North Coast Endodontics

01/16/2026

🎉Welcoming Dr. Scheel to our practice🎉

Dr. Scheel was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. He graduated with a Bachelor’s degree, Summa Cum Laude, and as an outstanding senior from the University of the Pacific. He then earned his dental degree and graduated with honors from the University of the Pacific’s Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry.

After finishing dental school, he worked as a general dentist in Texas before moving to Philadelphia where he completed his endodontics residency at the University of Pennsylvania. During his time there, he taught microsurgical endodontics in UPenn’s International Continuing Education course. After finishing his residency, he worked in Columbus, Ohio but knew he wanted to come back to the west coast and soon relocated to Portland. He is a member of the American Association of Endodontics and has presented his research on lasers in endodontics at the annual conference.

​​Dr Scheel enjoys spending his time outside of work trying out new restaurants, hiking, watching sports, and working out.

We are very excited to have him join our family 😁👏🎉

10/16/2025

The AAE President Dr. steven katz interviewed LIVE on WGN’s day time chicago tv to talk about the importance of saving your natural teeth. And with Halloween approaching, Dr. Katz shared some tips for enjoying your hard-earned candy without letting its sugar haunt your dental health. 🎃🍬👻

From candy corn to caramel apples, October is a spooky season for your teeth. And when it comes to dental procedures, sometimes the words "root canal" can ev...

08/22/2025

Great Video By Dr. Joel Bervell debunking common myths about root canals. As Endodontic specialists we want to save teeth and make the procedure as painless as possible for the patient! This is a must what video!!

2564 likes, 79 comments. “Have you heard horror stories about root canals? Well most of them aren’t true. Let’s break down the myths, the facts, and why saving your natural tooth might be easier (and less painful) than you think. Check out the link in bio to learn more or find a specialist. ...

08/18/2025

When do you brush your teeth? This article gives further insight on the optimal time to brush your teeth in the morning!

Dentists explain how brushing your teeth right after you wake up could protect your oral health. Plus, get other oral hygiene tips.

07/21/2025

Must watch! The AAE President is speaking on the importance of saving your natural teeth and seeing an endodontic specialist!

Watch Dr. Steven Katz live on WGN, encouraging the public to save their natural teeth and seek an endodontist for their oral care.

07/21/2025

Lots of great information in this video! Check it out and let us know what you think about root canals!

https://www.tiktok.com//video/7527758720202329374?fbclid=IwY2xjawLrRaRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHqDJXWk159tTyNNvtYcmnPfdj1UA4uH8o91XNK_t1v0WCQS5oAopI_fpoulU_aem_UZnNUcod-ZOHfqdUwNRYKQ

48 likes, 6 comments. “You’ve been lied to about root canals. They don’t have to hurt and no, its not better to pull your tooth! Time to bust the myths.      rebrand.ly/AAE/Goodcoff”

07/11/2025

#31 had previously initiated pulpotomy likely, no pulpectomy. Apices #31 are open/ immature. Root system is a true "C" shape from top to bottom. Somewhat of a rarefaction, but open apices sometimes look a bit lucent. We started root canal and placed calcium hydroxide then had the patient come back 4 weeks later to finish root canal and place a permanent filling. I obturated with bioceramic putty and back filled with gutta-percha, then did the composite. You can see the "apron" of the "C" shaped system between the more prominent mesial and distal "canals". I think we might end up seeing some root maturation over the next year. He'll come back in a year to check it out.

05/07/2025

Celebrating Save Your Tooth Month!🦷🎉 Cookies are on the way!! Did you get yours?! Comment down below and let’s celebrate SYTM 😄

12/15/2022

Interesting! This could be the future.

In a proof-of-concept study, researchers have shown that microrobots can access the difficult to reach surfaces of the root canal with controlled precision, treating and disrupting biofilms and even retrieving samples for diagnostics, enabling a more personalized treatment plan.

05/13/2022

04/07/2022

Cutting back on antibiotic us when there is no infection seems like a step in the right direction!

Sweden is one of the few countries that have removed the dental health recommendation to give prophylactic antibiotics to people at a higher risk of infection of the heart valves, so-called infective endocarditis. Since the recommendation was removed in 2012, there has been no increase in this disea...

08/26/2021

This article breaks down the efficacy of all 3 vaccines really well. Check it out!

In the fight against the delta variant, here is how the Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines measure up when it comes to protection.