The University of Western Australia
W/Prof Paul V. Abbott
Winthrop Professor
Contact details
| Address | School of Dentistry/Oral Health Centre of Western Australia (OHCWA) The University of Western Australia (M512) 35 Stirling Highway CRAWLEY WA 6009 Australia |
|---|---|
| Phone | 9346 7665 |
| paul.v.abbott@uwa.edu.au |
Biography
Prof. Paul Abbott is Professor of Clinical Dentistry, Head of the School of Dentistry and Director of the Oral Health Centre of WA at The University of Western Australia where he co-ordinates the undergraduate and postgraduate endodontic training programmes. He is a Specialist Endodontist and works in private practice on a part-time basis. He has lectured extensively with over 550 presentations in 32 countries. He has written a comprehensive review of “Endodontics and Dental Traumatology” which is used in most dental schools in Australia and several other countries. He has published 76 articles in refereed journals, contributed to 11 chapters to textbooks and serves on the Editorial Boards and Scientific Review Committees of 14 international dental journals. Prof. Abbott is currently the Immediate Past President of the International Federation of Endodontic Associations (IFEA). In 2004, he was awarded the University of Western Australia’s Excellence in Teaching Award. In 2008, the Australian Dental Association awarded him the ADA Service Medallion for long-term service to the dental profession. In 2009, he was awarded Honorary Life Membership of the Asian Pacific Endodontic Confederation.
Major research interests
- Assessment in dentistry
- Bleaching
- Continuing professional development of dentists
- Cracks in teeth
- Dental traumatology
- Diagnostic processes for pulp disease
- Endodontic irrigants
- Endodontic medicaments
- Endodontics
- Endodontic treatment outcome
- Inflammatory root resorption
- Interim tooth restorations
- Invasive root resorption
- Pulp and periapical diseases
Qualifications
BDSc W.Aust., MDS Adel., FRACDS(Endo), FPFA, FADI, FICD, FACD
Publications
11 chapters in text books and 76 peer reviewed papers including:
1. Bryson E, Levin L, Banchs F, Abbott P, Trope M. Effect of immediate intracanal placement of Ledermix paste on healing of replanted dog teeth after extended dry times.Dent Traumatol 2002; 18: 316-21.
2. Abbott PV. Assessing restored teeth with pulp and periapical diseases for the presence of cracks, caries and marginal breakdown.Aust Dent J 2004; 49: 33-9.
3. Abbott PV. Classification, Diagnosis and Clinical Manifestations of Apical Periodontitis. Endod Topics 2004; 8: 36-54.
4. Kabak Y, Abbott PV. Prevalence of apical periodontitis and the quality of endodontic treatment in an adult Belarusian population.Int Endo J 2005; 38: 238-45.
5. Hargreaves K, Abbott PV.Drugs for Pain Management in Dentistry.Aust Dent J 2005; 50 (Suppl 2): S14-S22.
6. Caicedo R, Abbott PV, Alongi DJ, Alarcon MY. Clinical, radiographic and histological analysis of the effects of MTA used in direct pulp capping and pulpotomies of primary teeth.Aust Dent J 2006; 51: 297-305.
7. Yu C, Abbott PV.An overview of the dental pulp: Its functions and responses to injury. Aust Dent J 2007; 52 (Suppl 1): S4-S16.
8. Abbott PV, Yu C. A clinical classification of the status of the pulp and the root canal system. Aust Dent J 2007; 52 (Suppl 1): S17-S31.
9. Athanassiadis B, Abbott PV, Walsh LJ.The use of calcium hydroxide, antibiotics and biocides as antimicrobial medicaments in endodontics.Aust Dent J 2007; 52 (Suppl 1): S64-S82.
10. Jensen AL, Abbott PV.Experimental model: Dye penetration of extensive interim restorations used during endodontic treatment while under load in a multiple axis chewing simulator. J Endod 2007; 33: 1243-1246.
11. Karami B, Khayat A, Moazami F, Pardis S, Abbott PV. Histological evaluation of the effect of three medicaments; trichloracetic acid, formocresol and mineral trioxide aggregate on pulpotomized teeth of dogs. Aust Endod J 2009; 35: 18-28.
