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Member Spotlight: Say hello to Paul Jones

By AAE Community Manager posted 22 days ago

  

Each month an active member of our AAE Connection Community will be highlighted.

Say hello to Dr. @Paul Jones

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Position: 

Educational Consultant at the Central Regional Dental Testing Service, Topeka, KSm currently working as a general dentist in Estonia, with a strong focus on endodontic treatments.

Career Highlights:  

  • Univ of Kansas School of Pharmacy, 1966-70
  • UMKC Dental School 1970-74 DDS
  • Private Practice GP Lawrence KS 1974-76 
  • Univ Neb Lincoln Grad Endo 1976-78 MS
  • Private Practice limited to Endo Kansas City 1978-2013
  • Wrote a memoir about taking a year off mid-practice living on a sailboat in the Caribbean with my family

Why Endodontics:

After a year as a GP, I realized I needed to learn a lot more about all phases of dentistry but liked endo best and felt I did a good job.  I had a great professor in dental school, Dr. Sam Iannazo.

Best Piece of Career Advice:

Be a constant student of dentistry, human relationships, and self-improvement.  You can never know too much.

Endo Challenge:

Selling my practice, hired Radman and associates

Reason for Becoming an AAE member

I joined the AAE in 1976 as a GP because I wanted to learn more about Endo.  I was the 899th member.

Fun Fact: 

I lived aboard a 45’ sailboat with my family for a year mid-career, sailing from Florida to Trinidad and back visiting most of the islands in between.

Community Question:

What career opportunities are there for a 76-year-old retired endodontist in a non-clinical setting?

If you have a member you would like to recommend, please email your submission to communityadmin@aae.org

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