Dr. Martin Trope is presently in private practice in Philadelphia, PA and is an Adjunct Professor at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Dr. Trope received his BDS from the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1976, his Certificate in Endodontics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1982, and his DMD from Penn in 1983. Dr. Trope has served as a Director of the American Board of Endodontics. He is editor-in-chief of Dental Traumatology and Endodontic Topics, a member of the Editorial Board of Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and a member of the Advisory Board of Esthetic Dentistry.
Dr. Trope's major research interests include dental trauma, clinical outcomes, and new diagnostic tests for pulpal and periapical disease. Recently, he has also been involved in material development for root canal filling. His work has been published in numerous journals and book chapters. In April 2002, he was awarded "The Louis I. Grossman Award" for cumulative publication of significant research by the American Association of Endodontists.