006
Endodontics and the Law, The ACE Report, 1:1, 2004
[please note several of the papers listed below have other co-authors]
Early Radiographic Diagnosis of Inflammatory Root Resorption,
General Dent 51:235, 2003
Vertical Root Fractures: Clinical and Radiographic Diagnosis, Jour Amer Dental Assoc 134:434, 2003
Treatment of Crown Fractures With Exposed Pulps, Jour of the California Dent Assoc 30:419, 2002
Patient Education in Principles and Practice of Endodontics, ed.3, W B Saunders Co, Philadelphia 2001
Challenges Influencing the Future of Endodontics. New Technologies for Dental Education. Australian Endo Jour 27:116, 2001
Technology for Dental Education: New Models, New Paradigms, and New Opportunities, General Dent 49:236, 2001
Media Review. Endodontology: Biologic Considerations in Endodontic Procedures CD-ROM, Jour Endo 27:308, 2001
The Difficult Differential Diagnosis, Dental Clinics North
America 12:279, 1992
American Perspective of Litigation Involving Endodontics,
Jour Feder Dentaire International 39:13, 1989
Endodontic Malpractice Pitfalls: How to Avoid Them,
Dental Management v 28 March, 1988
Endodontic Complications and the Law
Oral Health 77:17, 1988
Management of Endodontic Emergencies,
Current Trends in Endontology Editor, A. Parameswaran
Interprint, New Delhi, 1988
Endodontic Complications and the Law
Jour of Endo 13:191, 1987
Oral Infections: The Pathologic Flora
Complications and Treatment,
Compend Continuing Educat April, 1987
Oral Prodoromal Signs of a Central Nervous System
Malignant Neoplasm-Glioblastoma Multiforme, Jour
Amer Dental Assoc 121: 643, 1986
Le Procedure Peril Trattemento Endodontico in Una
Sola Seduta, Il Dentista Moderna Italy 2:253, 1986
Endodontics and the Law, Jour of the California Dent
Assoc 12:29, 1985
Endodontics in the Eighties, A Self-Administered Examination,
Jour of the California Dent Assoc 12:29, 1985
Endodoncia en los Ochentas, Autoevaluation
Rev Espana Endodoncia Spain, 3:115, 1985
Acute Allergic Reaction to Eugenol, Jour of
Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology 57:441, 1984

Editor of the 4th edition of "An Annotated Glossary
of Terms Used in Endodontics" Jour of Endo 1984
Endodontic Treatment for a Bengal Tiger
International Endo Jour 15;143, 1982
Endodontics in the 80-s - A Self Assessment
Continuing Education Examination, Jour of
California Dent Assoc 8:37, 1980
Etiology, Diagnosis and Treatment of the Dental
Manifestations of Vitamin D Resistant Rickets:
A Literature Review and Case History, Jour
Amer Dental Assoc 92:120, 1976
The Sequelae of Accidentally Injecting Sodium
Hypochlorite Beyond The Root Apex: A Literature
Review and Case History, Jour of Oral Surg
Oral Medic Oral Path 38:663, 1974
Bleaching Tetracycline-Stained Vital Teeth,
Jour of Oral Surg Oral Medic Oral
Path 29:465, 1970
The Effect of Acids, Alkalis and Chelating Agents
on Dentin Permeability, Jour of Oral Surg
Oral Medic Oral Path 29:361, 1970
A Permanent Internal Splint for a Fractured Incisor
Root, Dental Digest 71:162, 1968
Treatment of the Discolored Tooth,
Jour of the Indianapolis Dent Soc 19:31, 1965

LECTURES, POST GRADUATE COURSES, CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES
1971 - Present One to five-day courses presented to national, state and regional dental associations and professional organizations throughout North America, Asia, South America, Western Europe and the Middle East