Cracked Tooth: Keep It or Remove It?
3 CE points (Category 1)
November 16, 2024
Course Time

9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Course Tuition
  • $449
Course Location
89 Chestnut St, Toronto
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Dr. Amir Azarpazhooh
Course Synopsis

core logoCategory 1 course approved by the RCDSO

Cracked teeth are common yet remain a diagnostic challenge in clinical practice. This lecture presents the best available evidence to date regarding the classification, risk factors, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cracked teeth.

Learning Objectives: 

  • Understand the differences between 5 types of the tooth fractures: craze lines, fractured cusps, cracked teeth, split teeth, and vertical root fractures.
  • Understand the presentation, etiology, methods of detection, impact on pulpal health, treatment and prognosis of the cracked teeth.
  • Understand an algorithm for shared decision-making for cracked teeth.

 

SCHEDULE

Date:
Saturday, November 16, 2024

Time:
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Participants may begin to arrive at 8:30 a.m. to sign-in.

Location:
Chestnut Conference Center - University of Toronto
89 Chestnut St, Toronto ON

 

REGISTRATION

Registration for this course can be done online by clicking on the button at the top of this page.

Fees

Total course fee:

  • $449

Lunch is provided for participants of this course.

Get $50 off a future course when registering for both of Dr. Azarpazhooh's courses!

Register for the two courses happening on Nov. 16:

  • Cracked Tooth: Keep It or Remove It?
  • The Endodontic-Restorative Continuum Recommendations and Considerations Based on the Best Available Evidence

and receive a $50 credit to be used on any future course. Credit expires December 31, 2025. 

Cancellations

There are no refunds or cancellations within 10 calendar days prior to the course start date. Cancellations can be done by following the link and instructions provided in the registration confirmation email. If you are eligible for a refund, the refund will be processed automatically when you cancel. Please allow for 3-5 business days for the transaction process to be completed.

"No shows" will not be eligible for a refund.  

Course registrations are not transferable.  

Continuing Dental Education at The University of Toronto reserves the right to cancel courses if deemed necessary due to insufficient registrations, instructor cancellation, or other unforeseen circumstances beyond our control. In case of course cancellation, a full refund will be issued. Registrants will be notified at the earliest possible date. We will not be liable for any loss, damages, or other expenses, such as travel and accommodations, that such cancellations may cause.
 

ACCREDITATION

This course has been approved as a Category 1 course by the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario. Full participation of this course will grant up to 3 CE points. 

 

Biographical Information
Amir Azarpazhooh
Dr. Amir Azarpazhooh
DDS, MSc, PhD, FRCD(C)

Dr. Azarpazhooh (pronounced as Azar pa joo) received his undergraduate dentistry training in Iran (2001), and his specialty training in Canada at the University of Toronto (UofT) in Dental Public Health (2007) and Endodontics (2010), followed by his PhD in 2011.

Dr. Azarpazhooh is a University of Toronto full-time tenured Full Professor in Dentistry with teaching and research responsibilities in both specialty training programs of Endodontics and Dental Public Health. He is also A Professor in Clinical Epidemiology Program at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation of Dalla Lana School of Public Health, and an investigator with the Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment Collaborative. He is the Head of both Divisions of Endodontics and Research and Director of Advanced Training Program in Orofacial Pain, Department of Dentistry, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto. 

Currently, his attributed grants and awards total approximately CAD $1.5M and these have enabled him to manage a strong group of graduate students over the years. To date, he was the supervisor of more than 45 graduate students in their MSc and PhD training. He has been an editor of a textbook on evidence-based dentistry (published by the American Dental Association), has published seven book chapters, and more than 300 papers, abstracts and reports and has presented at over 90 national and international scientific meetings. With an H-index of 36 and an I10-index of 75, his work has been cited almost 5000 times. He has been awarded nationally and internationally, by the Cochrane Canada, the Canadian Academy of Endodontics, the American Association of Endodontists and recently the Association of Canadian Faculties of Dentistry WW Wood Award for Excellence in Dental Education. He is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Endodontics responsible for handling more than 100 submitted manuscripts per year. 

Dr. Azarpazhooh is a practicing endodontist, with part-time private practice in Toronto as well as a hospital practice in Mount Sinai Hospital providing endodontic care to patients when their medical, physical or mental status indicates the need for a hospital environment. Despite his heavy load of teaching, research and clinical practice, out of the office he enjoys life with his wife, travelling, cycling, photography, and gardening.

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