When Endo and Pediatric Dentistry Collide, with Dr. Ted Beauchamp

Dr. Ted Beauchamp is an endodontist and the owner of Beacon Endodontics in Wentzville, Missouri. Dr. Ted served in the Army after dental school, where he completed a one-year Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) residency program, then received his certificate in Endodontics after an additional two-year residency. Dr. Beauchamp continued to serve his country, practicing in South Korea, and then at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, as Chief of Endodontics. He mentored and taught endodontics to new general dentists and oversaw twelve dentists and forty support staff on base.

Leaving the Army, he entered into private practice with a well-respected endodontics office in St. Louis, then started Beacon Endodontics in 2020. He and Dr. Casey grab a beer at a local brewery and talk about some of the tough endo decisions that pediatric dentists face. 

We discuss using MTA, permanent tooth pulpotomies vs pulp caps, when to leave decay, long-term outcomes of apexogenesis as definitive treatment, when to initiate root canal therapy after trauma, and a host of other topics.