Dr. Samuel A. Tancredi grew up in Carmel, Indiana. He received his undergraduate degree in Biology from DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana in 1998 graduating Cum Laude. He received his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree in 2004 from Indiana University School of Dentistry graduating with distinction. While at Indiana University School of Dentistry, he received the undergraduate Glenn J. Pell Award for Oral Surgery. He completed his four-year residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Indiana University and Methodist Hospital.

Dr. Tancredi is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and an Assistant Clinical Professor at Indiana University School of Dentistry and his practice interests include dental implants, dentoalveolar surgery, orthognathic surgery, and treatment of oral and maxillofacial pathology.