Dr. Maurice Gunraj attended Howard University College of Dentistry, graduating in 1982. Dr. Gunraj graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a certificate of specialty in endodontics and a Master of Science in dentistry in 1986. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics. He was a consultant with the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, D.C, from 1996 to 2013. He has been practicing in his specialty of endodontics for 33 years. Dr. Gunraj also served as an associate professor and chairman in the department of Endodontics at Howard University from 1986 to 2002. Dr. Gunraj opened his own modern, state-of-the-art practice in Silver Spring in July 2002. He takes CE courses every year to stay ahead of the most evolving topics in dentistry and endodontics.

Dr. Gunraj has lectured extensively at local, national, and international organizations of dentistry. He has also published many papers in the endodontics specialty. He was the recipient of many merit rewards for academic excellence, outstanding instructor, and excellent clinician. Dr. Gunraj has published in the well-known “Journal of Endodontics,” “Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine & Oral Pathology,” “National Dental Association,” and numerous other journals.