UNLV School of Dental Medicine Alumnus of the Year Dr. Benjamin Barborka leans his left arm against a dental patient's chair inside an exam room at his Las Vegas office

Drilling Down: Second Career Proves Most Fulfilling for Dr. Benjamin Barborka

After several years in the IT industry, the School of Dental Medicine’s Alumnus of the Year finds his true calling as a practitioner, educator, and innovator.

In addition to treating patients as a highly skilled endodontist, Dr. Benjamin Barborka is an assistant professor-in-residence at the UNLV School of Dental Medicine. Beyond teaching classes, he helps direct the school’s cutting-edge clinical pre-doctorate endodontics program. (Photo by Michael Roberts)

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