Advanced Endodontics Residents

Class of 2027

Top: John Bang, DMD; Clay Blackwell, DMD Bottom: Rachel Maynor, DDS (Endodontic Intern); Nathan Gutarts, DDS; Nadya Hagee, DDS
Top: John Bang, DMD; Clay Blackwell, DMD
Bottom: Rachel Maynor, DDS (Endodontic Intern); Nathan Gutarts, DDS; Nadya Hagee, DDS

 

John Bang, DMD
Home – Santa Ana, CA
Undergraduate – University of California, San Diego, 2013
Dental School – University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine, 2020
Private Practice – Fresno, CA, 2020-25

Clay Blackwell, DMD
Home – Columbia, SC
Undergraduate – Clemson University, 2018
Dental School – University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, 2023
Postdoctoral Education – GPR, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, 2023-24
Private Practice – Columbus, OH, 2024-25

Nathan Gutarts, DDS
Home – Cleveland, OH
Undergraduate – The Ohio State University, 2020
Dental School – The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, 2024
Postdoctoral Education – Endodontic Intern, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, 2024-25

Nadya Hagee, DDS
Home – Powell, OH
Undergraduate: The Ohio State University, 2016
Dental School – The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, 2023
Postdoctoral Education – AEGD, Texas A&M College of Dentistry, 2023-24
Private Practice – Columbus, OH, 2024-25

Class of 2028

Top: Taylor Postler, DDS; Rachel Maynor, DDS; Emma Gutarts, DDS (Endodontic Intern) Bottom: Sherry Kim, DMD; Jacqueline Merz, DDS, MPH
Top: Taylor Postler, DDS; Rachel Maynor, DDS; Emma Gutarts, DDS (Endodontic Intern)
Bottom: Sherry Kim, DMD; Jacqueline Merz, DDS, MPH

 

Sherry Kim, DMD 
Home – Newnan, GA
Undergraduate – University of Georgia, 2015
Dental School – Dental College of Georgia, 2020
Postdoctoral Education – GPR, Hackensack Meridian Health, Hackensack, NJ, 2020-2021 
Practice - Athens, GA, 2021-2026

Rachel Maynor, DDS
Home – Lumberton, NC
Undergraduate – University of North Carolina, 2018
Dental School - University of North Carolina Adams School of Dentistry, 2024
Postdoctoral Education – Private Practice, Columbus, OH, 2024-2025; Endodontic Intern, The Ohio State University, 2025-2026

Jacqueline Merz, DDS, MPH
Home – Denver, CO
Undergraduate - University of Colorado Colorado Springs, 2019
Dental School – University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine, 2023
Postdoctoral Education – AEGD, USAF Andrews AFB, Camp Springs, MD, 2023-2024
Practice - USAF McConnell AFB, Wichita, KS 2024-2026

Taylor Postler, DDS
Home – Iowa City, IA
Undergraduate – Iowa State University, 2014 
Dental School – University of Iowa, 2018
Postdoctoral Education – AEGD, NYU Langone Salud Family Health Center, Brighton, CO, 2018-2019
Practice - FQHC Terry Reilly Health Center, Nampa, ID, 2019-2021; FQHC Primary Health Care, Des Moines, IA, 2021-2026