Scott McClanahan, DDS, MS, earned his DDS from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1981 and served in the United States Navy for 25 years. During his time in the Navy, he worked as a general dentist for 6 years before pursuing advanced training in endodontics from the Northwestern University School of Dentistry. Dr McClanahan joined the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry in 2005, serving as the Director of the Division of Endodontics and the Director of the Graduate Program in Endodontics. Since retiring from academia in 2020, he continues to offer guest lectures and work with the University of Minnesota Division of Endodontics as well as the US Navy’s endodontics program in Bethesda, Maryland. He lives in Virginia with his wife and three dogs.