Dr. Shane White, BDentSc, MS, MA, PhD

Shane White is a Professor of Dentistry at the UCLA School of Dentistry, in the Section of Endodontics. A native of Ireland, he received his dental training from Trinity College Dublin. He spent several years in general practice and part-time teaching in Dublin before moving to California, where he received a master's degree in Oral Biology and specialty residency training in Prosthodontics as well as in Endodontics from UCLA, and a PhD in Craniofacial Biology from USC. He enjoys teaching in D.D.S. programs; post D.D.S. programs, endodontic and prosthodontic residency / specialty certificate programs; mentoring student researchers; as well as providing continuing education for practicing general dentists and specialists. Over 100 students have received research mentorship, they have won over 40 awards, grants and prizes while in his lab. He has received a half dozen teaching awards. His current research interests include dental biological materials, genetic-structural relationships in tooth structure – how teeth are put together and can be engineered, and in patient-centered endodontics and dental outcomes – focusing on the human side. He has won several major awards for his research. He has held a handful of National Institutes of Health (NIH/NIDCR) grants as principal investigator. He has authored over 130 research papers. He has held senior leadership positions at UCLA and for the University of California system. 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 surfs whenever he can.