DR. CRANHAM, JOHN
Faculty
ContactDr. John Cranham resides in Chesapeake with this wife of 32 years Kim. He practices with is daughter Kaitlyn, and focuses on esthetic dentistry, implant dentistry, occlusal reconstruction, TMJ/Facial Pain and solving complex problems with an interdisciplinary focus.
John has been an active educator since 1995. In 2004 he began lecturing at the The Dawson Academy with his mentor Pete Dawson, which led to the merging of Cranham Dental Seminars with The Dawson Academy in 2007. He became a 1/3 partner and its acting Clinical Director and held that position until September of 2020. To date he has presented over 1650 full days (over 8000 hours) of continuing education all over the world. Today he has partnered with Lee Culp CDT, and their focus is on integrating sound occlusal, esthetic, and sound restorative principles into efficient digital workflows. He does this under the new umbrella Cranham Culp Digital Dental.
Dr. Cranham has published numerous articles on restorative dentistry and in 2018 released a book The Complete Dentist he co-authored with Pete Dawson. In 2020 he published a book entitled “The Cornell Effect-A Families Journey Toward Happiness, Fulfillment and Peace”. It is an up from the ashes story about his adopted son, who overcame incredible odds, and ultimately inspired the entire family to be better. John’s book climbed to #5 on the Amazon best seller list in Nov. 2022 in its category, and to date has sold over 100,000 copies. Of all the things he has done, he believes getting this story down on paper is having the greatest impact.
