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He has authored multiple articles on the anatomy
of root canal system, dental traumatology and
dental and pulp regeneration in professional journals and publications and has lectured both
nationally and internationally.

Dr. Berto has won multiple international awards,
including the Rodriguez Carvajal Award for the
best clinical case published in the Spanish
Association of Endodontics official journal in
2013, and in 2014 he was awarded first place
in the Gutta-Core Challenge for the best
clinical case.

Dr. Berto is Board eligible of the American Board
of Endodontics since 2009 and one of his goals is
to become a Diplomate. He is an active member
of the American Association of Endodontics,
American Dental Association, North Texas
Hispanic Dental Association (President in 2013),
Spanish Dental Association, DFW Metroplex
Endodontic Society (President 2014), and the
Irving Dental Study club (Vice-President 2012).

Dr. Berto is Assistant Professor at the Department of Endodontics and teaches at the AEGD
department where he is responsible for the
Endodontic section.

Murat Ayik,DDS

Dr. Ayik received his undergraduate from
Tennessee Technological University and his
Doctorate of Dental Surgery (DDS) from the
University of Tennessee, College of Dentistry.
After graduation, he was commissioned as a
Naval Officer in the United States Navy and
served for four years. He earned an Advanced
Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) certificate
at the Naval Medical/Dental Center San Diego,
California. After his tenure in the US Navy, he
completed a 27-month advanced specialty training in root canals and microsurgical endodontics
at The Texas A&M Health Science Center Baylor
College of Dentistry, where he served as chief
resident in his final year of training.

He currently holds board-eligibility status from the
American Board of Endodontics. Dr Ayik was the
president of the Dallas/ Fort Worth Endodontic
Study Club for the 2010-2011 year.
Dr. Ayik published a ground breaking article that
has been cited numerous times in current dental
literature: Woodmansey KF, Ayik M, Buschang
PH, White C, He J. Maximum bite force and
chewing efficiency of dental implants and
endodontically treated teeth: a preliminary clinical
study. J Endod. 2009; 35(1)10-4.
Dr. Ayik is married to Amy and they have a son
and a daughter. He enjoys spending time with his
family in his free time.

Antonio Berto, DDS
Specialist in Endodontics

Dr. Antonio Berto completed his dental training in
Madrid, Spain, where he received a Bachelor of
Dental Surgery (BDS) degree in 2005. Previously
(2003-2006) he attended Dr. Maria del Carmen
Navarro (Odontopediatric dentist) and Dr. Rafael
Miñana (Endodontist) in Madrid for clinical observation and assistance.

After he practiced general dentistry for a year, his
mentor, Dr. Rafael Miñana, one of the founders of
the Spanish Association of Endodontics, realized
how passionate Dr. Berto was about Endodontics, and encouraged him to continue his
education in endodontics in the United States.
In 2006, Dr. Berto became a Fellow in the
Department of Endodontics Texas A&M Health
Science Center Baylor College of Dentistry.
He continued his studies at BCD and in 2009,
he was awarded a Certificate in Endodontics.

His research on Physical and Chemical
Properties of New-Generation Endodontic
Materials received a grant from the American
Association of Endodontics and was presented in
Orlando at the Annual meeting of the American
Association of Endodontics and also at the DFW
Metroplex Endodontic Society. Dr. Berto’s
research was published in the Journal of
Endodontics.

Dr. Berto is married and in his free time, he
enjoys spending time with his w