Samuel Kratchman DMD

Dr. Samuel Isaiah Kratchman was born and raised in New York. He received both a B.S. in Biology and a D.M.D. from Tufts University in Boston. Sam then entered The University of Pennsylvania, where he received a Certificate of Endodontics. A prominent leader in his field, Dr. Kratchman currently teaches at U. Penn as an Associate Professor of Endodontics, and he is the Assistant Director of Graduate Endodontics, in charge of the microsurgical portion of the program. He frequently lectures on several Endodontic topics throughout the United States, Europe, South America, Canada, and Asia.

Dr. Kratchman has authored several articles and chapters on Endodontics and has co-authored the textbook Endodontic Microsurgery with Dr. Kim in 2017. He also developed a patented instrument called the SCondenser for the obturation of root canals. Both Main Line Today and Doctor of Dentistry magazines honored Dr. Kratchman as the cover story for their "Best of" issues.