12. Lam R, Abbott PV, Lloyd C, Lloyd CA, Kruger E, Tennant M. Dental trauma in an Australian Rural Centre. Dent Traumatol 2008; 24: 663-670.
1. Bryson E, Levin L, Banchs F, Abbott P, Trope M. Effect of immediate intracanal placement of Ledermix paste on healing of replanted dog teeth after extended dry times.Dent Traumatol 2002; 18: 316-21.
2. Abbott PV. Assessing restored teeth with pulp and periapical diseases for the presence of cracks, caries and marginal breakdown.Aust Dent J 2004; 49: 33-9.
3. Abbott PV. Classification, Diagnosis and Clinical Manifestations of Apical Periodontitis. Endod Topics 2004; 8: 36-54.
4. Kabak Y, Abbott PV. Prevalence of apical periodontitis and the quality of endodontic treatment in an adult Belarusian population.Int Endo J 2005; 38: 238-45.
5. Hargreaves K, Abbott PV.Drugs for Pain Management in Dentistry.Aust Dent J 2005; 50 (Suppl 2): S14-S22.
6. Caicedo R, Abbott PV, Alongi DJ, Alarcon MY. Clinical, radiographic and histological analysis of the effects of MTA used in direct pulp capping and pulpotomies of primary teeth.Aust Dent J 2006; 51: 297-305.
7. Yu C, Abbott PV.An overview of the dental pulp: Its functions and responses to injury. Aust Dent J 2007; 52 (Suppl 1): S4-S16.
8. Abbott PV, Yu C. A clinical classification of the status of the pulp and the root canal system. Aust Dent J 2007; 52 (Suppl 1): S17-S31.
9. Athanassiadis B, Abbott PV, Walsh LJ.The use of calcium hydroxide, antibiotics and biocides as antimicrobial medicaments in endodontics.Aust Dent J 2007; 52 (Suppl 1): S64-S82.
10. Jensen AL, Abbott PV.Experimental model: Dye penetration of extensive interim restorations used during endodontic treatment while under load in a multiple axis chewing simulator. J Endod 2007; 33: 1243-1246.
11. Karami B, Khayat A, Moazami F, Pardis S, Abbott PV. Histological evaluation of the effect of three medicaments; trichloracetic acid, formocresol and mineral trioxide aggregate on pulpotomized teeth of dogs. Aust Endod J 2009; 35: 18-28.
12. Lam R, Abbott PV, Lloyd C, Lloyd CA, Kruger E, Tennant M. Dental trauma in an Australian Rural Centre. Dent Traumatol 2008; 24: 663-670.
Memberships
Australian Dental Association; Australian Society of Endodontology; Australian and New Zealand Academy of Endodontists; International Federation of Endodontic Associations; Asian Pacific Endodontic Confederation; American Association of Endodontists; New Zealand Society of Endodontics; International Association for Dental Research; Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons; Pierre Fauchard Academy; Academy of Dentistry International; International College of Dentists; American College of Dentists; International Association of Dental Traumatology; Dental Study Group of WA; Sociedad de Endodoncia de Bogotá
Honours and awards
Honorary Membership of the Sociedad de Endodoncia de Bogotá; Honorary membership of the New Zealand Endodontic Society; Honorary Life Membership of the Asian Pacific Endodontic Confederation; Service Medallion from the Australian Dental Association Inc.; Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons; Fellow of the Pierre Fauchard Academy; Fellow of the Academy of Dentistry International; Fellow of the International College of Dentists; Fellow of the American College of Dentists
Previous positions
Professorial Fellow, UWA; Senior Lectuter in Endodontics, UWA; Senior Lecturer in Endodontics University of Melbourne; Senior Fellow, University of Melbourne
Teaching
Undergraduate and postgraduate Endodontics.
Various other topics in dentistry - especially pain control; use of antibiotics, diagnosis, treatment planning.
Various other topics in dentistry - especially pain control; use of antibiotics, diagnosis, treatment planning.
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