Susan Hagel-Bradway

Bio

Dr. Susan Hagel-Bradway gerew up in the Chicago area and attended Indiana University where she received a B.S. with honors in 1980. She is a 1984 graduate of University of Mississippi School of Dentistry, graduating with OKU honors. Upon graduation, Dr. Hagel-Bradway married Dr. Steven Bradway and relocated to Buffalo, New York. Dr. Hagel-Bradway entered private practice as a general dentist. After a year in practice she chose to pursue her Endodontic certificate and Master’s degree in cell signaling and bone biology at SUNY-Buffalo. She was able to secure a full time faculty position at the dental school which enabled her to continue her research, teach and maintain an in-house private practice at the dental school. Dr. Hagel-Bradway then founded an Endodontic practice in Columbus, Ohio and went on to become a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics. She became a consultant to Children! ’s Hospital in Columbus and served as an adjunct faculty at Ohio State University in the Pediatric Dental Department. As the Bradway family grew, the decision was made to relocate to the Pacific Northwest where Dr. Hagel-Bradway joined her husband in an endodontic/periodontal practice in Aberdeen, Washington. In 2001 the doctors relocated to Tacoma, Washington where they continue to practice. Three years ago they expanded their practice locations to a second office in Puyallup, Washington and currently share their time between the two offices. The opportunity to practice two disciplines has allowed each of the doctors to draw on the expertise of the other and bring that view to assisting their referrals and patients.

Dr. Hagel-Bradway and her husband enjoy living in the Pacific Northwest and the opportunities it offers culturally, intelligently and with regard to entertainment of the great outdoors. Both doctors enjoy cycling and finished the Seattle to Portland bicycle ride in 2010. Their two children are currently attending college.


Specialties:

  • endodontics

Affiliation:

  • American Dental Association

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Activity

  • Susan Hagel-Bradway
    How is a cracked tooth treated?

    Cracked teeth are some of the most difficult and varied situations to manage in dentistry. Cracked teeth present with a variety of symptoms and ones that are not easy to reproduce. It is not always clear to the patient where the pain is coming from. Diagnostic tests will help to determine the nature of

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  • Susan Hagel-Bradway
    What does hemisection dental surgery treat?

    Hemisections can address destruction of one root and/or the connective tissue around the tooth. Hemisection is most common on lower molars because they are most amenable to sectioning in half. If decay or a crack exists on one root and the other root has good structure in bone then hemisection can

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  • Susan Hagel-Bradway
    Will having hemisection dental surgery effect how my teeth look?

    Yes, hemisection surgery requires cutting the crown of the tooth in half and taking one root out. The molar that is hemisected will now resemble the size and shape of a premolar. It can be restored to give the contour or shape of an adjacent premolar.

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  • Susan Hagel-Bradway
    Does insurance cover hemisection dental surgery?

    Hemisections do have an active current dental terminology (CDT) code, so all insurance companies have to consider it. It is up to the individual policy or plan to see if it is covered on a case by case basis and at what level it is covered.

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  • Susan Hagel-Bradway
    How does hemisection dental surgery differ from other dental surgeries?

    A hemisection can involve cutting a multi-rooted tooth in half and producing two premolar teeth. Each remaining portion can be restored and function as an independent premolar. It can also involve cutting the crown in half and removing one half of the crown and one root, leaving one premolar-sized tooth.

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