Philosophy Statement of Practice - "The purpose of this practice
is to provide modern, sensible and technologically superior oral health
care in a personalized and timely fashion that will serve not only to
treat, protect and sustain our patients but also stand as a compassionate
and vigilant guardian, for their sake, against untoward oral health circumstances
that might befall them throughout the course of their lives in this complicated
and unforgiving world." Terrance J. Spahl, Doctor of Dental Surgery
- Principal author of a trilogy of textbooks on orthodontics,
maxillofacial orthopedics and TMJ therapeutics. "The Clinical Management
of Basic Maxillofacial Orthopedic Appliances, Volume 1: Mechanics, Volume
11: Diagnostics, Volume III: Temporomandibular Joint, Mosby-Yearbook
Inc., St. Louis, Missouri
- Lectured on the subject of orthodontics and TMJ before both
dental and medical groups. He has lectured for over two decades at seminars
and dental meetings throughout the United States and Canada. He has
also lectured in Europe, South America, Australia and the Orient.
- Certified Senior Instructor for the International Association
of Orthodontics
- Named "The Clinician of the Year" by the American
Association of Functional Orthodontics in Washington D.C. It is that
organization's highest award given annually to one individual.
- Served as a Dental Products Consultant with 3M Company
- Served as a Clinical Instructor for the Department of Radiology
at the University of Minnesota
- Served on the Dental Surgery Committee of St. John's Hospital
in St. Paul
- Served as AAFO's representative to the Alliance of TMD Organizations
National Committee
- Orthodontic appliance design consultant and clinical lecturer
for The Appliance Therapy Group and The Smile Foundation
- Authored numerous articles for various journals on the subject
of orthodontics/TMJ
- Authored a chapter "Orthodontic Diagnosis and Treatment
Planning with the Computer" for the text "Internationale Beitage
Zur Kieferorthopadie" for Hans Peter Bimler, published by Quintessence
Publishing Co.
- Contributing Editor: The Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry,
the Functional Orthodontist, and The International Journal of Orthodontics
- Developer of the Spahl Split Vertical (SSV) Appliance System
- Member of the American Association of Functional Orthodontics
- Member of the Consulting Board of the TMJ Institute of America
- Member of the Board of the Functional Freedom Foundation
- After two years in the Air Force, he returned to a private
practice in St. Paul
- Studied extensively at numerous post graduate courses in both
this country and abroad, and under such noted lecturers as John Witzig,
Phil Jones, Merle Bean, J.W. Truitt, Waldemar Brehm, William L. Wilson,
Hans Eirew, Peter Dawson, and many others. He has also studied cephalometrics
under the extended private tutelage of Dr. Hans Peter Bimler in Wiesbaden,
Germany.
- Won the Senior Essay competition (as a dental student at the
University of Minnesota), sponsored by the Minnesota Prosthodontics
Society, for a paper on the relationship of speech defects to artificial
dentures
- Obtained a B.S. and D.D.S. degrees from the University of
Minnesota, completing his dental education in 1969
- Attended the College of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota,
1962-1965