Stephen Chan, DDS

board certified ENDODONTIST and Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics 

Dr. Stephen Chan is an Endodontist (root canal specialist) treating patients from Gilbert, Tempe, Chandler, Mesa, and Queen Creek at Asrari Endodontics.As a Board Certified endodontist, Dr. Chan provides endodontic care with quality and compassion. As with everyone at Asrari Endodontics, his patient’s comfort is a priority while he strives to relieve any tooth pain using the latest endodontic techniques.  

Education Background

Dr. Chan earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree from the University of California, San Francisco. He went on to complete a three year Advanced Education in General Dentistry at the Lutheran Medical Center in Oakland, California. With a desire to specialize in the field of endodontics, Dr. Chan earned his Specialty Certificate in Endodontics after a two year residency with the Department of Veterans Affairs in Long Beach, California.  With advanced education in both general dentistry and endodontics, Dr. Chan is able to seamlessly coordinate with your general dentist to complete your treatment plan. 

Dr. Chan is a Board Certified endodontist who has completed all phases of board certification by the American Board of Endodontics. Board Certification is the pinnacle achievement in the specialty of Endodontics, Board Certification remains the only national credential to show that an endodontist has extensive evidence-based knowledge, outstanding clinical skills, and overall exceptional expertise in Endodontics.

Awards

Dr. Chan was recognized by his peers as one of Phoenix Magazine’s Top Endodontists!

Research 

  • Asian Health Services Dental Clinic, Oakland, CA – Cal-SEARCH research grant completed during the 2nd year of Lutheran Medical Center AEGD residency program.  Chan, S., Chen, P., Ngo, R.  A Retrospective Study on the Efficacy of Pulpotomies in Pediatric Patients in a Community Dental Clinic.

  • Riley Lab, School of Public Health UC Berkeley   Berkeley, CA – Research assistant involved in the study of M. tuberculosis.  Duties included media preparation, performing research and experiments for scientific projects, DNA cloning (nucleic acid analysis, sequencing, PCR amplification, plasmid construction, bacterial transformation), mouse studies (animal dissection/tissue harvesting in a Biosafety Level 3 laboratory), growth and genetic manipulation of M. tuberculosis.

Research Publications

  • Senaratne, R. H., Sidders, B., Sequeira, P., Saunders, G., Dunphy, K., Marjanovic, O., Reader, J. R., Lima, P., Chan, S., Kendall, S., McFadden, J. and Riley, L. W.  (2008), Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains disrupted in mce3 and mce4 operons are attenuated in mice. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 57: 164–170.
  • Senaratne, R. H., De Silva, A. D., Williams, S. J., Mougous, J. D., Reader, J. R., Zhang, T., Chan, S., Sidders, B., Lee, D. H., Chan, J., Bertozzi, C. R. and Riley, L. W. (2006), 5′-Adenosinephosphosulphate reductase (CysH) protects Mycobacterium tuberculosis against free radicals during chronic infection phase in mice. Molecular Microbiology, 59: 1744–1753.

Organized Dentistry

Dr. Chan maintains an active membership in numerous professional societies including the American Dental Association, the Arizona Dental Association, and the American Association of Endodontists. 

Member of the Arizona Dental AssociationMember of the American Dental Association

Practice Locations

Dr. Chan treats patients at Asrari Endodontics in Gilbert, Arizona.   

Insurance

Dr. Chan is a contracted provider for most insurance companies including Aetna, Ameritas, Assurant, Cigna, Delta Dental, Dentemax, Guardian, Humana, Metlife, TDA, and others. Please contact our office to see if we accept your dental insurance.