Keith V. Krell, D.D.S., M.S.



Dr. Keith Krell was born and raised in Houston, Texas, but has now lived longer in Iowa than Texas! He graduated from Washington University (St. Louis, Missouri) in 1970 and immediately enlisted in the Navy. He was an instructor in the Dental Technicians “A” School and received a Masters in Sociology-Anthropology from United States International University, San Diego in 1975. That same year he was hired at the University of Iowa, College of Dentistry as the dental auxiliary utilization (DAU) instructor. He taught for 2 years and then began dental school. He graduated from the University of Iowa, College of Dentistry in 1981 and immediately began his Residency in Endodontics at the University of Iowa. He completed his residency and graduated with a Masters of Science in 1983 and was hired as an Assistant Professor in Endodontics at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry. He was promoted to Associate Professor and tenured in 1986. He was the Graduate Program Director until April, 1989, when he left the university to join Drs. Leuck and Jungmann in full-time private practice. He has been an adjunct Professor in the Department of Endodontics at the University of Iowa since he left full-time teaching.

Dr. Krell maintained his military affiliation after his active duty in the Navy and in 1993 retired from the Iowa Army National Guard as a Lt. Colonel with 22 years of military service.

Dr. Krell has been a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics since 1986 and is presently a Director and President of the American Board of Endodontics. He is a past District V Director of the American Association of Endodontists. He is a member of the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Honorary Dental Society, a Fellow of the International College of Dentists and a Fellow of the American College of Dentists. He has written five chapters for current text books and has published 42 articles and 38 abstracts.
He has lectured nationally and internationally.

Dr. Krell and his wife, Diane, have two married children and two grandsons. The have been members of Plymouth Congregational Church since 1989 where Dr. Krell was also a deacon for 3 years.

In his spare time, Dr. Krell enjoys family activities, babysitting, playing and collecting guitars, and fishing.