Dr. Chanelle Small, DDS

Endodontist, Midtown Endodontics, New York

Dr. Chanelle Small has practiced endodontics for about 15 years and treats root canals and dental infections at Midtown Endodontics in Manhattan. Dr. Small earned an undergraduate degree and a DDS at Howard University, completed a certificate in endodontics at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, and has taught at Columbia University College of Dental Medicine and Interfaith Medical Center in Brooklyn.

Dr. Small also reviews dental malpractice cases as an expert witness, covering root canal treatment, dental infections, misdiagnosis, and standard of care. That work means seeing what goes wrong in dentistry as closely as what goes right.

On this site, Dr. Small writes about root canals and the fears around them, starting with whether a root canal can cause cancer. Patients weighing a root canal against an extraction get the evidence on both options, with no judgment about the choice they make.