Dr. Dean Whiting
DMD, MSD · Diplomate, ABE
A former aerospace engineer who traded Boeing's precision for the dental operatory — and never looked back.
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ABOUT THE PRACTICE
Built around one belief: nothing replaces your natural tooth
Root Canal Specialists of Arizona opened in Buckeye with a simple intention: to bring specialist endodontic care to Buckeye, delivered the way we would want it delivered to our own families.
Our story
For years, patients in Buckeye needing a root canal specialist had two options: drive across the city, or wait. Referrals crossed half the metro area, urgent cases sat in traffic on the I-10, and general dentists in Buckeye had no specialist neighbor to call. We opened this practice to close that gap.
We built the office new, from the studs, around the way modern endodontics actually works — cone beam imaging down the hall instead of across town, surgical microscopes in every operatory, and a schedule that holds space for the patient who calls at 9am in real pain.
What we didn't build: a volume machine. We book fewer patients per day than most practices, on purpose. A root canal done unhurried is a root canal done once.
YOUR SPECIALISTS
Five doctors. One standard.
Dr. Andrew Grove
DMD, MSD · Diplomate, ABE · USAF Reserve
Air Force–trained endodontist who practiced across the U.S. and Europe before making Phoenix home.
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Dr. Erik Foisy
DMD, MSD · U.S. Army Veteran · Fluent in Spanish
Army veteran and Colorado native whose two years in Chile — and fluency in Spanish — shape the way he connects with patients.
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Dr. Ryne Jackson
DMD, MSD · Diplomate, ABE
Mesa, AZ native who trained at the world's largest medical center and returned home to serve the Phoenix area.
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Dr. Nick Netzel
DMD
Phoenix native who married his high school sweetheart, trained at the University of Alabama, and returned to serve the West Valley.
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The standard we hold ourselves to
Diagnosis before treatment
We don't treat a tooth until we can explain, in plain language, why it hurts. If the answer is "you don't need a root canal," you'll hear that too.
Time is part of the treatment
Appointments are scheduled with room to breathe — for your questions, for thorough anesthesia, and for the careful work magnification makes possible.
Your dentist stays in the loop
Same-day reports and imaging back to your referring office, every time. Specialist care should strengthen your relationship with your dentist, not interrupt it.
Come meet us
Whether you're referred or found us on your own, your first visit starts with listening.