Charles Rankin

Charles Rankin, D.M.D. is Professor and the Director of our Basic Science, Clinical Science Spiral Seminar Series course. He also is the faculty advisor to our Health Professional Scholarship Program (HPSP) students who will be serving in the military upon their graduation. Dr. Rankin, a native of Everett, Massachusetts, entered the dental field in 1968 when he was assigned as a dental technician in the U.S. Air Force. He received his B.A. in Biology from Salem State College in 1976 and his D.M.D. from Tufts University, School of Dental Medicine in 1979. Dr. Rankin practiced five years as an Air Force general dentist and returned to Tufts to earn his endodontic certificate in 1986. He became Board-certified by the American Board of Endodontics in 1990. He practiced endodontics at Andrews AFB in Maryland and the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado before retiring from the Air Force in 1995.Dr. Rankin joined TUSDM in 1996 and served as the Director of Predoctoral Endodontics for fifteen years. Dr. Rankin was presented with the Dean's Award in Clinical Teaching in 2000 and the Dean's Award in Preclinical Teaching in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. He also practiced endodontics at NH Endodontics in Concord, NH from 1997 to 2012. Dr. Rankin holds memberships in the American Dental Association, American Dental Education Association, American Association of Endodontists, American College of Dentists and the Massachusetts Association of Endodontists. Dr. Rankin has lectured locally, nationally and internationally as well as published several articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals.