Ralph Frederick Sommer (1898 – 1971) is known as one of the two leading pioneers in the development of

endodontics Endodontics () is the Specialty (dentistry), dental specialty concerned with the study and treatment of the dental pulp. Overview Endodontics encompasses the study (practice) of the basic and clinical sciences of normal dental pulp, the etiolo ...

. He is also noted as a pioneer in the treatment of root canal infections and the development of the root canal operation. At the

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, Sommer was a faculty member (1924–1968) as well as Chair of the Department of Endodontics at the

. He also held status as the charter member and second president of the American Association of Endodontists.University of Michigan biography

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