Shane N. White, B.Dent.Sc., M.S., M.A., Ph.D (he/him/his)

Professor
UCLA
Los Angeles, California

Shane White is a Professor at the UCLA School of Dentistry. He received his dental training from Trinity College Dublin, spent several years in general practice and part-time teaching in Dublin, received a master's degree in Oral Biology and Certificates in Prosthodontics and Endodontics from UCLA, and a PhD in Craniofacial Biology from USC.

He enjoys teaching in D.D.S. and endodontic residency programs and mentoring student researchers. His research interests include dental biological materials, as well as in patient-centered endodontics and dental outcomes – focusing on the human side. He has won several major research awards, held a handful of National Institutes of Health grants and authored over 130 research papers He has been serially listed in the Stanford University Study as being among the top 2% of scientists worldwide. He has given approximately 400 invited scholarly lectures around the world.

He served as Chair, University of California Academic Senate, and as Faculty Representative to the University of California Board of Regents, being one of the 3 principal leaders of the University of California in 2016-18. He has a notable record of Senate and departmental service at UCLA, where he served as Chair of the UCLA Division of the Academic Senate in 2020-21, being in office throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic from 2019-23. Within the School of Dentistry, he has chaired the Section of Endodontics, the school’s Curriculum Committee and both of its faculty advancement committees. As a professor, and in all of his servant-leadership positions, he has striven to promote access, diversity, equity, inclusion, transparency, and accountability.

He surfs whenever he can.

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Presentation(s):

• SP-32 - Root Canal Treatment Outcomes: The Human Side

  Saturday, April 5, 2025
  12:15 PM – 1:00 PM EST