Through the partnership, Buchanan will incorporate Biolase's Waterlase laser technology into his programs and practice. Based in Santa Barbara, CA, he is a part-time faculty member in the endodontic departments at the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry and the University of California, Los Angeles School of Dentistry.

He also maintains a private practice and is a diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics and a fellow of the International College of Dentists and the American College of Dentists.