Dr. Mustafa Shah-Khan, Dr. Richard Offutt, and Dr. Murtuza Shah-Khan collectively bring nearly 80 years of experience as successful clinicians and dental practice owners. By leveraging their combined expertise in collaboration with leading professionals, together we can dare to Simplify Dentistry.

Dr. Mustafa Shah-Khan

Dr. Mustafa Shah-Khan

Dr. Mustafa Shah-Khan is a 2002 graduate of the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry. He has served on the UNC School of Dentistry’s Dental Alumni association Board of Directors and the Charlotte Dental Society’s Board of Directors. A lifelong learner, Dr. Shah-Khan has been a member of the Spear Education Faculty club and the CDOCS academy.

Dr. Shah-Khan has experience building and operating a national group purchasing organization for independent dental practitioners. He is a contributing author for many nationally recognized publications including Inside Dentistry, Dental Product Shopper, Dentaltown and Dental Economics. His articles have been based on the preservation of the independent dental practitioner, operations and economics of dentistry as well as developing community in the profession.

He currently serves on the University of North Carolina’s Board of Visitors and maintains an active general and restorative practice in Charlotte, NC.

Dr. Richard Offutt

Dr. Richard Offutt

Dr. Richard Offutt is a graduate of Davidson College, BS; the University Of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, DDS; and the University of Pennsylvania earning specialty certificates in endodontics and periodontics. He, also, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education with a degree in adult education.

Dr. Offutt was a professor of endodontics at the University of Pennsylvania and practiced endodontics in Philadelphia. He has practiced periodontics and implant dentistry in Charlotte, North Carolina for the past 40 years.

With his experience building and operating a national group purchasing organization for independent dental practitioners, Dr. Offutt has built and operated a dentist owned DSO. He currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina and is married with four grown children.

Dr. Murtuza Shah-Khan

Dr. Murtuza Shah-Khan

Dr. Murtuza Shah-Khan maintains a thriving general dentistry practice, with an emphasis on digital workflows, in Charlotte, NC. He has been a CEREC and iTero user since 2019 and is a CDOCS mentor. Continuing education continues to be a passion for Dr. Shah-Khan. He has taken numerous courses at Spear Education, with CDOCS (formerly CEREC Doctors), and Molis Coaching, as well as other organizations.

Born and raised in Morganton, NC, Murtuza completed his undergraduate degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This was followed by a Master's degree at UNC Charlotte before returning to Chapel Hill to earn his DDS.

Dr. Shah-Khan, his wife, twin sons and dog live in Charlotte.