PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY
Credentials/Honors

Assistant Professor of Endodontics, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2013- present
Diplomate, American Board of Endodontics, 2017
Director, Predoctoral Endodontics Program, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2014 – present
Director, Endodontic Clinic, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2012 – present
Practicing Endodontist, Penn Dental Family Practice, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2010 – present
Instructor, Department of Endodontics, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2010-2013
Lecturer, Department of Endodontics, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2008-2010
The Earle Bank Hoyt Award, 2020
Dental Faculty Member of Omicron Kappa Epsilon (OKU); Eta Chapter, 2019
Academy of Microscope Enhanced Dentistry Service Award, 2018
“Endodontie” Award for best endodontic publication; Germany, 2018
Journal of Endodontics Award: best clinical research publication, 2018
Academy of Microscope Enhanced Dentistry Award of Excellence In Recognition of Outstanding Contribution, 2017
Honorary Membership, Society of German Certified Endodontists (VDZE), 2016
Louis I. Grossman Postdoctoral Student Award in Endodontics, 2006
Section Editor, Current Oral Health Reports: Dental Stem Cells in Tissue Regeneration, 2017- present
Associate Editor, European Endodontic Journal, 2020- present
Associate Editor, Quintessence International: Endodontic Section, 2014- present
Review Editor, Frontiers in Dentistry – Endodontics, 2020- present
Editorial Advisory Board, International Endodontic Journal, 2012 – present
Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of the American Dental Association, 2012-present
Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Endodontics, 2009 – present
Research Interests

Dr. Setzer is Assistant Professor of Endodontics, and Director of the Predoctoral Endodontics Program and the Endodontic Clinic. He teaches endodontic courses/seminars in both the pre- and postdoctoral programs. After earning his dental and doctoral degrees the from Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany in 1995 and 1998, Dr. Setzer practiced in multidisciplinary practice until 2004. In 2006, Dr. Setzer completed his endodontic postgraduate training at the Department of Endodontics at Penn Dental Medicine, where he also received his Masters in Oral Biology in 2008 and his DMD degree 2010. His research interests include clinical detection, prognosis and assessment of periradicular pathology, in particular apical periodontitis, utilizing CBCT imaging and AI in Endodontics; outcome of Endodontic procedures, with a focus on endodontic surgery and endodontically treated teeth versus dental implants; and properties of endodontic instruments. Dr. Setzer is a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics and has lectures at national and international conferences.