Fall Meeting Wednesday, October 7th, 2026
Hilton Columbus at Easton
3900 Chagrin Dr
Columbus, OH, 43219
Guest Speaker:
Dr. Clara Spatafore
Topics : Ethics, Treatment Planning Decisions, & Legal Issues in Today's Endodontic Practice (5.5 CE hours)
Professional Biography:
Dr. Clara Spatafore was born in Clarksburg, WV, attended West Virginia University where she received her undergraduate degree in Medical Technology. Dr. Spatafore then earned her D.D.S., M.S. and Certificate in Endodontics from West Virginia University School of Dentistry. Prior to attending the Endodontics program at WVU she was in private practice as a general dentist in Pittsburgh, PA for three years. After her endodontics program Dr. Spatafore served in the United States Navy and then as chairman at the University of Pittsburgh in the Department of Endodontics. She practiced at Allegheny General Hospital for 16 years and maintained a solo private practice during that time in Sewickley, PA. Currently, she serves as an adjunct associate professor of endodontics at Virginia Commonwealth University. Previously she served as chairman of the Department of Endodontics and Oral Diagnostic Sciences as well as Interim Dean of the VCU School of Dentistry. A member of the American Association of Endodontics since 1987, she has held a variety of leadership roles with the organization’s Board, including president, president-elect, vice president and secretary of its Executive Committee as well as a director on the board. Dr. Spatafore, a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics, has been a member of several AAE committees, and she served on the Journal of Endodontics Scientific Review Board. She is also past director on the American Board of Endodontics. Dr. Spatafore recently served on the AAE Foundation Board as president-elect. Dr. Spatafore is a member of the American Dental Association, the West Virginia Dental Association, and the American Association of Endodontists. Dr. Spatafore lectures nationally and internationally in all facets of Endodontics. She and her husband, Philip Bartling, reside in Morgantown WV. They have four children, Daniel and his wife Lena Holz both endodontists in Fishersville, VA, Matthew a lawyer practicing in Denver, Colorado, Justina a critical care veterinarian at Veterinary Referral Associates Animal Hospital in Gaithersburg, MD, and Alyssa a lawyer in Puerto Rico.
