​Meet Dr. Maria Locher-Claus

I love my career of dentistry and am constantly attending seminars and conferences to ensure I utilize and deliver the best treatment methods with compassion and care!

Education

University of Iowa

• Bachelors Degree 1984-1988
• Dental Degree 1988-1992
• Masters Degree 2004

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University of Florida

• Master Degree 2005
• Facial Pain Fellowship 2005-2006
• Endodontic Residency 2006-2007​

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Service

• Currently Courtesy Faculty University of Florida Department of Endodontics
• Adjunct Faculty Member University of Iowa College of Dentistry
• Adjunct Faculty –Pankey Institute- Dental Education
• President of Dubuque County Dental Association
• Trustee to Iowa Dental Association
• Public Information Officer for American Dental Association

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Awards/Recognition

• Board Certified American Board of Endodontics 2009
• Fellowship in Academy of General Dentists

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Memberships

• American Dental Association
• American Association of Endodontists
• ​American Board of Endodontics

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Publications

Research article Journal of Endodontics 2004
Effects of Pre-Emptive Morphine, Ibuprofen or Local Anesthetic on Fos Expression in the Spinal Trigeminal Nucleus Following Tooth Pulp Exposure in the Rat Maria T. Locher-Claus, Ty E. Erickson, Alan S. Law, William T. Johnson, G.F. Gebhart Journal of Endodontics, Vol. 31, Issue 8, p578–583 Published in issue: August 2005

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Interests/Hobbies

Away from the office, Dr. Locher-Claus enjoys spending time with her husband and visiting her daughter who attends the University of Iowa, Tippie College of Business.

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A 1992 graduate of the University of Iowa College of Dentistry, Dr. Locher-Claus practiced general dentistry for 13 years in Iowa.

​She follows a long legacy of Locher dentists, her father, uncles, great uncles and grandfather. 

In 2003, she continued her education to specialize in Endodontics, root canal therapy, with an emphasis on Facial Pain Diagnosis at the University of Florida College of Dentistry, under the guidance of Dr. Henry Gremillion, in the Parker Mahan Facial Pain Clinic.

​Dr. Locher-Claus owned and operated an endodontic office for 13 years in The Villages, Fl before relocating to Tavares, Fl.