Frank Setzer

Frank Setzer, DMD, MS, PhD

Associate Professor of Endodontics, Director, Predoctoral Endodontics Program
Department of Endodontics
Phone: 215-898 4617
Fax: 215-573-2148
Email: fsetzer@upenn.edu
Professional Biography

Credentials/Honors

  • Associate Professor of Endodontics, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2022- 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 – 2021
  • Practicing Endodontist, Penn Dental Family Practice, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2010 – present
  • Assistant Professor of Endodontics, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2013-2022
  • 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
  • Journal of Endodontics Awards: Basic Research: Technology – Recipient, 1st place, 2022
  • The Earle Bank Hoyt Award, 2021
  • Journal of Endodontics Award: Basic Science Technology – Honorable Mention, 2nd Place, 2021
  • 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 Awards: Clinical Research – Recipient, 1st place, 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
  • Associate Editor, Journal of Endodontics, 2021- present
  • 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 – 2020

Research Interests

Frank C Setzer received the his dental and doctoral degree from the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany in 1995 and 1998; and his Endodontic specialty certificate, MS in Oral Biology and DMD from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA in 2006, 2008, and 2010, respectively. He is currently an Associate Professor of Endodontics at the University of Pennsylvania, serving as Predoctoral Director in Endodontics. His research interests are the clinical detection, prognosis and assessment of periradicular pathology, in particular apical periodontitis, utilizing CBCT imaging and Artificial Intelligence, as well as endodontic microsurgery. Dr. Setzer is a dental faculty member of OKU, a member of the American Association of Endodontists AAE, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics ABE. In addition, he is Associate Editor for Journal of Endodontics and the European Endodontic Journal, serves on several others editorial review boards, and lectures at national and international conferences.

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Education
  • D.M.D, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2010
  • MS in Oral Biology, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2008
  • Postdoctoral Endodontics Residency, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2006
  • Dr. med. dent. (Ph.D.), Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany, 1998
  • D.D.S., Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany, 1995